Acting
Tame Iti
Place of birth
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Known for
Acting
Credits
9 titles
Tāme Wairere Iti is a New Zealand Māori activist, artist, actor and social worker. Of Ngāi Tūhoe descent, Iti rose to prominence as a member of the protest group Ngā Tamatoa in 1970s Auckland, becoming a key figure of the Māori protest movement and the Māori renaissance.
Known for
NRKiwi stars face off in paradise for the chance to win money for their chosen charities. With eliminations each week until the final celebrities remain, it will be a treasure hunt to end all treasure hunts!
Celebrity Treasure Island
2019
3.0Anika's on the loose again, ready to go deep and laugh hard with well-known Kiwis. Her infectious honesty opens the hearts of all she meets - and before they know it, they've shared their deepest secrets!
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018
6.4Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant ‘Taffy’ Tāwharau, who must choose between duty to his badge or his people, when the Government invoke antiterrorism powers to launch an armed raid on Taffy’s remote Urewera community, on a school day. This gripping action drama is not a re-creation, but a response to the 2007 Tūhoe raids. MURU is a Māori concept for 'forgiveness’.
The Raid
2022
NRActor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years helped shape the rest of my life," says Paratene in this 2012 Māori TV documentary, directed by Kim Webby. The programme is richly woven with news archive from the 1970s, showing protests about land rights and the Treaty of Waitangi, and a campaign for te reo to be taught in schools. Several ex Ngā Tamatoa members — including Hone Harawira, Tame Iti and Larry Parr— are interviewed by Paratene, who also presents the documentary.
Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On
2012
7.5Kim Webby’s background in investigative journalism is put to riveting use in this documentary about Tame Iti and the Urewera Four, taking a criminal case of national interest to explore a greater social issue.
The Price of Peace
2015
NRTake a ground-level view of 2024's Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti, one of the largest movements of people in Aotearoa’s recent history; reflecting on identity, unity, and the enduring significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for Māori today.
When We Walk
2026
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
6.4Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant ‘Taffy’ Tāwharau, who must choose between duty to his badge or his people, when the Government invoke antiterrorism powers to launch an armed raid on Taffy’s remote Urewera community, on a school day. This gripping action drama is not a re-creation, but a response to the 2007 Tūhoe raids. MURU is a Māori concept for 'forgiveness’.
The Raid
2022
NRTake a ground-level view of 2024's Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti, one of the largest movements of people in Aotearoa’s recent history; reflecting on identity, unity, and the enduring significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for Māori today.
When We Walk
2026
NRBeing Māori - The Dr Ranginui Walker story is a feature length documentary, weaving the remarkable life, values and motivations of one of New Zealand’s most fearless academics and activists.
Being Māori: The Dr Ranginui Walker Story
2023
2010s · 2 titles
NRActor Rawiri Paratene was 16 years old when he joined Māori activist group Ngā Tamatoa (Young Warriors) in the early 1970s. "Those years helped shape the rest of my life," says Paratene in this 2012 Māori TV documentary, directed by Kim Webby. The programme is richly woven with news archive from the 1970s, showing protests about land rights and the Treaty of Waitangi, and a campaign for te reo to be taught in schools. Several ex Ngā Tamatoa members — including Hone Harawira, Tame Iti and Larry Parr— are interviewed by Paratene, who also presents the documentary.
Ngā Tamatoa: 40 Years On
2012
7.5Kim Webby’s background in investigative journalism is put to riveting use in this documentary about Tame Iti and the Urewera Four, taking a criminal case of national interest to explore a greater social issue.
The Price of Peace
2015
Series credits
NRKiwi stars face off in paradise for the chance to win money for their chosen charities. With eliminations each week until the final celebrities remain, it will be a treasure hunt to end all treasure hunts!
Celebrity Treasure Island
2019
3.0Anika's on the loose again, ready to go deep and laugh hard with well-known Kiwis. Her infectious honesty opens the hearts of all she meets - and before they know it, they've shared their deepest secrets!
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018