Mabel Wharekawa

Mabel Wharekawa-Burt is a New Zealand Māori film and television actress and community leader. Wharekawa-Burt was raised in Katikati, in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, by her aunt and uncle as a whāngai adoption. Her home marae is Te Rereatukahia Marae. She attended Katikati College and was the first Māori student to serve as a prefect.She has appeared in several feature films, including Whale Rider, In My Father's Den, Jubilee and Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. She has also appeared in television programmes such as Shortland Street and Mataku.