12 Apr 2024

Online criticism leads media personality to create doco

From , 6:00 am on 12 April 2024
Niu FM radio personality and proud Cook Islander, Chelsea Cuthers-Munro pictured with the promotional poster for her documentary 'The Vaka That Waited'

Niu FM radio personality and proud Cook Islander, Chelsea Cuthers-Munro pictured with the promotional poster for her documentary 'The Vaka That Waited' Photo: Chelsea Cuthers-Munro

Radio personality and filmmaker Chelsea Cuthers-Munro will be debuting her documentary, 'The Vaka that Waited' sharing her personal journey of reconnecting with her Cook Islands heritage. 

Subjected to backlash and harsh online comments in response to her Cook Islands piece in 2019, Chelsea vowed she would 'never do anything cultural again'. 

However, she decided to push through and reclaim her cultural identity. 

RNZ Pacific's Tiana Haxton spoke to Chelsea Cuthers-Munro to hear more about the documentary.