Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Shorty star Miriama ‘I HAVE TO REMEMBER I’M NOT 20 ANY MORE’

When Miriama Smith first joined the cast of Shortland Street almost 25 years ago, the world was a very different place. She’d just turned 20, fame was a whole new ball game and the iconic Kiwi soap was still in its infancy.

“We didn’t even have smartphones back then!” laughs the seasoned TV star, who has recently returned for another stint on the long-running TVNZ 2 show, this time playing police detective Ngaire Hetariki.

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