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Shavaughn’s new chapter ‘I FEEL VERY BLESSED’

‘We’ve been together a few years now and he’s definitely a keeper’

After a stint of living in Los Angeles for work, former Shortland Street star Shavaughn Ruakere couldn’t be happier to now be settled in Auckland with her partner Trevor Rooderkerk.

“We’ve been together a few years now and he’s definitely a keeper,” she says with a broad smile. “I’m pretty happy.”

Trevor has three children, who a besotted Shavaughn calls her “instant whānau”.

“I’ve always felt a strong affinity for kids,” she tells. “Maybe because I’m still kind of a big one at heart. I’m the youngest in my family. All of

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