
Ōtara’s youngest local board member advocates for increased Pacific representation in leadership and voting.
Aloese Lefono, a Sāmoan woman from South Auckland, has received the 2024 Pacific Health Service Award for her volunteer work in founding Aotearoa’s first Pasifika Parkinson’s support group.
With a promise to improve civic engagement and honour former leaders, she aims to inspire a new generation of leadership.
YMCA North’s camp gives South Auckland students a week of growth through sport and culture.