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Te Kohe Tuhaka

Te Kohe Tuhaka is an actor and producer whose career spans Māori theatre, New Zealand screen drama and international productions, including The Dead Lands and Chief of War.

Source ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenographySource ref: Big Screen Symposium: Te Kohe Tuhaka
Queenstown connectionConfirmed castCharacter not named in reviewed announcementSource ref: Netflix: Queenstown cast announcement

Checked . Selected career coverage from the sources reviewed, with selected credits only.

Training and early screen work

Tuhaka trained at Toi Whakaari. NZ On Screen records his work in Tama Tū, Kōrero Mai and Shortland Street, as well as playing Jerome Kaino in The Kick. His stage work includes Michael James Manaia.

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Two versions of The Dead Lands

He played Wirepa in The Dead Lands film. The later television series gave him a different character, Waka-nuku-rau.

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Further screen roles

NZ On Screen lists Namake in Chief of War and Marcus in Kōkā among his 2025 work, alongside earlier credits in Vegas and Great White.

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Theatre and producing

His Big Screen Symposium biography records stage work in Strange Resting Places and Auckland Theatre Company's The Cherry Orchard. It also describes him as an actor and producer on The Convert and co-producer of Maunga Cassino, connected to Strange Resting Places.

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Comments about Queenstown

No verified comments about this series found in the sources reviewed.

Search scope and verification

Search result: none found. Scope: Netflix's cast announcement, the career sources listed below, and public web searches combining the actor's name with Queenstown and interview or quote. This is a bounded search, not a complete search of social accounts or unpublished interviews. Checked .

Selected credits

Tama TūScreen creditSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
Shortland StreetTelevisionSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
The KickTelevisionCharacter: Jerome KainoSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
The Dead LandsFilmCharacter: WirepaSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
The Dead LandsTelevisionCharacter: Waka-nuku-rauSource ref: Big Screen Symposium: Te Kohe Tuhaka
VegasTelevision · 2021Character: Wiremu PoulanSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
Great WhiteFilm · 2021Character: JojiSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
The ConvertFilmContribution: Actor and producerSource ref: Big Screen Symposium: Te Kohe Tuhaka
Chief of WarTelevision · 2025Character: NamakeSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography
KōkāFilm · 2025Character: MarcusSource ref: NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography

Questions readers ask

Is Te Kohe Tuhaka also a producer?

Yes. His credits include producing The Convert and co-producing Maunga Cassino.

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Did Te Kohe Tuhaka appear in both versions of The Dead Lands?

Yes, as Wirepa in the film and Waka-nuku-rau in the television series.

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Source references

These references support the profile. The editorial account above is the primary reading destination.

  1. Netflix: Queenstown cast announcement Published . Checked .
  2. NZ On Screen: Te Kohe Tuhaka biography and screenography Published Date not stated. Checked .
  3. Big Screen Symposium: Te Kohe Tuhaka Published Date not stated. Checked .