Feisty & fearless! MARAMA & RAWIRI’S SPECIAL BOND
When I was a little girl, I used to think that I had two dads,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. “One was sitting right next to me, while the other one lived in a little box in the lounge!”
She’s talking about one of New Zealand’s acting royalty, Rawiri Paratene, 67, who hosted the popular series Play School during the ’80s, when his family was young.
When the catches up with the pair at Rawiri’s home in Auckland, Marama’s running late, due to very wet weather and when she arrives, clutching toddler granddaughter Raeya, pronouncing her to be still in her pyjamas and “unbreakfasted”, Rawiri just grins fondly and reaches in for a warm
