Gloria and James Viliamu are a young Samoan couple starting out on their financial journey together, wanting to provide the best future for their baby boy, Nathaniel. Since completing Vaka Tautua’s Tupe Wise programme earlier this year, they have already reached several milestones on the road to financial freedom.

Vaka Tautua has rolled out its award-winning financial capability programme – Tupe Wise – to a rapidly growing number of cohorts around the country this year. Otago is the latest region to benefit from the programme, which seeks to increase the financial literacy and knowledge of Pacific families in Aotearoa New Zealand.

In 2021, Miriam Terei-Roriki left Rarotonga for urgent medical treatment in Aotearoa. Vaka Tautua supported Miriam and her family to adjust to their new life, and learn to thrive with help from our Parenting and Tupe Wise Programmes. 

Vaka Tautua, Aotearoa’s ‘by Pacific, for Pacific’ health, disability, and social services provider, was announced this month as one of the primary organisations to receive funding from the Government’s Pacific Financial Capability Grants.

Two years after launching, The Generator is continuing to help enterprising Kiwis experiencing financial hardship to pave their way to a stronger financial future and improve their wellbeing.