Noma Sio-Faiumu is an event producer and arts manager[1] of Samoan descent based in Onehunga, New Zealand.
[7][3] Growing up in Ōtara, Sio-Faiumu's home became a pit stop for other families from her villages in Samoa who chose to migrate to New Zealand.
[3] Her family would assist them in finding jobs, completing visa papers, securing housing and provided meals.
[7] During her time at Sir Edmund Hillary College, Sio-Faiumu joined a band named Karma[8][unreliable source?]
[8] Her itinerant teachers, Teina Bennioni and Peter Hoera, were local musicians respected in the Pasifika-South Auckland music scene.
[4] In late 2005 she left the Wahine Malosi Charitable Trust and began a position as the Personal Assistant to the National Director of Te Wananga o Aotearoa - School of Performing Arts.
[5] Following her time at Te Wananga o Aotearoa Sio-Faiumu would begin her decade long involvement with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
[3] While employed there from 2006 to 2016 she would hold various roles such as Personal Assistant to the CEO, Office Manager, Board Secretary and Pacific Island Community Liaison.
[6][3] It produced many successful figures in Pacific New Zealand Music including, David Dallas, Dei Hamo, Frisko, Erhmen, Tyree and Anonymouz.
[10] In 2018 as part of the Whanui Programme she produced the show 4 THA LUMANA'I which was a live performance exploring parallels between traditional Samoan customs and contemporary Hip Hop art forms.
[3][4] For the New Zealand Festival of the Arts in 2021 Sio-Faiumu produced the work Resample Tatau by Anonymouz with their company 37hz Productions.