{"id":2725,"date":"2023-05-24T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T23:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.co.nz\/hort2023\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2023-05-24T11:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T23:09:10","slug":"tofilau-talalelei-taufale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conferences.co.nz\/hort2023\/tofilau-talalelei-taufale\/","title":{"rendered":"Tofilau\u00a0Talalelei\u00a0Taufale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tofilau\u00a0Talalelei\u00a0Taufale &#8211; Te Whatu Ora<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tofilau is of Samoan Heritage from the villages of Iva, Luatuanu\u2019u and Falelatai.&nbsp; Based in Hawke\u2019s Bay, he is currently the Interim RSE National Lead and Interim Commissioning Lead for the Pacific Directorate of Te Whatu Ora.&nbsp; Prior to this he was the Pacific Health Manager for the previous Hawke\u2019s Bay District Health Board.&nbsp; Of more recent note he led the Pacific COVID-19 response and the Pacific Cyclone Gabrielle Response for the region. 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