How Many Kids Does Taika Waititi Have?
Taika Waititi Says It's Been "Really Cool" to Have His Kids on "Every Set of Every Film" He's Worked On
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Waititi and Winstanley welcomed their eldest daughter, Te Hinekahu, on May 20, 2012, in Los Angeles. "I'm really loving it," Waititi told the New Zealand Herald about being a first-time father. "Her full name is Te Kainga o Te Hinekaahu Waititi. That's a derivative of my great-grandmother's name." Since he's been around babies all of his life due to having a "big, extended family," Waititi said taking on the role of a parent has been "quite easy" for him. "It just feels very natural," he said at the time.
Waititi also opened up about fatherhood while talking to Kieran Culkin for Interview magazine in May 2023. The director admitted that he feels guilty being away from his daughters when travelling for work. "I'll be away for a month or two at a time and try to really make up for that when we get back together," he said. "It's tough being a parent who abandons your kids." Because of this, he encourages his daughters to visit him at work. "My kids have been on every set of every film, and they meet all different types of personalities in this little contained society. It's really cool," he said.