Ramon Te Wake

Ramon Te Wake is a New Zealand trans woman director, producer, screenwriter, actress, television presenter, singer, songwriter, model and author. Her first presenting job was for Māori Television, where she was one of three people fronting Takatāpui, which is Māori Television's first ever LGBT show. In 2020, Ramon appeared in New Zealand's first transgender drama Rūrangi as Ellie. Her most recent work is the much anticipated graphic novella Ahō Wāhine, in which she reinterprets four Māori stories, Papatūānuku, Hineahuone, Hinenuitepō and Mahuika.