William Sio
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Aupito Tofae Su'a William Sio is a politician who became a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives on 1 April 2008 for the Labour Party as a list MP. From the November 2008 election to 2023
Sio in 2020
Sio with Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern in August 2017
Pasifika New Zealanders
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Pasifika New Zealanders are a pan-ethnic group of New Zealanders associated with, and descended from, the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands outside New Zealand itself. They form the fourth-lar
William Sio
…While growing up in New Zealand during the 1970s, Sio and his family experienced a police dawn raid, which disproportionately targeted members of the Pasifika communities. Sio recalled that he was personally traumatised by the raid and that his father, who had recently bought the house, was helpless. Sio…
Mary Ama and the Pacifica Mamas celebrating the Matairangi Mahi Toi arts residency at Government House
Samoan-born Aupito William Sio currently holds the record for being the longest serving Pasifika MP, serving from 2008 to 2023
Tokaikolo Tongan Church in Māngere Bridge
Maota Samoa / Samoa House, former consulate and current library and event space on Karangahape Road, Auckland