Over a period of three years, while we was in his early twenties his cartoons were published weekly in The Listener magazine.

[1][2] Musaphia started writing and acting for stage, screen and radio after his first play was produced by the New Zealand Theatre Company in 1961.

[3][4] He was inspired to write after attending the Unity Theatre production of Look Back In Anger by John Osborne.

[7] Circa Theatre chose the Musaphia play Mates to celebrate their tenth year in 1986 and it was directed and starred Ray Henwood.

[8] Musaphia wrote his first novel in 1997, has been a columnist for The Evening Post in Wellington, and continues to write stage and radio plays.