AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

Halaifonua Finau is a proud Tongan, born and raised in Aotearoa. Launching his career in the screen industry as an actor and presenter, he has switched to working as a writer and producer. Halaifonua is the co-writer and associate producer of Jonah, a mini-series on Jonah Lomu, and alongside producer Tom Hern, wrote, created and executive produced drama The Panthers. He is a co-writer and producer for his debut feature film  Red, White & Brass.

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