Tuitaʻalili Vaitavaʻe Suʻa Aloese-Moe

Tuitaʻalili Vaitavaʻe Suʻa Aloese-Moe ONZM is a Samoan obstetric nurse, educator and community leader.

Biography

Aloese-Moe worked as a registered obstetric nurse at Middlemore Hospital, Otara-Papatoetoe, between 1975 and 2000.[1][2] She established Sagato Iosefa Aoga Amata Early Childhood Education and the Mangere Pacific Early Childhood Education Trust alongside her Samoan Catholic Community and other Pacific community leaders.[1][3] She was the inaugural chair of the Mangere Pacific Early Childhood Education Trust from 1997 to 2011.[3] She is also a member of the Fundraising Committee for Saint Therese Catholic Parish and has served as a Justice of the Peace since 2012.[1]

In May 2022, Aloese-Moe was appointed as Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for "services to education and health."[1][2][4] The O le Ao o le Malo Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II bestowed on her the honour of a matai chiefly title in the faʻamatai system of the Samoan Islands.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "New Year Honours 2022 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Minutes of Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board - Tuesday, 15 February 2022". Auckland Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Catholic connections in 2022 New Year Honours". NZ Catholic Newspaper. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "NZ's Pacific community recognised in New Year's honours". RNZ. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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