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Key facts
Counted staff
5
self-reported 2–10 band
Founded
2023
3 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
Description
We help organisations communicate clearly—through grounded, real-world storytelling—when the message is complex, the context is sensitive, and public trust matters.
Nine Islands Media is a strategic storytelling and communications company led by BAFTA-nominated director Tuki Laumea and senior journalist Cleo Fraser. We work with government agencies, NGOs, advocacy groups, and companies whose communications carry public, political, or cultural weight—across Aotearoa, Australia, and the Pacific.
We’re brought in when narratives carry consequences—when there’s pressure to get it right, and no room for missteps.
Our work spans campaigns, policy communications, social impact projects, and strategic messaging.
We deliver media training and narrative coaching for leaders and spokespeople preparing for visibility, scrutiny, or moments of change.
We’ve led storytelling across climate justice, colonisation, health, identity, and justice reform—working with ministries, Indigenous communities, global agencies, and regulated businesses.
Services
- Strategic storytelling and content strategy for campaigns, policy, and advocacy
- Media training and coaching for leaders and spokespeople
- Message development and communications consulting
- Film and editorial content for public engagement
- High-stakes, cross-cultural storytelling with integrity and care
Our work combines editorial clarity, cultural intelligence, and grounded storytelling—built on trust with the people at the centre of each issue.
Why Clients Work With Us
- 30+ years of experience in journalism, filmmaking, and public communications
- Senior leadership across every stage—from narrative to delivery
- Deep fluency across Pacific, Indigenous, and cross-cultural contexts
- Proven delivery under pressure—across ministries, commissions, and critical commercial work
Clients include Apple, Al Jazeera English, ABC Australia and the New Zealand Human Rights Commission.
Specialties
- storytelling
- writing
- strategic communications
- editing
- social media campaigns
- video production
- visual storytelling
- producing
- workshops
- media training
- brand storytelling
All 14 specialties
- Video Production
- Brand Storytelling
- Purpose-led Campaigns
- Strategic Communications
- Media Training
- Editing
- Workshops
- Pacific Stories
- Social Impact Content
- Social Media Campaigns
- Visual Storytelling
- Storytelling
- Writing
- Producing
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | NZ |
All codes: NZ
Addresses
- NZAucklandPrimary
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People & contacts
3 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at Nine Islands Media?
5 counted staff profiles at January 2026, inside the self-reported 2–10 band.
Where does Nine Islands Media have offices?
One address on record, New Zealand only. Primary: Auckland.
Has Nine Islands Media raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
What does Nine Islands Media list as its specialties?
14 tags on the brand's own list, among them storytelling, writing and strategic communications.
Which companies are listed alongside Nine Islands Media?
2 profiles list Nine Islands Media as a peer — 68th percentile in Media Production. It lists ten peers of its own. Casting Link and Pacific Media Network list it back.