Nicola Kawana

Nicola Kawana (born 1970) is a New Zealand actor, best known for playing Huia Samuels on the longest running New Zealand television series Shortland Street. Other roles include Mercy Peak, Jackson's Wharf and Lollie in The Man Who Lost His Head.[1][2]

Nicola Kawana
Born
New Zealand
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present

As of 20 August 2006, the character Huia Samuels has been written out of Shortland Street.[3] It was reported that Kawana was very angry with the decision. However, the story that appeared went to print based on gossip. Kawana was unable to give her side of the story due to the legal constraints of her contract to South Pacific Pictures, the makers of the serial programme.[4]

Actors on the show are generally contracted for six to twelve months at a time; given the nature of fast turnaround TV and the production process, some characters last longer than initially envisioned, others shorter. In Kawana's case, her contract had been terminated two months short of the agreed amount of time stipulated in her contract.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Saving Grace Nurse
2005 The Mystery of DeRezny's Limp DeRezny's Mother Short
2009 Kehua Sarah Short
2012 Fresh Meat Margaret Crane
2013 Pumanawa: The Gift Spirit Pare Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Enid Blyton Secret Series Jaguarheads "The Secret Mountain"
1999 Jackson's Wharf Mahina Jackson Recurring role
2002 Mercy Peak Karina Chadwick "Do the Right Thing", "Fear and Loathing"
2002 Mataku Tui Burton "The Rocks"
2005–06 Shortland Street Huia Samuels Regular role
2007 The Man Who Lost His Head Lollie TV film
2008 Legend of the Seeker Sylvia "Brennidon"
2009 Eruption Mere TV film
2011 Brown Bruthaz TV series
2014 The Kick TV film
2015 Find Me a Maori Bride Judge Judy "1.8"
2016 Reset Mere TV film
2016 The Brokenwood Mysteries Tina "Over Her Dead Body", "A Merry Bloody Christmas"
2017 Kiwi Janice TV film
2018 The New Legends of Monkey Meera "A Part of You That's Missing"
2018 In Dark Places P.C. Salu TV film
2019 Ahikāroa Dina "Season 2"

References
  1. Zealand (www.bka.co.nz), Site designed and developed by bka interactive ltd, Auckland, New. "Nicola Kawana | Auckland Theatre Company". www.atc.co.nz. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. "The big break: NZ stars share their first theatre". 14 September 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. Barry, Rebecca (11 October 2006). "Surgical strike on Shortland Street". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. Cook, Stephen (August 2006). "Dumped actress throws hissy fit and goes Awol from set in protest". NZherald and pressreader.com. APN News & Media. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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