Veeshayne Armstrong
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Veeshayne Patuwai née Armstrong (born 1972) is a New Zealand
television presenter, actress, emcee and singer and currently appears on two shows on the Maori Television
network, a panelist on Ask Your Auntie and Freestyle, a half hour fashion magazine show. She is fluent in Te Reo Maori and English
and has a son, Hohaia.
She is of Nga Puhi and Ngati Hine descent. She is the youngest of six children and her hometown is Moerewa
. She graduated from Bay of Islands College and AUT
. In the 1990s she was a disc jockey|Radio DJ on Mai FM 88.6. Her show was Queen of the Night. She gained the job through being a personal assistant. As a radio DJ, she won the Best New Broadcaster award in the 1995 Mobil Radio Awards.
Her acting credits include The Maori Merchant of Venice
, where she played Nerissa, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2003 NZ Film and Television Awards, and Jackson's Wharf. She has recently started her own production company, Mad Ave Studios.
She is married to Tamati Patuwai, also an actor of Maori heritage, who appeared in the episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess
, Mataku, Mercy Peak
, and films such as The Piano
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
television presenter, actress, emcee and singer and currently appears on two shows on the Maori Television
Maori Television
Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture . Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.Te Reo is the...
network, a panelist on Ask Your Auntie and Freestyle, a half hour fashion magazine show. She is fluent in Te Reo Maori and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and has a son, Hohaia.
She is of Nga Puhi and Ngati Hine descent. She is the youngest of six children and her hometown is Moerewa
Moerewa
Moerewa is a small town in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is unusual for its high proportion of Māori - over 80% of the population...
. She graduated from Bay of Islands College and AUT
AUT
AUT may refer to:- Autriche - Österreich*The IATA airport code for the airport in Atauro, Indonesia.*The ISO 3166-1 3-letter country code for Austria-Other uses:In education:*Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran...
. In the 1990s she was a disc jockey|Radio DJ on Mai FM 88.6. Her show was Queen of the Night. She gained the job through being a personal assistant. As a radio DJ, she won the Best New Broadcaster award in the 1995 Mobil Radio Awards.
Her acting credits include The Maori Merchant of Venice
The Maori Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice , also known as The Maori Merchant of Venice, is a 2002 New Zealand drama film in the Māori language , directed by Don Selwyn.-Production:...
, where she played Nerissa, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2003 NZ Film and Television Awards, and Jackson's Wharf. She has recently started her own production company, Mad Ave Studios.
She is married to Tamati Patuwai, also an actor of Maori heritage, who appeared in the episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
, Mataku, Mercy Peak
Mercy Peak
Mercy Peak was a New Zealand drama television series that ran for three seasons on TV One between 2001 and 2004.-Cast:*Sara Wiseman as Nicky Somerville*Jeffrey Thomas as William Kingsley...
, and films such as The Piano
The Piano
The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier backwater on the west coast of New Zealand. The film was written and directed by Jane Campion, and stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin...
.