StephenStehlin
- Producer
Stephen Stehlin has been involved with flagship Pacific show Tagata Pasifika for over 30 years. Alongside Ngaire Fuata and John Utanga, he launched SunPix in 2015. The company took over Tagata Pasifika after Television New Zealand outsourced its stable of Māori and Pacific programmes. Of Samoan descent, Stehlin has been honoured as both a Samoan matai chief, and as a Member of the NZ Order of Merit.
Biography
Stephen Stehlin began producing Tagata Pasifika in 1992, and still works on it today. One of Television New Zealand's longest-running shows, Stehlin describes it as a "Pacific voice by Pacific people". The programme covers news, arts and politics involving Pacific people in Aotearoa.
Screenography
Awards
2017 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Pasifika Programme (with Ngaire Fuata and John Utanga): Tagata Pasifika
2008 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
For services to Pacific Television and the arts
“What's emerged is a New Zealand Pacific culture — which is marvellous because it's become a defining feature of being a New Zealander. ”