| Dolina Wehipeihana Bio |
 Dolina WehipeihanaFestival Co-Director Dolina Wehipeihana is a producer, arts manager, choreographer and performer. She is the Festival Co-Director for Tāwhiri the organisation behind the Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts, and has previously worked at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival and Kia Mau Festival. Dolina is a co-director of Betsy & Mana Productions producing creative projects that seek to advance Indigenous storytelling and contemporary Māori performance arts, and she joined the PANNZ (Performing Arts Network New Zealand) team as Kaiārahi Māori | Director, Māori in 2020. She has a wealth of experience collaborating with international colleagues, and has produced work that has toured to UK, Australia, Noumea, and Hawaii. Dolina's artistic journey is distinguished by her connection to dance and performance. She has performed nationally and internationally with leading dance companies from Aotearoa, including Atamira Dance Company of which she was a founding member in 2000 and currently Board Co-chair. Dolina is of Ngāti Tukorehe and Ngāti Raukawa descent, and in 2021 she was recognised with the Te Waka Toi award Ngā Tohu Hautūtanga Auaha Toi | Making a Difference Award, honouring her outstanding leadership and contribution to the development of new directions in ngā toi Māori. |
