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Grace Rasmussen

Personal Life: Grace Rasmussen (born March 18, 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Netball player for the Auckland Northern Mystics and New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns. Rasmussen  is the younger sister to Rachel Rasmussen who currently plays for the Southern Steel netball team.   Professional Career: Rasmussen is a former member of …

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Cathrine Latu

Personal Life: Cathrine ‘Cat’ Latu (born October 25, 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Netball player for the Auckland Northern Mystics and New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns. She also represented Samoa in 2007. Latu is of European, Maori, Tongan and Samoan heritage. She comes from a family of 10 brothers and sisters …

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Tulsi Gabbard

Personal Life: Tulsi Gabbard (born April 12, 1981 in Leloaloa, American Samoa) is the U.S. House of Representative from Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district, and is Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). At the age of two, the Gabbard family settled in Hawai’i where as a teenager, she co-founded the Healthy Hawai’i Coalition – a …

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Mark Hunt

Personal Life: Mark Richard Hunt (nickname: ‘Super Samoan’, born March 23, 1974 in South Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and former Kickboxer. He is best known in the UFC, K1 and PRIDE. Hunt’s fighting style is known for his sheer power, technical boxing prowess, and a great jaw. …

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Gus Lam

Personal Life: Gus Lam (born June 26, 1967 in Samoa) is Gym Director at the Kamp Tuaman training gym in Auckland, New Zealand. While running the gym, Lam helps with fitness and conditioning. His background includes being a personal trainer, fitness trainer, and boxing trainer. Kamp Tuaman is owned by well-known Samoan/New Zealand professional heavyweight …

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Antonio Winterstein

Personal Life: Antonio Winterstein (born May 30, 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Rugby League player for the Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos from 2009-10 in the NRL. He has also played for the Rugby League Samoa (RLS) national side. His villages listed …

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Digby Ioane

Personal Life: Digby Anthony Natu Ioane (born July 14, 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a professional Rugby Union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super15 Rugby competition. He has previously played for the Western Force, and as a representative of the Australia [Wallabies] national rugby team. Though born in Wellington, Ioane was raised …

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Sila Vaifale

Personal Life: Muagututia Tuala Peseta Sila Vaifale (born July 5, 1967 in Lepea, [Western] Samoa) is an Assistant Coach to the Samoa ‘A’ side in the Pacific Rugby Cup (PRC) competition, and a former Manu Samoa rugby player from 1989 to 1997.   Professional Career: Vaifale made his Test debut against Romania on October 14, …

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Jay Laga’aia

Personal Life Jay Lavea Laga’aia (born September 10, 1963 in New Zealand) is an Actor and Singer. He is best known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Laga’aia’s acting career spans over 30 years. …

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Goretti Chadwick

Personal Life Goretti ‘Letti’ Chadwick is a Director, a Course Director at the Pacific Institute of Performing Arts (PIPA), a Writer, and an Actor. She is also one-half of the television comedy duo, Pani & Pani, on FreshTV with Anapela Polataivao. Chadwick has done voice-overs for a number of radio commercials in New Zealand, and …

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