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Rose Matafeo

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Rosie Matafeo sitting in large chair with both hands raised.

Aucklander Rose Matafeo began performing stand-up comedy when she was 15 and went on to also become a television and film writer and actor in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Her stand-up show Horndogwon the prestigious best comedy show award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018.  

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Lupematasila Melani Anae, Samoans – Contributions to New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47753/rose-matafeo (accessed 7 June 2026).

Story by Lupematasila Melani Anae, published 7 September 2022, reviewed and revised 7 September 2022 with assistance from Lupematasila Melani Anae.