Patricia Rongomaitara "Ramai" Hayward MNZM (née Te Miha, 11 November 1916 – 3 July 2014) was a New Zealand photographer, actor, and filmmaker who made films in five countries.
Her film career began in 1940 when she co-starred in the historical movie Rewi's Last Stand, after meeting her future husband, legendary New Zealand director Rudall Hayward.
[1] Hayward was born in the North Island town of Martinborough in 1916, the daughter of Roihi Te Miha and Fred Mawhiney, a motor mechanic.
[4][6] In the late 30s she met director Rudall Hayward, after he cast her as the romantic lead in a remake of his 1925 silent movie Rewi's Last Stand.
In the early 1990s, Hayward reportedly refused a damehood after taking part in years of protests, over Government plans to sell Cape Palliser Lighthouse and surrounding lands to overseas buyers.