Moeapulu Frances Tagaloa

Moeapulu Frances Tagaloa has advocated for redress for survivors of abuse in the Catholic Church and other faith settings

Moeapulu has been a Board member of Te Roopū Toiora Trust, a national collective of survivors of abuse in faith and state-based care, raising awareness on the impact of their experiences on themselves, their families and communities

She is a Chief of Staff for Campus Crusade for Christ and, alongside her husband, Timo Tagaloa, helped start Athletes in Action in New Zealand, a sports ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ and Tandem Ministries.

She has been a member of the ‘Survivor Advisory Group of Experts’ (SAGE) for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and Faith-based Care since 2019.

SAGE has helped provide the inquiry with guidance and support to engage with survivors and their representative organisations on their experiences in state and faith-based care

As a member of the Crown Response Unit’s Redress Design Group, she has helped develop a survivor-led design for a proposed new redress system following the report

As co-chair of the Survivor Experiences Service Board, which was established from an inquiry recommendation, Ms Tagaloa has helped provide support and a confidential space for survivors of abuse and their families to share their experiences.