ErinaTamepo
- Producer
In a television career spanning more than 25 years, Erina Tamepo has produced a wide variety of shows, many from her time as an in-house producer for Māori Television. Among Tamepo’s credits is popular Friday night karaoke competition series Homai Te Pakipaki — which ran for nine years — and Willie Jackson’s Newsbites, which was nominated for a Qantas Award for Best Current Affairs Series in 2010.
Biography
After spending five years as a community broadcaster for Radio New Zealand, Erina Tamepo set her sights on television. Working as a television producer's assistant for TVNZ at Avalon in the mid 80s, Tamepo gained skills that would become the foundation of a television career lasting more than 25 years.
Screenography
Awards
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Entertainment Programme: Homai Te Pakipaki
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Current Affairs Series: Willie Jackson's Newsbites
“Nothing is more satisfying than knowing you gave someone an opportunity for their voice to be heard, their story to be told, their talent to be showcased.”