Tainui Tukiwaho is an experienced theatre maker, reo Māori speaker and has been a company director, producer, director, actor and writer of Māori theatre for a number of organisations over the last ten years including SmackBang Theatre Company, Te Rēhia theatre, Takirua and Ruia Taitea Creative. Tainui is highly experienced with te reo Māori theatre direction. Some of his most recent theatre directing credits are outlined below:
2021 RACISTS ANONYMOUS & PETER PAKA PARATENE, Te Rēhia Theatre & Te Pou
2020 FRONT YARD FESTIVALS, Te Rēhia Theatre
2019-2020 BLACK TIES, Te Rēhia Theatre & ILBIJERRI Theatre Company
2019 ASTROMAN, Te Rēhia Theatre & Auckland Theatre Company
2018 CRADLE SONG, Te Rēhia Theatre
2018 HE TURU MĀU, Te Rēhia Theatre
2017 E KORE A MURI E HOKIA, Te Rēhia Theatre
2016 PURAPURAWHETŪ, Ruia Taitea Creative
2012 – 2016 RUIA TE KAKANO Te Rēhia Theatre (Schools tour)
2015 THE GREAT AMERICAN SCREAM, Ruia Taitea Creative
2014 HOKI MAI TAMA MĀ, Writer, Te Rēhia Theatre