Te Atirau Paki
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Ryan Te Atirau Paki (b. 6 September 1981) is a Māori television presenter on both TV3 and Māori Television and is currently co-hosting a Māori language children's show, Pukana.
He first got his big break on the TVNZ children's show Tiki Tiki.
He is of Waikato, Tūhoe and Tuwharetoa descent.
Te Atirau joined Pukana midway through 2001. Immersed in the Māori language since he was a young child, Paki was home schooled at Te Wananga o Ahorangi through his primary and secondary school years.
He learned computer graphics and has worked as a radio announcer at Tūwharetoa FM.
