I believe that climate change is the greatest issue ever to face our species, threatening us and most life on earth with extinction. No party in NZ is treating the climate crisis seriously enough which is why I formed the appropriately named Climate First Party as an unregistered party. I hope to attract voters in Mangere and ultimately NZ who recognise the seriousness of our plight and are willing to take the radical economic actions needed to solve it.

I am a newcomer to the Mangere electorate but stood in Auckland Central last election. I have always been an environmentalist but realise that the resources of the voters in my new electorate are fewer, which means that the solutions to the climate crisis are more economic than scientific. In particular, unless there is greater equality in NZ we will not be able to make the required changes.

I want to continue driving Labour's Pacific wellbeing agenda and ensure Pacific peoples are the authors of their own solutions, and leading their economic recovery and rebuild. I want to see more Pacific young people unlock their fullest potential by fully embracing the opportunities the digital economy offers so they can thrive and prosper. I want to see more Pacific people's own their own home. I want to underpin this work by the strength of Pacific values captured by our Pacific languages.

It has been my privilege to serve as the MP for Mangere since 2008. In 2017, I was sworn in also as the Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister for Courts, and Associate Minister for Justice. As Minister for Pacific Peoples I have driven a Pacific wellbeing plan to achieve thriving and prosperous Pacific communities. I have worked alongside the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to amplify the voices of the Pacific nations on climate change issues. I grew up Southside.

I believe in serving my community, the Samoan word is 'tautua'. I look around my Mangere community and I can see that there are real problems that have existed for quite some time requiring real solutions and in my opinion these problems have only been exasperated over the years. This is an abject failure on the part of Government and community leadership which points the finger directly to the office of parliamentary representatives. I believe we can improve the quality of life of my community.

I have been raised in a Samoan family that understands the importance of serving the people or 'tautua' regardless of where you live. Although I have a university degree in politics and have served in five campaigns (four in the USA as a Republican and one in NZ), I have always thought I would be serving my God and the people of my community through ministering the Gospel of Jesus Christ as an evangelist like my mom So'oalo founder of the Emanuelu Ministry or my grandparents, Pastors of Metotisi Samoa.