Shavaughn Ruakere

Shavaughn Ruakere (born 3 March 1978) is a New Zealand actress and television presenter. She is well known for her roles as presenter on the children's TV show What Now and for playing the role of Roimata Ngatai on the prime-time soap opera Shortland Street.

Early life

Ruakere was born in Hāwera but lived in Ōpunake until her family moved to New Plymouth when she was eight years old.[1] She attended university in Auckland before relocating to Christchurch for a television presenter role on What Now.[2]

Career

Ruakere started out as a presenter for popular children's television shows such as What Now in New Zealand in the late nineties and later on ITV' s SMTV Live in 2003.[2] Her acting career began with minor roles in the films River Queen (2005) and Sione's Wedding (2006).[3] From 2011 to 2014, Ruakere played the character of Roimata Ngatai on Shortland Street, her most notable television role to date.[4] In 2018, Ruakere was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.[5] She and dancing partner Enrique Johns made it to the grand final, where they were first of the four teams to be eliminated.[6] In 2022, she became the host of New Zealand's edition of FBoy Island.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 River Queen Maori Tribal Chief's Wife
2006 Sione's Wedding Dream Latifah 1
2006 Discount Taxi Driver Robin Slade Short film
2009 The Warning Rihanna Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997-2001 What Now Herself
2003 SMTV Live Herself
2005 The Tem Show Herself
2008 The Jaquie Brown Diaries Herself
2009 The Cult Angela
2010 Legend of the Seeker Mistress Sara
2010-2016 7 Days Herself
2011 Brown Bruthaz Jasmine
2011-2014, 2023 Shortland Street Roimata Ngatai
2013 Best Bits Herself
2014 Flat3 Mascot Lady Web series
2015 When We Go To War Awa Kokiri
2017 Darryl: An Outward Bound Story Sally
2018 Dancing with the Stars Herself
2021-2022 Power Rangers Dino Fury Dr. Lani Akana
2022 FBoy Island NZ Host as Shav Rurakere
2023 Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Dr. Lani Akana

References
  1. Utiger, Taryn (13 February 2017). "Made in Taranaki: Shavaughn Ruakere". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via stuff.co.nz.
  2. "Shavaughn Ruakere: Out of the blue". NZ Herald. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. Matthew, Kristen (19 April 2015). "Shortland Street star's new role as a wartime hussy". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. Fleming, Donna (27 January 2014). "Shavaughn Ruakere: Why I had to leave". nowtolove.co.nz. Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. "Former Shortland Street actress Shavaughn Ruakere joins Dancing With The Stars NZ". nowtolove.co.nz. Woman's Day. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. "Dancing With The Stars NZ Final: Shavaughn Ruakere eliminated". Newshub. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. "It's a Date: FBoy Island's Shavaughn Ruakere on all things dating, love and lust". New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.


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