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Tautua Aitaumalele male soifua ole mafaufau. Service from afar and mental welbeing. Mulipola Tofiga, Mulipola Afano, Mulipola Mataupu.

Tautua Aitaumalele male soifua ole mafaufau. Service from afar and mental welbeing. Mulipola Tofiga, Mulipola Afano, Mulipola Mataupu.

Update: 2025-07-20
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In this episode three matais (chiefs) representing the Mulpola family explain what this cultural practice and why it is core to Samoans wellbeing.  They provide examples of this practice from their own family in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Ole talanoaga ma susuga ia Mulipola Tofiga, Mulipola Afano, ma Mulipola Mataupu ile uiga ole tautua aitaumalele, ae fa'apea le taua ole fa'asinomaga ma aiga ile soifua manuia ole mafaufau o tagata Samoa.


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