Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand is a heavily accomplished actor,  singer, director and now also an Intimacy Coordinator. She is currently the President of Equity NZ and was named the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year for 2020. Yes. You read that correctly. NZer of the Year.  Fully fluent in Te Reo Maori - she has been gifted the name Te Atamira (The Stage). It was very cool to sit down with her and talk to her about her various working roles, life as an artist and her journey of immersion into the Maori language and culture. She is articulate, genuine and intelligent and it was real pleasure to chat with her. Thank you for your time Jennifer.