Employee of the Month

Lucy Latu has only one regret about joining Pacific Homecare as a Support Worker in 2011. The Niuean-born mother of two wishes she had joined sooner. “I love my job and…

As one of Pacific Homecare’s longest serving employees with more than a decade of service, Support Worker Meleane Katoa-Fa’amasa is amazed at the transformation of the organisation in her time.…

When Ana Tauiliili came to New Zealand from Samoa as a 20-year-old in 1985, she never contemplated that it would be her new home. “I mainly came over to have…

Family is important to Mohammed Intaz. The desire to be closer to his young family in Papatoetoe after working for nine years at a produce company growing tomatoes in Pukekohe…

When times are tough, Haitelenisia Laungaue, or Sia as she is called, thinks of her mother, Alisi. Originally from Kolomotu’a in Tonga, Alisi arrived in NZ as a young solo…

Being chosen as Pacific Homecare’s Employee of the Month for June 2015 is a humbling experience for Faagai Faagai. “I enjoy my job because I get to help people who…

As a regular fulltime reliever for fellow Support Workers at Pacific Homecare, Ainise Toupili enjoys the variety of her job. “Sometimes I’ll have a week where I’m meeting a new…

As a full-time Training Coordinator for Pacific Homecare, Emmily Samuel has fully embraced the value of education. New Zealand-born and of Cook Islands descent (Matavera in Rarotonga and the island…

The opportunity for Faananafu Kepaoa to become a Support Worker at Pacific Homecare has been a huge blessing in the young woman’s life. It has inspired her to delve further…

When Pacific Homecare staff saw how competently and compassionately Shirley Lata cared for her disabled father-in-law, they offered her a position with the organisation caring for other clients. With her…