Kahu is an avid gamer, with experience in hosting and streaming. She currently sits on the New Zealand Esports Federation Women’s Subcommittee. She is doing her Master of Business Management and holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology. Kahu has […]
Duane (Ngāti Kahu) has held senior roles within the gaming industry since 2010. He has worked with publishers including Activision, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Riot, SEGA and Warner Bros. He is an experienced managing director with a […]
Digital Natives Academy, a non-profit, was established in 2014 to encourage young people wanting to enter the digital tech industry the power to create, transform, shape and develop their own digital tools. DNA was the first organisation of it’s kind […]
Nikolasa has extensive experience working in digital spaces and alongside indigenous communities. She is one of Digital Natives Academy’s founders, and is on the NZ Esports Federation Board and chairs the Women’s Esports Subcommittee Chair. She is the CEO of […]
Ngāti Kahungugu ki Wairoa, Tuhoe, Rongowhakaata, Kauwhata/Raukawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. Victory Up is a Māori owned Esports infrastructure company laying the foundations of grassroots esports in Aotearoa. Victory Up was an idea that came to the directors […]
Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe is a busy man. The 27-year-old works fulltime as the Māori partnerships and pathways manager for the New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (Code), the Dunedin outfit tasked with helping the country create a $1 billion video game […]
Hikohiko te rorohiko, papaina te īpapa, rū ana te mamao e! Ngāti Gaming is a Māori focused gaming organisation with aspirations of creating career pathways for Māori into the digital world. Ngāti gaming is leading the space for Māori, exposing, […]
Jonathan is starting as the first Chief Executive Officer of the organisation and brings a unique combination of strategic, operational and creative flair to the NZESF. NZESF is the official NSO for Esports in Aotearoa New Zealand. As the former […]
Ka rere te pūru i te pōrehurehu ki tua o te paerangi Kaurukuhia te wai ki te hiringa angitu, ki te takutai moana Parininihi ki WaitōtaraPā rara ki te uru Piki whakarunga ki te tihi o te mounga tītōhea Whātoro […]
Starting as an amateur caster in 2017, Konstantin never looked back. From the regular open ladder tournaments for Rainbow Six Siege to Pro League, the alias Cthulhu was there. A veteran in the ANZ R6 Siege Casting scene, Konstantin got […]
