Mahlon Saumalu
"Thriving Pasifika communities and rangatahi enjoying healthy, stable and productive lives"
Adaptability, Positivity and Musical Entertainer
O ai a’u? O a’u o le tama ō Sāmoa. Who am I? I am a son of Samoa. O lo’u ingoa o Mahlon Saumalu, my name is Mahlon Saumalu.
Nō Sāmoa toku whenua ko turangawaewae
Nō Saleaaumua ko Manono ko Safotu ko Mutiatele ngā iwi
Nō Ōtautahi ahau o Ōtautahi e noho nei au
Nō reira tēnā koutou katoa
Talofa lava everyone, my name is Mahlon Saumalu. I was proudly born and raised in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and I also proudly hail from the land of the beautiful Samoa!
My passion lies with people. I always try to focus my mahi around my Pasifika community and also young people. My full-time mahi is at VOYCE Whakarongo Mai, advocating for our pēpī, tamariki and rangatahi in care across the motu and I love it! I also do a lot of music – weddings, functions, events, original music, festivals and that’s heaps of fun too!
My mahi in Leadership Lab is fostering young Pasifika to create a safe space to explore their identity and intersectionality as we try to navigate who we are in the spaces that we’re currently in. I also represent young people on several governing boards, advocating for the voices of our young people.
Leadership Lab projects I'm involved with
Some of our Leadership Lab team
It is a privelege being part of such a diverse team, we all benefit from such influence
Mahlon Saumalu
"Thriving Pasifika communities and rangatahi enjoying healthy, stable and productive lives"
Adaptability, Positivity and Musical Entertainer
O ai a’u? O a’u o le tama ō Sāmoa. Who am I? I am a son of Samoa. O lo’u ingoa o Mahlon Saumalu, my name is Mahlon Saumalu.
Nō Sāmoa toku whenua ko turangawaewae
Nō Saleaaumua ko Manono ko Safotu ko Mutiatele ngā iwi
Nō Ōtautahi ahau o Ōtautahi e noho nei au
Nō reira tēnā koutou katoa
Talofa lava everyone, my name is Mahlon Saumalu. I was proudly born and raised in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and I also proudly hail from the land of the beautiful Samoa!
My passion lies with people. I always try to focus my mahi around my Pasifika community and also young people. My full-time mahi is at VOYCE Whakarongo Mai, advocating for our pēpī, tamariki and rangatahi in care across the motu and I love it! I also do a lot of music – weddings, functions, events, original music, festivals and that’s heaps of fun too!
My mahi in Leadership Lab is fostering young Pasifika to create a safe space to explore their identity and intersectionality as we try to navigate who we are in the spaces that we’re currently in. I also represent young people on several governing boards, advocating for the voices of our young people.
Leadership Lab projects I'm involved with
Some of our Leadership Lab team
It is a privelege being part of such a diverse team, we all benefit from such influence