She and her father Heta perform as the comedy duo Half and Hāwhe.
[2] Dawson was born at Middlemore Hospital and raised in South Auckland.
She is of Māori heritage,[1] tracing her roots to the Ngāti Kurī and Waikato Tainui iwis.
[5] Dawson co-hosted Rags are Riches and has appeared on Have You Been Paying Attention?, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, My Favorite Dead Person, and 7 Days.
[6] In 2022, Dawson won the award for Outstanding Individual Performance Comedy at the Auckland Fringe Festival for her show Shoes Off (at the door).