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Victor John Rodger ONZM is a New Zealand journalist, actor, and award-winning playwright of Samoan and Pākehā heritage. His work often deals with race and identity. In 2001, he won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. his plays include Ranterstantrum (2002) and My Name is Gary Cooper (2007), as well as the acclaimed Black Faggot. His television work includes Shortland Street and Teine Sa: The Ancient Ones.

Karin is a descendant of British settlers in Aotearoa and ancestors from the Pacific island of Aitutaki. She began her career as a reporter at the Cook Islands News in Rarotonga, going on to work for broadcast networks in New Zealand and the USA. She founded Multinesia Productions to support global indigenous storytelling, working with First Nations communities in Canada, Alaska and the Pacific on grassroots community projects. Her independent films have screened on PBS prime time and at festivals around the world. Credits include Burning of the Gods, an experimental short film which premiered at NZIFF, and Pacific Mother, a feature documentary on Moana birth practices. Karin co-chairs the Board of Script to Screen and is a former board member of SPADA, the NZ producers’ guild. She also serves as a company director for Taro Patch Creative, a South Auckland arts hub.

Kathryn is an award-winning screenwriter & playwright and script consultant. She won Best Script Drama at the 2021 NZTV Awards (with Riwia Brown) for "The Tender Trap" and was recently shortlisted for the 2022 NZ Adam Play Award. Kathryn has significant television credits - most recently “The Brokenwood Mysteries”, “Under The Vines”, Script Editor on TVNZ limited series "Black Hands", “Fresh Eggs”, and “The Cul de Sac.” She is currently on the writing team for Series 3 "My Life is Murder" and Series 2 "Bird's Eye View".