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Hone Vivian Kouka MNZM is a New Zealand playwright. He has written 13 plays, which have been staged in New Zealand and worldwide including Canada, South Africa, New Caledonia and Britain. Kouka's plays have won multiple awards at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, the 'Oscars' of New Zealand theatre.
Created in 2015, Hone is the Artistic Director & Chief Executive and co-founder of Kia Mau Festival, a Māori, Pasifika and global Indigenous contemporary arts platform based in Te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui.
Jan 9, 2023 · Hone Kouka MNZM is a father, an acclaimed Māori director, producer and writer for theatre and film. He is the co-founder of theatre company Tawata Productions, and the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Kia Mau Festival; a Māori, Pasifika and global Indigenous contemporary performance platform based in Te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui.
Hone Kouka, of Ngati Porou, Ngati Raukawa, and Ngati Kahungunu descent, achieved early recognition for his cutting edge plays and he was the youngest playwright to win the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award in 1992 for Hide ’n’ Seek, with Hori Ahipene.
Hone Kouka studied English Literature at Otago University, then acting at Toi Whakaari. A leading figure in Māori theatre, Kouka is an acclaimed playwright (including The Prophet, which was filmed for TV in 2012).
In the early 1990s, with plays such as Mauri Tu, Hide 'n' Seek, and Five Angels, native Maori author Hone Kouka of New Zealand began achieving recognition and established his reputation as a playwright focusing on Maori themes and issues.
Hone Kouka (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu) is an acclaimed Maori writer, winner of the Bruce Mason Award (1992) and multiple Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards.
