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Whiti Hereaka, 2012

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Whiti Hereaka, 2012

Playwright Whiti Hereaka (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa) is seen here receiving the 2012 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. Her plays include Te kaupoi, Collective agreement, Fallow, For Johnny, Ohrwurm, Rona and Rabbit on the moonand Raw men.

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Murray Edmond, Plays and playwrights – Māori and Pacific theatre, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43966/whiti-hereaka-2012 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Murray Edmond, published 16 January 2014.