Leadership Network members

Latayvia Tualasea Tautai



Latayvia Tualasea Tautai is a second-generation Aotearoa-born Samoan and a dedicated advocate for her community.

Latayvia has been recognised for her leadership and contributions with the 2022 Prime Ministers Pacific Youth Award.

She describes herself as an amalgamation of her ancestor’s dreams, prayers and sacrifices.

Having faced homelessness and poverty during her childhood, Latayvia's life work is centred on giving back to the people, spaces and village that raised her.

She is currently working as the Schools Programme Manager at World Vision for the lower North Island.