Children are much harsher critics than adults, that's what actor Nepia Takuira-Mita says with a slight chuckle. 'They will tell you how it really is, they will say, what was that? he adds. That's the experience of actor and performer Nepia Takuira-Mita, but he takes it on the chin because he enjoys what he does. As a graduate of South Seas Film and TV School, Nepia initally wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father and get a career in the army. Today, Nepia is a performer with Te Rakau Trust, and is part of the Rotorua Kapahaka group, Te Pikikotuku o Rongomai. He talks about his role in the play Ngunguru I te ao, I te po, the use of te reo maori and why language is no barrier if the story can be told well.