Lalaga speaks to Pacific strength weaving together – our stories, our struggles, our faith, our unions, and our communities.
Our Biennial Fono brings together union delegates, workers, whānau, aiga, church leaders, and community leaders from across Aotearoa to stand together against low pay, insecure work, racism, and the high cost-of-living crisis. In an election year, Lalaga is also a call to tula'i mai – to stand strong, speak up, and act collectively. Change will not come from one voice alone; it comes when we weave together our strength, our knowledge, our votes and our voices into a shared movement for fair work, dignity, respect and thriving Pacific families and communities. Grounded in our history of resistance and resilience, from the dawn raids to the daily collective organising of our workers from caregivers, nurses, cleaners, bus drivers, carers, and educators and so many more this Fono is about collective action. We are built for this! To organise, to advocate, to vote, we will shape an Aotearoa where Pacific workers and communities can flourish.
17 - 18 July 2026
Holiday Inn, Mangere, Auckland
Day 1
| 8:30am | Registration opens | |
| 9:20am | Devotions | Rev. Linda Hope |
| 9:30am | Welcome | Welcome |
| 9:40am | Opening Address | Melissa Ansell -Bridges |
| 9:55am | Pacific Leadership -An Historical Context | Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | |
| 11:00am | Pacific Pay Gap and Employment Law updates | Lisa Meto |
| 11:30am | Table Talanoa | |
| 11:45am | RSE Workers | Robert Poata |
| 12:15pm | Table Talanoa | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15pm | Political Panel | Teanau Tuiono -Greens Carmel Sepuloni - Labour |
| 2:15pm | Energizer | |
| 2:40pm | Round 1 Union Bus Stop PSA MUNZ ETU NZEI DWU |
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| 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 4:00pm | Round 2 Union Bus Stop RTMU TEU WFU NZPPTA NZNO |
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| 6:00pm | KP Fono Dinner | Speaker - Josephine Bartley Dj - Dwight Semu |
Day 2
| 9:00am | Opening Prayer Reflections |
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| 9:30am | Electoral Commission | |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | |
| 11:00am | Polynesian panthers | Pacific Justice | Rev Alec Toleafoa, Lupematasila Dr Melanie Anae & Tigi Ness |
| 11:30am | Table Talanoa | |
| 11:45am | Fair pay or living wage | |
| 12:15pm | Table Talanoa | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15pm | Komiti Pasefika Meeting Convenors Report Election |
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| 3:15pm | Wrap Up Farewells |
