As an Arts and Education professional, Lauie is committed to the advancement of young Pacific people. He has worked extensively with youth in both South Auckland and Wellington. Theatre highlights: Urban Hymns for Auckland Theatre Company’s Young and Hungry; and Macbeth, Uso, Six Lessons and a Wedding, Othello Polynesia, Aristophanes’ The Frogs, Three Men in a Box, Sione and the Beanstalker and Being Big for The Black Friars. Television highlights: Jonah, Mangere Vice, Jono & Ben, Filthy Rich, and web-series Baby Mama’s Club. Lauie has worked for the Ministry of Education Artist in Schools programme and in youth outreach to schools for Downstage Theatre. The performing arts have provided a vehicle for Lauie to encourage student voices and foster the formation of positive self-image and identity.
