Le Va held three Growing Pasifika Solutions (GPS) satellites in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. They were smaller versions of the GPS satellite seminars, with the view of having focused regional working groups satellites. The GPS sessions were facilitated by Le...
A collaboration of Pasifika organisations, led by Le Va, has taken steps to help ensure members of the Pasifika community are not left behind in our digital world. As more parts of life become heavily reliant on digital forms of communication, access to reliable and...
Le Va’s Futures That Work scholarships has funded 632 Pasifika students with their tertiary studies. For 2020, Le Va has reached its highest number of Pasifika scholarships awarded in the history of the programme, with 111 scholarship recipients covering a variety of...
Talofa lava! My Name is Chris Murray. I recently completed my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Auckland. While studying, I was fortunate enough to receive the Le Va mental health and addiction scholarship and support for three years, between 2013...
From Dateline Pacific Increasingly Pacific people in New Zealand are trying to negotiate issues like culture, identity and poverty in their struggle with mental illness. Health services have been called on to adapt their practices to suit, while those in distress are...
The 2016 Cutting Edge conference is the annual addictions sector conference held throughout New Zealand, giving an opportunity for the sector to get together, network and learn about new innovative thinking and practice. This year’s conference is in Rotorua on 7 – 9...
