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New Zealand actress and television presenter

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 Sho