22/04/2026
The Onehunga High School Fakatoukatea Tongan Leadership Crew of 2022 anchored at New Zealand Parliament where they were hosted by Assistant Speaker Greg O'Connor - MP for Ōhāriu; to gather knowledge and to see where laws are made by having conversations.
Thank you to chair of Labour’s Pacific Caucus Jenny Salesa MP for providing substance at lunch time. Nga mihi Nui to chair of Labour’s Willie Jackson for sharing his wisdom along with local Labour List MP based in Maungakiekie Priyanca Radhakrishnan MP, Mangere MP Lemauga Lydia Sosene, Tangi Utikere MP Palmerston North, Shanan Halbert MP & Willow Jean Prime MP, Damien O’Connor MP.
Our Leaders thoroughly enjoyed their knowledge gathering. Next stop, visit with Victoria University.
We have been sharing Fakatoukatea at Onehunga High School since 2014. Kolisi Tutuku Anahila Kanongata'a for Papakura and Hausia-Schaumkel leading the tauhi,
Malo ‘aupito .
09/04/2026
Fakatoukatea Indigenous Leadership — Aotearoa Phase 🌿
Mālō e lelei,
Today, our Aotearoa phase opened our hearts — to begin to feel this taulanga u, this safe harbour.
It is in this space that we slow, we listen, and we come to understand what it means to truly tauhi — our people, our purpose and the whenua - Aotearoa.
Leaders from Vaka Tautua boarded the folau today, bringing their presence, their service and their commitment to community.
We also acknowledge E tū Union, who were part of this journey and will join us in another tide.
As this folau continues, I now open space for the next cohort of leaders ready to begin.
New crew — Manatu - Registrations Open
📅 Thursday, 21 May 2026
🕜 1:30pm – 5:30pm
If you feel called to grow your leadership in a way that honours you, your relationships and purpose — I invite you to join this folau.
Spaces are limited.
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The folau continues — each arrival, each absence, part of the rhythm we honour. 🌊
08/04/2026
Fakatoukatea Indigenous Leadership — Aotearoa Phase 🌿**
Mālō e lelei,
Today we gather for our Aotearoa phase — our taulanga u, where leaders arrive, settle and begin to stand with clarity and purpose.
There is a quiet strength in this part of the folau. This is where leaders shift — from inspiration to intention, from presence to responsibility. Mālie mo māfana continues to guide our space.
And as this cohort moves forward, I am opening space for the next group of leaders ready to begin.
New Cohort — Now Enrolling
📅 Thursday, 7 May 2026
🕜 1:30pm – 5:30pm
This is for those who feel the call to lead with purpose. To strengthen how you show up. To carry your fatongia with clarity and care. To grow in a way that honours people and relationships.
Spaces are intentionally limited.
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If you’ve been thinking about it — this is your moment.
The folau is moving. 🌊
31/03/2026
Kia ora - In March, we gathered for — a time of inspiration where ideas were welcomed and purpose began to awaken. Each of you brought your presence, your energyand your commitment. Mālie mo māfana filled the space as we began this folau together.
Fakamālō lahi for the way you showed up with loto lelei, with respect and with heart. Vaka Tautua. E tu Union.
I look forward to seeing our Fakatoukatea Leaders as we move into the next phase:
– Safe Harbour
📅 Wednesday, 9 April 2026
🕣 Arrive 8:30am for a 9:00am start
📍 Pullman Boardroom, Pullman Auckland Hotel & Apartments
Aotearoa is our taulanga u — a place to settle, to stand with confidence and to tauhi what has been entrusted to us. Here, we continue to uplift one another and carry this folau forward with māfana.
The folau continues.
31/03/2026
Malo e lelei. Fakalata e potalanoa fekau'aki moe Fakatoukatea 'i Hofoa. So good to catch up with Rev Lesieli Niu and Lupe Manakofua to debrief afte the Fakatoukatea session in Hofoa, Tonga.
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