Motone is the creative production company based in Rarotonga, Tahiti and Wellington, New Zealand creating iconic events and assisting other people to create artistic products in Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Tahiti. Motone pushes ahead creating events and arts projects that lead to new ways of thinking, striving to create real careers for real people and build a new industry here in the Cook Islands.

Glenda Tuaine and Maurice Newport are experienced producers and creatives who have delivered events internationally delivering outcomes and promotions that build arts careers and industry and focus on Education, Empowerment, Motivation and Achievement. Company Director of Motone Productions & Events Rarotonga and 2019 Creative New Zealand Special Recognition Pasifika Arts Award recipient. Glenda Is committed to building careers, projects and products within the Creative Industry. Prior to forming Motone she the Marketing Manager and Acting CEO for CI Tourism. In Aotearoa, she was the Events Manager at Te Papa Museum, the Fringe NZ Festival Director and worked on the NZ Festival of the Arts- mentored by Carla van Zon, NZ Comedy Festival and the NZ Film Festival Publicist. She has acted in and directed many theatre productions in New Zealand and has acted in film and television.

She was a Radio DJ for 88FM and a regular contributor to Radio New Zealand Arts programmes. She now is a correspondent for Radio New Zealand on matters relating to the Cook Islands. In Rarotonga, she developed and produced the BCI Opera in Rarotonga, Pacific touring circuit opportunities for artists including MMQ, Ladi 6, Bella Kalolo, Tiki Taane, Kora etc.

Created projects for artist residencies which saw Murray Hickman and Fran Kora participate and tour products to New Zealand and Tahiti. Held Carving and Raranga cultural exchange Vananga for for the 2015 Cook Islands Constitution Celebrations combining NZMACI and local artists and recently collaborated with South Pacific creatives to design the South Pacific component of the Edinburgh Military tattoo in Sydney Australia in November 2019 and is a Creative New Zealand Funding Assessor.

In film, script and digital media she works with Maoriland Film Festival Charitable trust to produce the ‘Through Our Lens” cultural exchange program between the Cooks Islands and Aotearoa Rangatahi film makers, writes for Escape magazine, and is working with Creators Hype to create new ways of representing the Cook Islands in the Tourism space via digital storytelling with Mana Tiaki.