Mabel Wharekawa-Burt

Mabel Wharekawa-Burt is a New Zealand Māori film and television actress and community leader.

Biography 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 also appeared in television programmes such as Shortland Street and Mataku.