[1] Teaiwa is well known for her scholarly and artistic work that focuses on the history of British Phosphate Commissioners mining activity in the Pacific during the 1900s and the consequent displacement of Banabans.
Teaiwa then returned to Australian National University where she founded and was convenor of the Pacific Studies teaching program.
[1] Following on from her research work for her book 'Consuming Ocean Island: Stories of People and Phosphate from Banaba' , Teaiwa presented a solo multimedia exhibition that commemorated the history of Banaba Island.
[7] Project Banaba was commissioned by Carriageworks Cultural Precinct in Sydney and curated by internationally acclaimed Pacific artist Yuki Kihara.
[7] Project Banaba was then on show at MTG Hawke's Bay Tai Ahuriri in New Zealand in 2019.