Rob Mokaraka

Rob Mokaraka is a New Zealand playwright and actor. He affiliates to Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Tūhoe.

He has been part of the performing group The Māori Sidesteps. In 2012 he starred in the televised version of Briar Grace-Smith's play Purapurawhetu.

Strange Resting Places is a stage play co-written with Paolo Rotondo, produced by Taki Rua Productions and based on family stories of the Māori Battalion in Italy in World War II. Strange Resting Places was performed for over nine years and been published by Playmarket. It was also the opening feature-length episode of the six-part television series Atamira. It aired on Māori TV on 25 April 2012 at 8.30pm. Shot Bro was in the Tahi Festival in 2019. The documentary Shot Bro, aired on Māori TV on 7 June 2020, describes his attempts to heal from depression and to help others dealing with depression and loss.