Born in South Africa in 1977 and moving to New Zealand with his family shortly after the tumultuous Springbok tour of 1981, Matthew is a writer, director and actor. A graduate of Otago University, Toi Whakaari and Victoria University, Matthew has a Masters degree in screenwriting, a Bachelor of Performing Arts from the New Zealand Drama School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Otago. Matthew's first play The Boxer has successfully toured the country and won him a nomination for best new writer in the 1993 Chapman Tripp Awards. Kikia te Poa has played to critical acclaim in Sydney, Australia and London, as well as NZ. Matthew's television credits include helping develop the Insiders Guide to Love for Gibson Group and writing for Shortland Street. He is now working on adapting the story into a feature film as well as working on his documentary about legendary world champion boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, and several other film and theatre projects currently in development.
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