{"id":1456,"date":"2026-01-28T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laei.co.nz\/?page_id=1456"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:27:26","slug":"zondervan-and-lorna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/sm\/zondervan-and-lorna\/","title":{"rendered":"Zondervan &#038; Lorna Fa\u2019alafi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1456\" class=\"elementor elementor-1456\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9da75a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9da75a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0d351f\" data-id=\"a0d351f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec7df54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec7df54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a6043e\" data-id=\"0a6043e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed7603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ed7603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Zondervan &amp; Lorna Fa\u2019alafi <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea85c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea85c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founders and Directors<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba70393 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba70393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a774b0b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a774b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1429\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below.png 1196w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-500x268.png 500w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-140x75.png 140w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-480x258.png 480w, https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/our-team-below-800x429.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3756b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c3756b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorna (Lotofag\u0101, A&#8217;ufaga, Papa i Puleia &amp; Afega) and Fa\u2019alafitele Zondervan Fa\u2019alafi (S\u0101fune, Fasito&#8217;o Tai, Apia &amp; Faleasi&#8217;u) are passionate about strengthening S\u0101moan cultural identity. Lorna, born and raised in Avondale, New Zealand, is a trained Primary School Teacher, teaching in NZ and in S\u0101moa. She completed a Bachelor of Education, Primary Teaching in 2002 and a Master\u2019s in social and Community Leadership (First class honours) in 2024 from the University of Auckland. Her research thesis articulates <em>\u2018The positive influence of Siva S\u0101moa on ethnic identity for second and third-generation S\u0101moans living in Aotearoa\u2019.<\/em> She served on the Pasifika Advisory Group at Dilworth Boys Senior School and worked as Team Lead for the Schools &amp; Community Liaison at MIT &amp; Unitec for 7 years. Lorna has taught Siva S\u0101moa for three decades from leader and tutor of Auckland Girls Grammar School Polyfest Samoan Group to various community projects.<\/p><p>Fa\u2019alafitele Zondervan was born and raised in Samoa. A son of Methodist church ministers he has lived in different countries and understands S\u0101moan culture within church contexts. A graduate in Biblical Studies at Laidlaw College Fa\u2019alafitele Zondervan is passionate about empowering people and building strong, thriving communities. 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