Leilani Tamu

Leilani Tamu

Leilani Tamu is a New Zealand-born Samoan and was born and bred in Auckland. It wasn't until attending university that she came to fully understand and appreciate the huge impact that the Polynesian Panthers have had on forging the way forward for young Pacific Islanders. She is now a mother of two and the author of The Art of Excavation (Anahera Press, 2014).

Books by this author

Polynesian Panthers edited by Melani Anae with Lautofa Iuli and Leilani Tamu

Non-Fiction

Polynesian Panthers: Pacific Protest and Affirmative Action in Aotearoa NZ 1971–1981