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Biography: Hayward, Ramai Rongomaitara

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Websites

Ramai Hayward at NZ On Screen

Watch Ramai Hayward acting in E Tipu a Rea – Roimata (1989) and Linda’s body (1990), and a 1989 episode of Koha focusing on Ramai, at NZ On Screen.

Ramai Hayward at Ngā Taonga

Watch some of Ramai and Rudall’s films, along with audio interviews with Ramai, on the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision website.

Bibliography

Coney, S. Standing in the sunshine: a history of New Zealand women since they won the vote. Auckland, 1993

Newnham, T. New Zealand women in China. Auckland, 1995

Shepard, D. ‘Shadow play: the film-making partnership of Rudall & Ramai Hayward’. In Between the lives: partners in art. Ed. D. Shepard. Auckland, 2005, pp.113–135

Shepard, D. Reframing women: a history of New Zealand film. Auckland, 2000

How to cite this page

Deborah Shepard. 'Hayward, Ramai Rongomaitara', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/231032/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).