Namulau’ulu Tala Cleverly
Episode 1
Namulau’ulu Tala Cleverly
Episode 1
Tala left Samoa in 1950 and is now 90 years old, having resided in New Zealand for 70 years. She has been a trailblazer in the Pacific community.
Sa’ili Mālō - Seeking a Better Life
Stories in the Samoan language told by early settlers who came to Aotearoa to seek opportunities & a better life for their families.
Presented by Savelina Kasaiano
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Muāgututi’a Seve Poualae Tafililupetiamalie Aliota (Harry) Tauafiafi
Episode 2
Muāgututi’a Seve Poualae Tafililupetiamalie Aliota (Harry) Tauafiafi
Episode 2
Aliota left Samoa in 1966 to help his family in Samoa. He was ambitious & arrived with a strong work ethic which led him to running his own business, work at a bank & the Wellington City Council.
Vaafusuaga Tupuola Masunu Tuisila
Episode 3
Vaafusuaga Tupuola Masunu Tuisila
Episode 3
Masunu Tuisila arrived in New Zealand as a youth, making the journey by air with his grandmother & sister via American Samoa & Fiji before arriving in Auckland during Christmas of 1972.
Dr Ali’itasi Su’a Fuimaono Tavila
Episode 4
Dr Ali’itasi Su’a Fuimaono Tavila
Episode 4
Dr Ali'itasi Su'a Fuimaono Tavila grew up in Samoa but was only 14 years-old when she moved to New Zealand in 1975 after winning a scholarship to attend a New Zealand school.
Fereni Pepe Ete QSM
Episode 5
Fereni Pepe Ete QSM
Episode 5
Fereni Pepe Ete QSM established the first A'oga Amata at the EFKS church in Newtown in 1985 making a huge contribution to the preschool where the Samoan language was being taught.
Taesega Elisala-Sidler
Episode 6
Taesega Elisala-Sidler
Episode 6
Taesega never thought about leaving Samoa but in 1958 an aunty asked her to accompany her on the long sea voyage to New Zealand. Taesega didn't have the money, so she borrowed £40 to pay her fare.
