Raukura turei biography of mahatma

New Zealand architect, artist and actor

Raukura Maria Turei (born 1987) is a New Zealand artist, actor and architect. She works with Māoriiwi to design community-focused developments at the architectural practice Monk Mackenzie Architects. Her paintings have been exhibited throughout New Zealand, and she appeared in the New Zealand film The Dead Lands.

Early life and education

Turei was born in Auckland in 1987.^[1] She is Māori and affiliates with the iwi (tribes) of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Ngā Rauru Kītahi.^[2][3] Her father is Māori and her mother is Pākehā. Her mother supported Turei and her sister to learn the Māori language from a young age, and learnt alongside them.^[4]

Turei studied architecture at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree in 2009 and a Master of Architecture with first-class honours in 2012.^[5] In 2015, she registered as an architect