Lotu Fuli | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Manukau ward Councillor | |
| Assumed office 2022 Serving with Alf Filipaina | |
| Preceded by | Efeso Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | |
Lotu Fuli is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor. In 2022, Fuli was elected as one of the two councillors for the Manukau ward.
Early life[edit]
Lotu was born in Samoa and came to New Zealand with her family in the 1970s, originally living in Mount Eden.[1] They moved to Ōtara in 1976 and she has lived there since. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a Master of Letters (M.Litt.) in 2007, with a thesis titled Definiteness vs. specificity: an investigation into the terms used to describe articles in Gagana Samoa.[2] After spending time teaching secondary schools in Auckland, Japan, and South Korea, she returned to university to achieve a Bachelor of Laws with Honours.[3]
Political career[edit]
| Years | Ward | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Manukau | Labour | |
Fuli was elected to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board in 2013 Auckland local board elections.[3] She was chairperson from 2016 to 2022.[4][5]
On 15 June 2020, the New Zealand Labour Party published its list for the 2020 election, with Fuli placed 63rd.[6] She was bumped up to 61st following the withdrawal of Raymond Huo and Iain Lees-Galloway. Her list placement was not high enough to elect Fuli.
In the 2022 local body elections, Fuli was elected as a councillor for the Manukau ward,[7] a role formerly held by Efeso Collins, who ran for mayor.
References[edit]
- ^ Christian, Harrison (September 2018). "Southside Rising: The Ōtara story". Stuff. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Fuli, Lotu (2007). Definiteness vs. specificity : an investigation into the terms used to describe articles in Gagana Samoa (Masters thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/20309.
- ^ a b "Lotu Fuli – List Candidate – NZ Labour Party". New Zealand Labour Party. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Local boards sign agreement with Ngāti Tamaoho". Our Auckland. Auckland Council. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "South Aucklanders reflect on the super city 10 years on". Stuff. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Health Minister David Clark slips in Labour's ranks, infectious disease expert Ayesha Verrall joins list". Newshub. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Local elections 2022 – Official results" (PDF). Local elections 2022 – Official results. Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.