Iwi : Ngāpuhi
Te Reo Level : Fluent
Awhina-Rose Ashby
- Locations
- Regional North Island NZ
- Ethnicity
- Māori
- Age Range
- 32 - 38
- Height
- 163cm / 5ft 4in
- Bust/Chest
- 101cm / 40in
- Waist
- 83cm / 33in
- Hips
- 108cm / 43in
Bio
Awhina graduated Excel School of Performing Arts in 2008 then graduated Toi Whakaari, New Zealand Drama School in 2012. She has continued working in the creative industries including stage, screen, and most recently social media. What started out as boredom and the need to keep her creative muscle working during lockdown turned into creating small clips, promoting brands, and sharing important Kaupapa all the while keeping many entertained and smiling during a rough 2 years of the covid 19 pandemic.
Screen highlights include: Shortland Street, Dear Murderer, Resolve, Waru & 3 seasons of The Ringinz a Māori comedy television show produced by Enter the Dragon, feature film Whina, directed by Paula Whetu Jones and James Napier Robertson, Te Pāmu Kumara a te Reo Māori children’s television show directed by Awanui Simich-Pene, and Rūrangi directed by Max Currie which won an International Emmy award in New York (2022) for Best Short-form Series.
Theatre highlights include, Toroihi raua ko Kāhira the Māori translation of Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida directed by Rachel House, which was performed at the Globe theatre in London, Marama directed by Nina Nawalowalo of Conch theatre, which opened the Auckland Arts festival in 2014, The mooncake and the kumara directed by Katie Wolfe, The Vultures directed by Miria George, and Kororareka the Ballad of Maggie Flynn directed by Julie Nolan.
Awhina (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) was raised on a farm in Motatau, a small place situated in the Bay of Islands. She grew up with Te Reo Māori as her first language. She currently resides in the Waikato with her partner and two boys Ururangi and Manuriki.
Film
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Whina | Whina | dir. James Napier, GFC Films | Feature Film |
2017 | Resolve | Karen | Screentime | Tele-Feature Film |
2017 | Waru | Em | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt, dir. Various | Feature Film |
Television
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Only in Aotearoa | Ari, Judge 1, Marama, Hera, Atawhai, Carly, Hine, Aroha Arona, Tirama, Kaiako 1, Jessie, , Nina | Kura Productions | Drama |
2023 | REO | Awhina | Maori Television | Drama |
2021-2022 | Te Pamu Kumara Season 1&2 | Marama Kahu | Kura Productions | Drama |
2022 | Rūrangi S2 | Anahera Tokatai | Greenstone TV | Drama |
2019 | Rūrangi | Anahera Tokatai | Greenstone TV | Drama |
2019 | The Ring Inz | Puhi | Enter the Dragon Ltd | Drama |
2016 | Dear Murderer | Esther | Screentime NZ | Drama |
2016 | Haka City | Puhi | Enter The Dragon Ltd | Drama |
2015 | Find Me A Maori Bride | Harata Bradley | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt, dir. Kiel McNaughton | Drama |
2015 | Shortland Street | Kiri Hannah | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
2013 | Passion in Paradise | Ani Morrison | Red Skys: Dir: Bryan Bruce | Drama |
2012 | AX TRIVIA - Pilot | Joanne | Dir. Daniel Pengelly, NZDS | Drama |
Web Series
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Rūrangi | Anahera | Autonomouse Ltd |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | The Mooncake and The Kumara | Elsie | The Oryza Foundation for Asian Performing Arts, dir. Katie Wolfe | |
2015 | Anzac Eve | Lizzie | Armstrong Creative, dir. Jamie Mcaskill | |
2015 | Marama | Performer | The Conch Theatre Company, dir. Nina Nawalowalo | |
2013 | Party with the Aunties | Aunty Kahu, Maria, Sia, Takiwai, Janet | Tihi Ltd, dir. Erina Daniels | |
2012 | Go Solo | Multiple Characters | NZDS, dir. Sophie Roberts | |
2012 | Skellig | Narrator | NZDS, dir. Tabitha Arthur | |
2012 | Troilus and Cressida | Cressida | Ngakau Toa, dir. Rachel House | |
2011 | Spelling Bee - Musical | Olive | NZDS, dir. Nathaniel Lees | |
2011 | Roaring Girl | Mistress Tiltyard, Female Player | NZDS, dir. Rachel Henry | |
2011 | Takurua | Co-deviser | NZDS, dir. Jade Ericksen, Heather Timms, Teina Moetara, Holly Chappell | |
2011 | Welcome to Thebes | Ismene | NZDS, dir. Annie Ruth | |
2010 | Twelfth Night | Viola | NZDS, dir. Rachel Henry | |
2004-09 | Culture North | Hine, Jenny, Lucy, Maia | Culture North, dir. Kena Alexander, Hemi Rhudolf | |
2008 | Bible | Sapphire | Excell School of Performing, dir. Patrice Wilson, Michelle Pickering |
Short Film
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Ways To See | Woman In Black | Sandy Lee Productions Limited | Short Film |
2011 | What Day Is It? | Adrianne | Dir. John Reid, NZFS | Short Film |
2011 | Risk It | Decision Woman | Dir. Dylan Jauslin, NZFS | Short Film |
2010 | Hear Me | Older Sister | Dir. Josh Kamau, NZFS | Short Film |
2010 | Go on Then, Play It | Sad Woman | Dir. Kathleen Collins, NZDS | Short Film |
2010 | Break | Wife | Dir. Helmut Marko, NZDS | Short Film |
2010 | The List | Girlfriend | Dir. Annalisa Ridley, NZDS | Short Film |
2010 | Te Murunga | Angel | Dir. Paul Jackson, NZDS | Short Film |
Commercial
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Lotto "Mothers Day" | Mum | DDB | |
2014 | Flying South - Christchurch International Airport | Hine | National History New Zealand |
Training
Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Bachelor of Performing Arts | Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School | ||
2008 | Performing Arts | Excel School of Performing Arts |
Languages
Advanced: Te Reo Māori
Accents
Advanced: American - General | Māori
Intermediate: American - Ghetto | American - New York | American - Southern | British
Sports
Advanced: Abseiling | Boating | Bungee Jumping | Canoeing | Fishing | Karate | Kayaking | Martial Arts | Snorkeling | Surfing | Volleyball
Intermediate: Martial Arts | Roller Blading
Circus & Horse
Intermediate: Clown | Mime | Stage Combat
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general) | Go-karting
Singing Range
Alto | Soprano
Singing Styles
Advanced: Blues | Cabaret | Choral | Contemporary | Country and Western | Folk | General | Jazz | Lip Sync | Musical
Dance
Advanced: Māori
Intermediate: General Movement