Lisa Maule
Arts Producer, Writer, Designer
Aotearoa New Zealand
Lisa works in performing arts and events in Aotearoa New Zealand as an organiser, producer and designer. She is the Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa at Te RÄkau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, producing MÄori theatre alongside Jim Moriarty and Helen Pearse-Otene.
Lisa coordinates Wikipedia projects including Performing Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject and Pasifika Arts Aotearoa. â
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Lisa's artistic practice includes lighting design, poetry collage and drawing.
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In her suburb Lisa is the coordinator of the Karori Community Garden, because gardening and composting are good for us and our environment.
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Lisa recommends this upcoming online conference Te Tiriti-Based Futures 21-16 March 2026. Register to see the programme - includes a poetry session chaired by Lisa with Karlo Mila, Tusiata Avia and Hinemoana Baker
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About me
He PÄkehÄ ahau. He Tangata Tiriti ahau.
I am PÄkehÄ, a white New Zealander, my family is English and Scottish in heritage. I am gratefully in this country because of Te Tririti o Waitangi (also known as The Treaty of Waitangi).
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I was born in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, and I acknowledge the Indigenous nations of this region, Te Ati Awa, Taranaki WhÄnui and NgÄti Toa Rangatira.
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I work in the creative sector in Aotearoa New Zealand starting out backstage at BATS Theatre in 1990. I am best known for my lighting design work for theatre and dance.
In my formative years I worked with Red Mole, Magdalena Aotearoa, Taki Rua, and women's theatre such as 'Not Broadcast Quality'.
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I am a trustee on the boards of Theatre Archives New Zealand (TANZ), Toi o Taraika Arts Wellington and Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand (WANZ).
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I have an emerging poetry and performance practice. As I wrote in a recent funding application: "It is one thing to recite poetry to your chickens, it is another to form it into a theatre work that people want to see. "
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contact email: lisamauleinfo@gmail.com
