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17NovVL THUMB

Leading the Way from a Young Age

Whether he desired the role or not, VITALE LAFAELE has always been a leader. He did it as a child growing up in a Samoan family in Grey Lynn, doing any job he could – milk runs, paper rounds, stacking shelves - to help his family, where Mum and Dad (Souoapuava and Kalolo) both worked two jobs to help the family get by. He is doing it today running leadership courses for the Ministry of Social Development. Read more

Fono THUMB

Navigating A Path Forward

Covid may have slowed it down, but The Fono, the Auckland-based health service, is pushing ahead with its work to establish three ethnic-specific Church Navigator roles to benefit Samoan, Tongan and Cook Island people in Auckland and Northland. Read more

Tiktok THUMB

Meeting the Challenge

Tik Tok Siva Challenge aimed at Pasefika youth to be proud of their culture and identity. It was the initiative of Christchurch-based Daisy and Seta Timo through Cross-Polynate Read more