Beloved actor Pua Magasiva who starred in Power Rangers movies and New Zealand soap Shortland Street dies aged 38
- Beloved New Zealand actor Pua Magasiva, 38, was dead found early on Saturday
- Magasiva is best known for his roles on Shortland Street and Power Rangers
- He has been on New Zealand screens since 1994 and starred in movies
A beloved New Zealand actor has been found dead.
The body of Pua Magasiva, 38, was found early on Saturday morning in a Wellington home.
Police have confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.
Magasiva is best known for his roles on the long-running New Zealand soap Shortland Street and Power Rangers.
He has been on television screens for decades, playing nurse Vinnie Kruse-Miller on the soap since 1994.
The body of Pua Magasiva (pictured with wife Lizz Sadler), 38, was found early on Saturday morning in a Wellington home
He rose to fame playing Shane Clarke, the Red Wind Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Storm
The Samoan actor was a fan favourite on screen. He starred in Outrageous Fortune, Samoan Wedding and Power Rangers
Most recently he co-hosted for radio station Flava but stepped away from the spotlight last year after being convicted of drink-driving for a third time, Newshub reported.
The Samoa-born actor was raised in Wellington. It is understood family, including brother Robbie, who also an actor, have flown to Wellington amid the heartbreaking news.
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The star had just celebrated his first wedding anniversary with wife Lizz Sadler.
The pair married in April last year, 18 months after meeting on Instagram.
Magasiva leaves behind a young daughter from his first marriage.
He played Sione in the iconic new Zealand movie Sione's Wedding
Magasiva leaves behind a young daughter from his first marriage
The star had just celebrated his first wedding anniversary with wife Lizz Sadler. Both have children from previous relationships
Friends and fans have been left shocked by his sudden death.
Tributes have flooded in online for the icon.
Co-star Shane Cortese shared a touching post online: 'My heart goes out to the Magasiva family and the extended television alumni who had the honour of seeing the glint in his eye and the sound of his hearty laugh close hand.'
'Rest In Peace Pua Magasiva. Thoughts and prayers to the family,' Olympic gold medalist Valerie Adams tweeted.
'Sending my love to his friends and family - he would always stop and say hello to anyone that would say hi to him - bloody good guy,' radio star Mike Puru shared.
'In disbelief...I just saw you on fresh this morning. Funny as always. RIP bro!' a friend shared online.
Magasiva was active on social media just last week
Magasiva is best known for his roles on the long-running New Zealand soap Shortland Street and Power Rangers
Fans and friends have been left in disbelief over the stars sudden death on Saturday morning
'I wish you peace forever, you deserve everything. I'm sorry you felt this way,' one person said.
Magasiva was hailed a hero in 2017 after helping pull a motorist from a burning vehicle.
The car had crashed into a tree on the Hibiscus Coast Highway in Orewa in north Auckland and the driver had been pinned to the seat, Stuff reported.
Magasiva was among a group of motorists who had stopped to help.
The group had managed to remove the steering wheel, freeing the driver as flames engulfed the vehicle.
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