Honouring a legacy this ANZAC Day.
On the dawn flight from Tāmaki Makaurau to Dharawal Country, Air New Zealand’s “A Flight to Remember” carries the stories of those who served.
We are deeply humbled to see the head of our family, Sani Elia Lagigietama Lakatani, recognised among them, with his story shared in this one-off commemorative edition.
His service record can also be found on the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
We extend our sincere thanks to Madison and Victoria from Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum for your support in helping us uphold his legacy.
Lest we forget.
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.
To manatu tukulagi e tautolu a lautolu.
To nakai nimo.
2023-2024 I worked with Auckland Pride as their Major Event Producer, bringing the March & Party to life!! Established a working relationship with RainbowYOUTH, helping them with their event, Dress with Pride. Worked my ass off with traffic management plans (bro don’t get me started), multiple vendors, locations and networking to ensure our babies had a great end of the month! Thank you API, you already know ~ The Festival just gets better and better each year and I’m so proud to have been a part of it! Happy Pride Month, everyone ✨👅🇳🇺🇼🇸
November 2022 saw the debut dance theatre show ‘Milk & Honey’ from the boyz. @nappyboyzsthakl ~ a South Auckland Collective are my favourite dance collective. They’re accessible, practice sustainability, push goals, sell seki merch, are safe, inclusive, have great-fun chemistry, resilient & full of so much, swag. We worked together in securing them funding from @levapasifika to bring this show to life 🫱🏼🫲🏽 tbh, most times I would sit in awe of their commitment and passion for dance. We navigated some hard moments together but some of the greatest lessons came out of this, and I’m so proud of us for that. I sang for them (behind curtains dw bout me), produced and assisted stage management alongside my good mate Lusia (great noodle negotiations on the PaknSave floor in Māngere hehe). Thank you Anks, your core team, NBz, for trusting me in being apart of your Collective for a little while. And it’s still NS 😏👅 some moments from your fave producer ~ a time was had!!!!
July 2022 - August 2023 I worked with RainbowYOUTH as their Engagement Coordinator. Aka susbags for all the fun events, making sure they happen and with the right peoples. Shoutout to RY, I travelled a lot out of Tāmaki taking care of our rangatahi and I’ve only really realised that now, putting this together! Biggest accomplishment was executing Dress with Pride with the most attendees since its inception, proud of our Comms team and all the greatness we were able to produce together.
We announce the passing of the head of our family, Rtd. Sgt. Hon. Sani Elia Lagigietama Lakatani, former Premier of Niue.
4 June 1936 – 17 January 2026
Further information regarding arrangements will be shared in due course.
TB // Back in 2021 I had the honour of Stage Managing for @finefataledance Cabaret Show, ‘Fever: The Return of the Ula’ 👅 My first gig as a SM and I had the greatest time. I was a big fan of filters and shitty video quality as you can see lol but grateful that I captured these moments to look back on and be super fkn proud of young me. To Fine Fatale - Mario, Amanaki, Olivia - fakaue lahi mahaki. To have taken a shot at this girl figuring it out was always something I never took for granted. Oue tulou my guys.
My parents met at The Civic so this job was extra special for me. I spent a lot of my times thinking about my parents flirting in the building and the honour it was to return and flirt with my job 👀😂 thank you both, for the continuous sacrifices and amazing work ethic.
1. At home feeling myself with @facebyfranc like I was going to be seen lmao. I also went all out and bought full black gears for every show 😉😂
2. The girls getting ready with the one and only Sammy Salsa & Kulisi.
3. Auckland Live green room allocations.
4. Our darling Misi during the production phase, photoshoot ready in her Ivy Park gears 🇹🇴
5. Everyone standing by to shake ass!!
6. Lol
7. Mandascu Set List, printed and set up everywhere around for the girls.
8. Everyone standing by to shake ass!!
9. One of the first rehearsals I went to. I had to get a feel of the show and here we are, taking Spencer’s mic hehe haha.
10. Taka Tu Wops rehearsal with my amazing filter lolol
11. Oh yeah so I was in my car a lot, driving girls, buying things…so here I am on a late night run. Probably because I was inspired by the girls and wanted to be on stage with them so bad hahaha
12. Taka Tu Wops rehearsal thru my amazing filter choice Honestlyyyy
13. Petmal. Looking through all my footage I reflect on how close we became during this time and how silly we were together. I love you. I hope you’re well my sis.
14. Sending the TTW off and away ✨
15. Our darling Brady getting ready with Sammy. What a blessing it was so meet you in this space. You’re the best, my sis.
16. Curtain Call katas!! ✨🇹🇴✨
Fakaue lahi mahaaki, @aucklandpride ~ for having me again and for all the greatness that comes out of that office 😈🤍 Waimahara is a place to reconnect, to reflect and shake ass. That’s all I’m gonna say.
1. Opening Night of “What Happened to Mary Anne” @brady_cakes88
2. Site Visit chats with Hāmi & Te One
3. Duh duh duh 🫰🏽
4. Late night strolls with the fams. Zoom in for a 🖕🏽
5. Post hui with RY, talking all great things Dress with Pride
6. Photoshoot for “Ma” @jonjon.tt
7. Sammy Salsa being a great big brother 😈
8. “Do you guys wanna go and check out Waimahara?” Lol
9. Blaise in complete awe of our Print Programme
10. Vic in even more awe of our Print Programme
11. Post Print Programme drop off, purchasing dragon flies for my dragon flies hehe
12. Opening Night of the Auckland Pride Festival, post hangs, katas and absolute reclamation of Grey Lynn thanq
13. 💐💐💐 from our people, our community. thank you for showing love to the team. I won’t ever forget this moment
14. SO/ Hotel said…$10 per drink goes to API
15. WFH with my sissy’s candles keeping me in check and ‘Otai from my sissy in luuurv 🦶🏽✨
16. Post show hahas
17. Airport late night printing…as you do
18. My beautiful darlings, our performers @spdrtwnbby and Nganeko 🥀 with the amazing Council gang who do the most for our city…crack up
19. My sissy shaking ass at Big Gay Out
20. 5:59pm Saturday 1 March 2025 🤗
