Ngahuia Piripi is a New Zealand television actress. Piripi plays

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on the New Zealand soap opera ''

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Biography

Piripi was born in

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to Poto Stephens-Dunn and Haami Piripi; she was raised by her mother. She is a member of

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tribe. She attended a

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(a Māori-language immersion primary school) and is fluent in Te Reo Māori. She attended

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and while still studying started working on Māori language television shows such as ''Whanau.'' After high school she started studying for a science degree then changed to a bachelor of Māori development at

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. She continued to work on Maori language television, appearing in two seasons of the soap ''Korero Mai''. Piripi has also appeared in the movie ''Mahana'', produced by

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References

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