Rangi Ngamoki was just 9 when he debuted in the Taika Waititi short film Two Cars, One Night. PHOTO: NZMEAn award-winning actor and protege of director Taika Waititi has been locked up over his failure to complete a Dunedin rehab programme. As a 9-year-old, Rangituatata Maakotu Ngamoki won the gong for best performance in a short film at the 2003 New Zealand Film Awards for his role in Waititi’s Two Cars, One Night. Counsel Cate Andersen said last week her client had been using alcohol and drugs before an incident during which he threatened people with a firearm. When he came before the Dunedin District Court in September because of that, Judge John Macdonald gave him another chance.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 06, 2017 16:06 UTC