Our Past
This page is dedicated to some of Pasifika’s early arrivals who brought their families and settled in the Wairarapa region. In their own quiet and dignified manner, they worked tirelessly for their families, and served the emerging Pasifika, and the wider communities. They truly paved the way.
Indeed, they continued the great migration legacy of our ancestors to find opportunities and understanding. The formation of the Pasifika o Wairarapa Charitable Trust is a product of their endeavors.
Terekino Omoeavaroa
TOREA (Tere)
20 January 1952
Aitutaki, Cook Island
6 September 2016
Masterton
Timothy Anilafa
IRO (Tim)
25 November 1960
Solomon Islands
4 November 2022
Greytown
Sunia
KOHITOLU (Sonny)
1 April 1948
Tonga
19 November 2020
Masterton
Moafagatau Silika Tuifao
Tautai LOLOGA (Tui)
20 August 1946
Apia, Samoa
22 May 2018
Masterton
Irene Ailini
LOLOGA
27 August 1950
Apia, Samoa
6 April 1996
Masterton
Addi Atia'esolo Alefaio
ISAAC
15 April 1952
Hauma, Fakaofo, Tokelau
28 April 2022
Greytown