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Anae Dr Neru Leavasa
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — For the first time ever a Turou - 'Ava blessing ceremony has been held at the New Zealand parliament for new Pasifika MPs. Five new MPs with Pacific heritage were elected this year bringing the total of Pasifika MPs in the house to 11 - the most ever. Flanked on both sides...
 (L-R) Lemauga Lydia Sosene who will have her results by Nov. 6; along with those who won their elections — Tangi Utikere, Terisa Ngobi, Barbara Edmonds, and Dr Anae Neru Leavasa.
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — There are four new confirmed Pasifika MPs in New Zealand's Labour Party — which has the largest Pacific caucus in the country's political history. The first Pasifika person to win the Ōtaki seat was Terisa Ngobi, (of Samoan and Scottish descent), who was born and raised in...