Niwa Whatuira

Acting

Niwa Whatuira

Acting credits

M3GAN 2.0 poster
7.2

After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN's creator Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal.

M3GAN 2.0

2025

A Mistake poster
6.3

In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner, a nurse at the hospital, turns her back on her.

A Mistake

2023

Sgt. Haane poster
6.0

This documentary-drama film follows Lance Sgt. Haane Manahi DCM of B Company, 28th Māori Battalion, a soldier of extraordinary courage, whose actions proved pivotal in the 1943 battle for the fortified summit of Takrouna, Tunisia.

Sgt. Haane

2026

Kurī poster
NR

Kurī hasn't been back home to Te Urewera since she was bitten on the face by a dog as a child. She must return home and face the uncertainty of grief - whether she's ready to or not.

Kurī

2026

The Dark Horse poster
6.3

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.

The Dark Horse

2014

The Rehearsal poster
5.2

First-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield.

The Rehearsal

2016

Taumanu poster
6.8

New Zealand. 1929. When a package is delivered to a colonial manor house, mysterious Māori twins arrive to reclaim the contents. TAUMANU is a Māori verb with two distinct meanings: 1/ to colonise, to take possession of another's goods. 2/ to reclaim, repossess.

Taumanu

2022