Ne'emia has been involved in the New Zealand entertainment industry since the age of three, doing
television advertisements which led the way to various
children's television drama series. His first major role was in the
television series The Legend of William Tell. He was a
Super Trouper in the television series ''
McDonald's Young Entertainers'' for its duration of three years until 1999. a kids/teen program, on
TV3 from 2006 on which he worked with Sam Wallace, Julia Bloore (née Wright),
Erin Simpson and
Kanoa Lloyd. He officially left the show on 1 May 2009. Ne'emia co-hosted
Drew and Shannon Live on Four (previously C4) until 2012.
Drew and Shannon Live was a popular music and entertainment based show from 4.30pm-6pm weekdays. Previously Ne'emia hosted 'Select Live' on C4. As a singer, Ne'emia performed on numerous occasions at Coca-Cola
Christmas in the Park. In 2013, Ne'emia teamed up with New Zealand rap group
Smashproof singing the hook on the single "Paint Fade". The song was number 1 on the overall iTunes chart for two weeks. "Paint Fade" went on to make the top 10 on the 'Official New Zealand Top 40' chart, peaking at number 6. Ne'emia began directing in 2014. In 2022, Ne'emia was a contestant on the second season of
The Masked Singer NZ, where he finished in second place. ==Personal life==