Star Now and Cherie Kurarangi Sweeney of Nark: Biography

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Cheriek K Pro

Waikato, New Zealand

Actor, Model, Film & Stage Crew

www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/Drama/OutrageousFortune/Gallery/tabid/837/Default.aspx#

I dream of playing that Dream part that makes you the actor you always knew you were inside, the Lady of the fire people that can speak Dragon or the Elf who knows the secret of the Mountain. I am her and she is me. I am who you think I am and more. Acting Experience wise Ive done a lot of work and thats listed here but it never tells you what I can do.

 

I have also worked on TV as a Presenter and on many NZ Short Films as both a Lead and Featured extra Actress. I am Passionate about acting and Modeling and believe I have a real future in this career. less
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Physical Details
Height:
170 cm / 5ft 7in

Hips:

86 cm / 34in

Weight:

51 kg / 112 lbs

Shoe size:

5.0 UK /6.5 US / 38.0 Euro


Ethnicity:

Other


Hair colour:

Brown

Skin colour:

Olive

Hair length:

Medium

Eye colour:

Grey

Hair type:

Straight

Chest:

88 cm / 35 in


Dress Size:

6 - 8

Waist:

63 cm / 25in


Experience
2009


Waikato University and TWOR : Masters in Management, Hamilton, NZ
2008
Performing Arts School : Diploma Performing Arts / Summer School, Hastings, NZ
2007
Eastern Institute Of Technology : IT and Computing, Napier, NZ
2002
Karamea Studios : Catwalk & Stage Presence, Wellington, NZ
Takitimu Performing Arts School : Performing Arts (Voice Dance Drama) (Tama Huata), Hawkes Bay, NZ

Acting
Acting experience:

Previous paid speaking roles

Languages

English
Maori
Samoan
Sign Language

Accents
USA California
USA New York
USA Southern
French
Greek
Italian
Latin American
Maori
Mexican
Pacific Islander
Spanish


Acting is a venture into another world that I get to be a part of.

I am lucky to have completed work on both two hot new TV shows including Brown Brothaz and Outrageous Fortune Series 6 both of which are two of New Zealand's Prime Time TV series on TV3. I have had some very interesting Characters and I take on board any character as I love the way I get to develop as an actor with them.


I have had various Featured extra pieces in TVCs and short dramas but have also been the lead actress in several NZ Short Films.
 

I have also presented 2 Youth TV Programmes and 1 Music Show for Television.


I Speak English articulately and can also speak Maori and a little Samoan, I pick up languages fast which is helpful if the script is in a foreign language or even a fictional language.
 

Modeling


Website: www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/Drama/OutrageousFortune/Gallery/tabid/837/Default.aspx#


Modeling experience:

Part-time model - paid commercial work


I have been modelling since 10 & feel I am very experienced in both Promotions and Product Branding as well.


I have modeled on several fashion shows, including NZ Fashion Week and Style Pasifika. I have also been a top ranked Auto X girl.


I have entered and placed well at several Bikini Competitions and raised thousands for my Charity of choice Surf Lifesavers New Zealand.



I have modeled nude for artistic photographic purposes and believe that it takes a strong and confident individual to achieve well in this type of modeling all of which I am.



I have huge experience not just in Acting and Modeling but also in Promotions too
TV & Reality
I have not appeared on any game shows, reality TV shows or anything of the sort, This would be a completely new experience for me.

Film & Stage Crew


PRESENTER / DOCO DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

I Presented 2 Shows for television both of which were Youth Targeted including Taiohi, a daily magazine style format show, which was both informative and covered Polynesian youth issues, and Vibe, a weekend music show . The most valuable experience included Studio links, Directing Talent and interviewing both National and International Celebrities.

Duties Included:

- Storyboarding

- Cuts only editing.

- Post Production

More Recently I wrote and pieced together the storyline and synopsis for a documentary on Young Women and Violent Crime Girl Gangs. The experience learnt from this was invaluable to my capabilities in both Pre and Post Production. I also gained firsthand knowledge about interviewing people about more sensitive issues.

- Synopsis Development

- Advanced Interviews for Research

- Processing Video Footage.

- Legal Obligations for Documentaries

Magazine


PUBLICIST
I believe that as the industry develops so should our skills in NZ I love working with our Native Roots I.e. MIKA is someone I dearly loved working for because creating publicity for LIVE SHOWS has always been an exciting and “Full ON” experience, something MIKA is internationally renowned for. This show was the first of its kind ever in New Zealand and so I found the Promotional work behind it both invigorating and challenging.

- Create National and International Media and Public interest in MIKA the Show.

- Co-ordinate Media at live shows / Press Conferences.

As the primary publicist and Promotions Coordinator, I was solely responsible for the media liaison for MA-V-ELLE. I was also instrumental in the construction of their first National Tour of New Zealand, and created the networks and venues for the group to perform at. I worked both from home and within FESTIVAL RECORDS, the distributor company, to initiate Media and Public interest in the Tour and Their Album Release.

- Construct and network MA-V-ELLE National Tour

- Organise and Co-Ordinate Media at LIVE SHOWS

- Compile GST / PAYE returns.

- Processing Invoices. Maintaining Vehicle Log Books

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No, I don't think more people should be like Cherie Sweeney!

Why have we created this blog?.

To show NZ what is prevalent in some unregistered NZ Charities today. Although, Nark.Org.NZ is not anything and never has been under any representation whilst they still continue to advertise on line for donations. 

This is a story about a women, who began a career of scamming, manipulating and pleading with people for money. She has also, had a long history of running fundraising events and very experienced in the Media. She has worked often with Ms Roberta Karangaroa of the Riverslea Community Trust, Hastings.

 Although these two individuals have been skimming money from NZ people for many years, they have not actually broken any laws (as yet). 

 Why? 

Because there is no accountability legally for donations given in fundraising, events or other. These one off fundraisers really do make a lot of money, for the people who run them.

Cherie Kurarangi Sweeney as most of NZ knows her, is a wonderful women standing up, against abuse of children in NZ.  She had done many media interviews, photographs, promotional work etc.  Very pro-active in that sense.  

But, is she really there for the kids?  Lets begin with why we are here, NZ has been scammed in a big way from this women.  

Members in the NARK private group, where concerned on the night of the 8th Jan 2012.  Why? 

Missing money was revealed by the board and T shirts, also most of the board members had left that evening.  Team members were very distressed by this and asked questions.  There was no clarification, to what was going on by either, Roberta (Chairperson) of NARK or the founder Cherie.  Team members were starting to be removed due to simply asking questions of what was going on.  Roberta and Cherie did everything to avoid straight answers and began attacking members of being abusive and warned us of defamation if we alerted the media etc.  


Warning bells started ringing for most and then members where being swiftly removed from the group for no reason.  We received no answers, we waited, until we decided to start a Facebook page called: Cherie Nark NZ (Show NZ The Money!), we weren't going to be bullied for wanting answers.   We had been removed twice, we are now on our third page.  We have had our Facebook accounts attacked and also pictures of evidence removed from our page.  We still added them back.  

Ms Sweeney and company had been trying to cover up certain things, and NZ have the right to know why.  

Photo taken at Cherie and Micheal's house after the Toy Event.

There was no accountability from funds, during the Toy Event, donations were being used for Ms Sweeney's personal provisions. And toys that were picked up by Ms Sweeney and her husband, after the Toy Event were not delivered, to the Salvation Army in Hamilton.  We are still currently waiting on information regarding this and the "Mortgage Plea" from the Salvation Army.  She did take them home, in fact she even took pic's of them on her daughters bed.  Once questions of these missing toys were being asked, Ms Sweeney again swiftly removed any evidence on her page. 

I know you this is shocking, we certainly didn't expect to find the evidence of certain discrepancies with NARK.


But this has happened and the generous people, who donated from the kindness of their hearts to the cause, have been used by this fake Org and the founder Ms Cherie Sweeney.  Who is she? Please brace yourself...

Good Narks and Nastiness of Pete George from Your NZ

Pete George a Nark Board Member from its beginnings.  I wasn't going to post on this, as it would be just fueling the abuse, hurled at us by Mr George's postings.   But this is very much part, of this story (he is also a Nark Board Member). He is also a political blogger, a candidate for Dunedin with United Future, and a great business man.

So we will touch lightly on this subject, about Nark and its inconsistencies.

Many people who were with Nark, never knew who were the Board Members, no transparency of monies donated, missing monies from Nark, the T-Shirt debacle and basically lack of Transparancy with anything to do with Nark and its founder.

When our questions to Cherie and NARK were not answered (8th January 2012), with "Evidence" and people where being removed from the Nark Private Page, for simply asking questions.  People started to become very concerned, as many were given the "run around", no proof  of where peoples monies had gone to? And the many inconsistencies that followed.  A month or so later (on the 16th of February), we began a Facebook Page, Cherie Nark NZ (Show NZ the Money!), after concerns where raised to Ms Cherie's "Mortgage Plea",

We found an interesting note: Mysterious Note for NZ?

Also an Email: Strange Email to Ms Cherie?

The lack of "Mortgage" evidence that Ms Sweeney said, she would provide the next day.  Apart from (a copy of a statement of the funds donated), we found it a real concern.  That night, we found a lot of inconsistencies with what Ms Sweeney was telling the people on her "event".

The link of that Plea:

 http://nzuncovered.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/mortgage-plea-15th-february-2012.html

A total lack of Transparency with that "Plea", just like with the Nark "monies donated" by the NZ public, to her Nark Org for the most important child abuse issue, which is so prevalent in NZ.

More information on this link:

http://nzuncovered.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/haters-says-cherie-sweeney-for-public.html

So many questions needed answers, and we began our Facebook Page.  From the beginning of our Facebook page, we had been attacked, abused, bullied and removed.  All of this because the Public needed to know, what was going on with this Org and why we were not getting any "evidenced" answers or responses from Cherie and the Nark Board.   The public themselves (on our Facebook Page), were having their profile pages attacked,  reported etc..for simply asking questions or commenting on posts.   We knew as the Public, we must look more into this issue.

We found "Evidence" of Ms Cherie's previous lifestyle and also confirmed that Mr and Ms Cherie Sweeney are still members of a well known gang in NZ.   When posting our "Evidence" up on our page, they were reported and removed.  We also found "Evidence" of Ms Cherie's business ventures and Charity Events she had previously managed.  She has been an actor, model, worked in Media (her business) and also does sponsorship and funding.  These were all kept from the NZ Public. Why? We do not know. But when the media got wind of our page  and two articles were published:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6516915/Nark-founder-accused-of-using-charity-funds

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10789641

Ms Sweeney and Nark responded on Voxy.

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nark-falsely-accused/5/116666

These were the first responses, we were given from Cherie and Nark, since the 8th of  January, which many members, were removed with no answers.

You will see our findings contradict, what Ms Cherie Sweeney and Nark have said via Voxy.

NZ public are not naive, check our response link here: Falsely Accused?

Back to the subject of Mr Pete George.  Some of us, did not know who he was, also that he was a Board Member of Nark.  He posted his first public response about us on the Stop Abuse page:

STOP Death by Abuse of our Children  7 March

It's been sad to see a few wobbles and wobblies in the Nark and wider anti abuse circles. While nearly everyone has had the best of intentions there have been frustrations and grizzles, some justified.Unfortunately some of you may have also seen abuse and accusations, some of which have escalated recently to a level that's very sad and sick. I think most of us realise this is totally at odds with what we are trying to achieve in reducing abuse.

I stuck with Nark through some rough times because I believed in people and ideals and hoped things could be sorted out. I think that things have tidied up as well as they could be and are on track to make a difference for children.

Being put in the spotlight has been particularly challenging for Cherie, and it has attracted a few knockers. That's tough for someone who had the guts to stand up and set an example where standing up is badly needed.

I'm still on the interim board of Nark and am familiar with what has been happening, internally and around Nark. I want to say that I have full confidence in Cherie and what she's done. From what I've seen and know I believe she has acted with honourable intent in the best interests of this cause, at significant personal cost. She deserves the respect most people give her.

We need to be positive, be respectful of others, and do what we're here for, whatever we can to help our kids.

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• Cherie Stopdeath Byabuseofourchildren and 60 others like this.
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    Megan Murphy it's amazing that anyone puts their head above the parapet when it means getting slammed so publicly. good on you, Cherie.
    

    7 March at 06:56 · Like ·  11
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    Vanessa Caseley Absolutely huge respect for Cherie. A courageous move to put herself out there and stand up for our children.
    

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    Ananda Callaghan We have some among us who put ego above truth, racial defensiveness above children, and hatred above love. Ignore them and stay focused. Join STOP CHILD ABUSE IN NEW ZEALAND/AOTEOROA and KIA KAHA NZ CXX
    

    7 March at 07:16 · Like ·  7
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    Tasha Beazley Kia kaha tonu! anythn 2stop child abuse is a good thing!!
    

    7 March at 07:20 · Like ·  3
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    Brian Gallagher I am amazed that in the matter of stopping child abuse that ALL people are not united in this cause. GO Cherie and GO! Nark.May the power be with you!
    

    7 March at 07:39 · Like ·  6
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    Renee Stone We need to stand united in the cause not pick apart those leading the charge. What sort of message are we sending if we are picking Cherie apart when she put her neck out in the beginning and spoke out when no one else had the guts??
    

    7 March at 08:09 · Like ·  3
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    Karen Goa Cherie, you have my utmost respect. Any social media site always attracts some people who don't respect the intent and only want to push their own barrow. Please ignore it - hard I know - and let's get on with making changes to stop child abuse.
    

    7 March at 08:16 · Like ·  1
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    Whakamana Tangata ‎'...what is true of th individual wil b 2morro true of th whole nation if individuals wil but refuse 2 lose heart & hope...' Ghandi - do not lose your heart or your hope Cherie... sendn much kaha & respect...
    

    7 March at 08:36 · Like ·  1
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    STOP Death by Abuse of our Children Sorry, I didn't notice when I post here it's under NARK and not my name - I'm Pete George and thanks for the support :)
    
    

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    Rebecca Jones It makes me proud to be a NZer with strong and courageous people like Cherie who have made a stand. Sad to hear (but not surprised) that there's been some hassles on the way. Cherie has been strong for the rest of us, maybe now it's time to be strong for her - and with her :)
    

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    Megan Burnett Cherie is amazing and I support her 100%...
    

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    Marie Kirkwood Cherie, and Nark, have my total support. Cherie you are an amazing woman; I admire your strength, courage and kaupapa. Pete, hang in there - you're needed. :D ♥
    

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    Leanne Tahu Dont let a hand full of peoples negitivity take the focus away from saving the kids. Stay positive and lets put our energy into saving our kids from the ugly people
    

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    Julie Wilson Lynch mobs are still alive and kicking. They are an embarrassment to themselves. All the best to the NARK community. You will overcome. Love is stronger than hate.
    

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    Wendy Mathews Cherie I thankyou for your stand and I am so sorry that in doing so you have been harrassed like this from within. Those people only do so much damage to the work of NARK and with continued unity and bearing all this flak together alongside Cherie we will not stop doing what is right. We will not SHUT UP will not put up with Violence Abuse or Worse. The cause is more important than individuals own personal agendas and Cherie I will stand with you, I believe in your integrity, if I did not I would not be a part of this group.
    

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We had been vilified publicly, for want of answers. Also some of the members who had seen our evidence, of Nark and Ms Cherie we posted on our Facebook page and had withdrew their support for both the founder and her Org, were vilified also.  This issue, is NOT about stopping the support or help toward the Child Abuse Cause, which is so desperately required in NZ.  This is about Transparency of a founder and the Nark Organization, which are both, meant to be representing this Cause.  Neither have been Transparent to date. Why? Again we are still waiting for "evidenced" answers on that.

We also posted this thread in our notes on our Facebook page for the public, which was removed.

Next Mr Pete George, starting attacking the public on his Your NZ blog site.

http://yournz.org/2012/03/17/good-narks-and-nastiness/

There are other posts he wrote over the next few days.  We had publicly asked him to come on to our page to help us understand what was going on.  He never did, but persisted in running to his blog for updates about NZ needing "evidenced" answers.  There is also a post from a guest suggesting our page had to do with a certain "book" of sorts? We found that interesting, and also a distraction from the issue.  During his posts he had said:

Confronting the real abuse

BY PETE GEORGE

 I have been witnessing an online campaign of abuse, false and unsubstantiated accusation, character assassination, misrepresentation of identities, attempts to shut down speech, attempts to shut down organisations. It has ranged from annoying to disgraceful.

And that’s not the worst of it. Others have linked some of this to criminal and mental health histories, death threats, even incest. This is associated with people who present themselves as working against abuse – some of them are the worst of abusers.
There’s only a few people actively doing this, but they also draw in others to support them, using (and abusing) vulnerable people to promote their own agendas.
I and others have gathered evidence of all of these things, and have established identities behind it. There’s a lot of evidence.  Here’s some of what’s on the surface...

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We had much questions for Mr Pete George: Why was he accusing us of false accusations, when we had posted all the "evidence" we claimed.  In regards to shutting down speech, it was actually our page, which was shut down 4 times for finding some "evidenced" answers to questions ourselves, as none was forth coming from Cherie and the Nark Board.  The most disgraceful part is, that we found disturbing evidence, of Cherie and her Husband's past and current lifestyle.  The "Voxy" article confirmed for us ( the NZ public), that things were certainly wrong.

Mr Pete George had said our page is..." linked to criminals, mental health histories, death threads even incest?  This is associated with people who present themselves as working against abuse - some of them are the worst abusers...."

Quite appalling accusations from someone in his position.  Yet, he is prepared to point fingers at anyone and everyone who refuses, to be bullied by Cherie and Nark. Purely distracting from the issue at hand.  He also must of forgotten, to look at the history, and current situation of Ms Cherie and Husband.  Also, the previous criminal activity, regarding that.  We found it interesting that all his claims of abuse, attacks, threats and maliciousness, nasty accusations were actually directed at us (and yes, we also have "evidence" of that too).

We also asked Mr Pete George: With all this mud-slinging and trying to dig up dirt on innocent people on our public page, where does he find time to help with the Child Abuse cause, that he is involved with, being a Nark Board Member?  No answers to our questions, but he did stop his abusive writings toward the NZ Public on his blog site.

We do wonder, what his motivations are in attacking the public, for want of deserving "evidenced" answers to the relevant questions.  Ms Cherie made it public for her Nark Events, and fund-raising and the trusting public have given freely, but when requiring accountability and wanting transparency of the monies donated?, Cherie and NARK seem to be silent and attack the public,  for these serious questions....

From a very concerned public member, who had faced the abuse from Cherie and NARK, also Mr Pete George: 

As soon as you start asking questions, you are then attacked, abused, vilified  As far as I am aware, I have not been nasty in asking questions but have received nothing but evasiveness in return. Still no answers. What did astound me was the attack from a totally different direction through a PM and now when I read through posts I wonder why.....?

The NZ public who give so freely and kindly to any "charity trust" or other, please be aware that the donations you give are actually going to the cause.  Also, please do some research into finding a registered Charity, at least you know that they are a legal entity and therefore are required to be transparent.