Emma Kesha

She was a member of the PACIFICA organisation (formally the Pacific Women's Council) and attended the eighth annual conference in Wellington in 1983.

[1] Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, a national weaving group was also set up in 1983, and Kesha was a committee member in 1993 along with Emily Schuster (convener), Cath Brown, Waana Davis, Toi Maihi, Diggeress Te Kanawa, Te Auē Davis, Rānui Ngārimu, Mata Smith (Niue) and Tepaeru Tereora (Cook Islands).

[6] Kesha has tutored and exhibited in New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Nouméa, New Caledonia and Australia.

[8] Kesha was one of 100 artists to represent New Zealand at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts in Solomon Islands in July 2012.

[9][10] Kesha was awarded the chieftain title Misa in recognition of service to her family and community in Samoa in 1998.