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Frank Koloi

Hundreds of friends, community leaders and elders from Melbourne's Pasifika community held a vigil on Friday to bless the site where 15 year old Solomone Taufe’ulungaki was stabbed and killed last Tuesday.

One of the community leaders who attended that vigil is Pulotu Canada Alofa Mc Carthy the founder of the charity organisation CANTOA Community Inc that provides much needed assistance and weekly food parcels  to the homeless as well as struggling Pasefika families in the west and south of Victoria.

He is also the President of the Samoa Community Advisory Council in the state of Victoria, he joins us to talk about this latest tragedy.

Meleseini Luhama Tau'alupe, is a Young creative based in Poneke who strongly believes in always doing the right thing, to be a decent human and an even better ancestor. She is also a young Tongan tattoo apprentice, illustrator and poet.

Yanah Partsch is a Central Region Educator for E tū union, Youth Convenor on the Council of Trade Unions Komiti Pasefika Executive, Member of The Brown Caucus and Part of Soā Lau Pule a team of passionate young Samoans currently working on submissions Against the 2020 Amendment Bills. She is also a mother to a beautiful 5 year old teine aulelei named Leiana.

We are happy to welcome both Meleseini and Yanah who were also instrumental in helping organise the Black Lives Matter march held in Wellington last  Sunday.

Our guest this morning Will Ilolahia is a a Tiwi (NZ born Tongan) from Auckland youngest son of Molimea 'Ilolahia RVM, QSM and Lusitania Naufahe from Kolonga, Tongatapu and  Sailoame Vava'u 

 

Will was educated in England & NZ resulting in a (BA) in Sociology  & Anthropology Received a Commonwealth Fellowship in 1978 and studied youth work in Hong Kong after which I was 1 of 1st 4 Detached Youth workers appointed vt then PM Robert Muldoon

On June 16th 1971 a group of 1st born Pacific islanders and Maori set up the Polynesian Panther Party in Grey Lynn Auckland. Will became Chairman after a few months as our inaugural Chairman, Samoan Fred Schmidt being a seaman felt position needed to be on land permanently. 

 After Panthers he managed the band HERBS while on trial for the 1981 Springbok Patu Squad.  He went into self-exile  to Tonga and set up Mate ma'a Tonga Rugby League.

Managed 1992  a world Cup Tongan University students to the finals (still on team to be in world cup finals), seconded by Niufm to be the producer of the Tongan show and later did Account Sales achieving most sales at one time.

He is a father of 7 and grandfather of 17 mokos and 4 great mokos.

Kristina Sofele, National Operations Manager of Vaka Tautua, a national Pacific service working in areas of Mental Health, Disability, Financial Capability, Social Services & Older People.

Elder abuse is a problem that exists in both developing and developed countries but typically under reported globally. 

Vaka Tautua is a national “by Pacific, for Pacific” health and social services provider.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is held every year on 15th June, observed internationally as result of United Nations resolution.

Tongan born and raised, Kristina is actively involved in the Tongan community in NZ particularly in sports, youth development and church areas.

Ongoongo mei Aosigtelelia 13 Sune 2020