Dana Leaming

Dana (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is a wāhine Māori filmmaker living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Dana gained her MA at the International Institute of Modern Letters where she won the David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize for best script. Her award winning debut series Not Even premiered in early 2023 with Season 2 released in September 2024. Most recently she has been working on writers tables in Aotearoa.

Dana Leaming

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Five serious-looking people stand against a red background. One wears a police uniform, another a hoodie, and the others wear business or casual attire, suggesting a diverse group possibly involved in a drama or crime series.
Ātea

Tangata Pai is an ambitious drama that excels beyond its heavyhandedness

Dana Leaming
24 Sep 2025
A woman with long dark hair wearing a brown sweater and a carved necklace stands outdoors in front of tall grasses, looking thoughtfully into the distance under a clear blue sky.
Ātea

Motuhaketanga: The long road home for wāhine Māori after prison

Dana Leaming
04 Aug 2025
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Culture

‘I approached writing a TV series the same way I approached writing my Tinder profile’

Dana Leaming
10 Jan 2024
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Culture

‘I approached writing a TV series the same way I approached writing my Tinder profile’

Dana Leaming
06 Feb 2023