Actress Nancy Brunning attends the 'The Patriarch' (Mahana) photo call during the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin in 2016. Photo: Getty ImagesActress Nancy Brunning, who played roles ranging from Nurse Jaki Manu in Shortland Street to matriarch Ramona Mahana in the film Mahana, has died. To remind our people that our voices are a powerful tool and aroha is the most important thing of all. "And while she was loved by the world, she was loved even more by us. Brunning (48) was one of the original cast members of long-running Kiwi soap opera Shortland Street and was with the show for two years after it started.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2019 21:45 UTC