Photo: Jason Te Mete
Jason Te Mete (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) has been recovering from necrotising fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection that left him doubtful he could ever return to the stage.
The actor and singer, recently in Auckland Theatre Company production The Heartbreak Choir, was previously head of performance at the Manukau Institute of Technology.
Now Te Mete has returned home, with his company Tuatara Collective working with 75 Tauranga young people as part of Baycourt Theatre's 40th anniversary celebrations.
He Toi Kupu - Uhi Tai is about empowering local whānau, hapū and iwi to tell their own stories. It's being performed April 27 to 29.
Tamariki preparing for He Toi Kupu - Uhi Tai with Tuatara Collective Photo: Jason Te Mete
