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.
Some of our Leadership Lab team
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.