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Ngaire Fuata

Ngaire Fuata
Also known asNgaire
Born1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)
St Austell, England
OriginNew Zealand
GenresPop
OccupationsTelevision producer
Years active1990s

Ngaire Fuata (born 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)[1]) is a New Zealand television producer for TVNZ and a former Pop singer. She is of Rotuman and Dutch descent. [citation needed]

Personal life

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Born in England, Fuata later migrated to New Zealand with her parents at a young age.[2] She grew up in Whakatāne. She has been working in the television industry for more than 20 years.[3] In 2011, Fuata and her daughter visited her father's native island of Rotuma and filmed a documentary called Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma for TVNZ's Tagata Pasifika programme.[4]

Music career

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Fuata released her debut album self-titled Ngaire in 1991. She is best known for her remake of Lulu's To Sir with Love. It spent 5 weeks at number one on the New Zealand charts in 1990.[5]

Filmography

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Short films

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Year Short Film Role Note
2014 Ma Executive Producer
Producer
Production Manager
Short Film
2012 Snow in Paradise Associate Producer Short Film
2011 Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma Production Manager Documentary

Discography

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Album

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Single

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References

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  1. ^ "Fuata's musical dream run". www.rotuma.net. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ^ thunderproductionsnz.com (2014). "Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma (2011)". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ TVNZ.co.nz (2014). "Ngaire Fuata". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ Duncan Greive (26 April 2013). "The Number One Hits: 1990-1999". AudioCulture. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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