NevakRogers
- Executive
- Producer
- Presenter
Nevak Rogers has headed the content commissioning team at both Māori Television and TVNZ. Rogers began in journalism, then moved into directing and producing Māori and Pacific Island stories. She has presented popular reality shows like Marae DIY and produced doco Ngā Tamatoa - 40 Years On.
Screenography
Biography
Nevak Rogers was always "aware of the fight". Her Dad was Tongan, her Mum Māori, and her uncle Will ‘Ilolahia was a founding member of activist group the Polynesian Panthers. She grew up as Nevak Ilolahia in 1970s South Auckland, the time of dawn raids and a strengthening Pacific Island and urban Māori consciousness.
Awards
2007 Qantas Television Awards
Best Reality Format: Marae DIY, Manutuke Marae episode
2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Nominated for Best Lifestyle/Entertainment Programme: Marae DIY
“Many upcoming Māori directors and producers, myself included, cut their teeth making one-hour documentaries for Māori Television. They provided a stepping stone, and gave audiences insights into the Māori world. They were vehicles for our people to try stuff and together with long-form series, helped build the TV industry as a whole.”