Merata Mita
An image from Patu!, one of the productions that also features Merata Mita.
Merata Mita

Merata Mita

June 19, 1942 — Maketu, New Zealand

Merata Mita, CNZM was a New Zealand actress and filmmaker, as well as a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. Mita was from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāi Te Rangi.

Boy

Boy

2010

The Land Has Eyes

The Land Has Eyes

2004

Patu!

Patu!

1983

Mauri

Mauri

1988

Spooked

Spooked

2004

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

2010

Mana Waka

1990

March

2020