{"id":763,"date":"2025-12-12T11:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laei.co.nz\/?page_id=763"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:26:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laei.co.nz\/sm\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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La’ei<\/span>
Community Trust<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tE tusa ai ma a tatou ala fa'aleaganu'u ma agataua, ua saunia e La\u2019ei le lagolago fa'atino e fa'amalosia ai tagata e ausia o latou gafatia. Amata mai i le atina\u2019eina o tupulaga talavou ma mafutaga fa'alenu'u i a'oa'oga patino o le olaga ma taumafaiga e fausia ai le agava'a, matou te lagolagoina le tuputupu a'e i vaega uma. O la tatou tautinoga o le si'itia, fa'aosofia, ma ta'ita'ia lo tatou nu'u i fa'avae malolosi, lumana'i mautinoa, ma olaga soifua maloloina.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ua fa\u2019atupulia le avea o Aoteaora Ni\u2019u Sila ma nofoaga ua aumau ai ituaiga tagata ese\u2019ese o le lalolagi. Ma o lo\u2019o maitau pea suiga o tu ma aga a tagata lautele mai lea taimi ma lea taimi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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O le naunauta\u2019iga lea o le La\u2019ei, ina ia fa\u2019at\u0101uaina e so\u2019o se augatupulaga a tatou t\u016b ma aganu\u2019u fa\u2019a-S\u0101moa. Ia latou iloa ma silafia o latou fa\u2019asinomaga, ma fa\u2019amalosia ai pea le soifua manuia e ala lea i le a\u2019oa\u2019oina o pese ma Siva Fa\u2019a-S\u0101moa moni. O lo\u2019o iai fo\u2019i ni auaunaga e fa\u2019alauteleina ai le tomai su\u2019isu\u2019i ma le lolomiina o elei ma mamanu aua la\u2019ei matagofie mo le aiga.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND LA\u2019EI<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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our team<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With deep cultural knowledge and creative skill, our team brings the movement, the energy, and the guidance that shape our programmes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Zondervan & Lorna Fa\u2019alafi <\/span>
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Lorna Fa\u2019alafi<\/span>
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Leafa Luatua<\/span>
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The People Behind La\u2019ei<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With deep cultural knowledge and creative skill, our team brings the movement, the energy, and the guidance that shape our programmes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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