Jim Stretton

by | Sep 2, 2020

Talofa lava My name is Jim To’o Filiva’a Stretton and I joined Le Va in January 2022 as a Youth Project Coordinator for the youth wellbeing programme. I am of Samoan and European descent and I hail from the villages of Saleimoa, Iva and Salelologa. I am married to the...

Sonia Pope

by | Sep 18, 2023

Colossians 3:17 ‘And whatever you do, whether in word or in deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ giving thanks to God our Father through him. All praise and glory to God first and foremost.’ I am a Tongan / Niuean woman who proudly...

Nicholas Cao

by | Feb 24, 2022

Talofa lava, my name is Nicholas Cao. I am a second-generation New Zealand-born Samoan with Irish ancestry, raised in Manurewa, South Auckland. My grandfather hails from the village of Safotu, Savai’i, and both he and my grandmother migrated to New Zealand in...

Sophina Vilisoni-Heather

by | Jul 3, 2023

I am the LifeKeepers project coordinator and provide administrative support for our national suicide prevention programme. In my previous roles I have supported hapū māmā and coached taiohi (youth). I hail from the Cook Islands and Niue.

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