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New Zealand politician

Definiteness vs. specificity : an investigation into the terms used to describe articles in Gagana Samoa (2007)

Councillor Lotu Fuli


Manukau ward Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022 Serving with Alf Filipaina
Preceded by	Efeso Collins

Personal details
Party	Labour
Scientific career

Thesis	Definiteness vs. specificity : an investigation into the terms used to describe articles in Gagana Samoa (2007)

Lotu Fuli is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor. In 2022, Fuli was elected as one of the two councillors for the Manukau ward.

Lotu was born in Samoa and came to New Zealand with her family in the 1970s, originally living in Mount Eden.^[1] They moved to Ōtara in 1976 and she has lived there since. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a Master of Letters (M.Litt.) in 2007, with a thesis titled Definiteness vs. specificity: an investigation into the terms used to describe articles in Gagana Samoa.^[2] After spending time teaching secondary schools in Auckland, Japan, and South Korea, she returned to university to achieve a Bachelor of Laws with Honours.^[3]

Political career

Auckland Council
Years	Ward	Affiliation
2022–present	Manukau		Labour

Fuli was elected to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board in 2013 Auckland local board elections.^[3] She was chairperson from 2016 to 2022.^[4]^[5]

On 15 June 2020, the New Zealand Labour Party published its list for the 2020 election, with Fuli placed 63rd.^[6] She was bumped up to 61st following the withdrawal of Raymond Huo and Iain Lees-Galloway. Her list placement was not high enough to elect Fuli.

In the 2022 local body elections, Fuli was elected as a councillor for the Manukau ward,^[7] a role formerly held by Efeso Collins, who ran for mayor.

Fuli is running for re-election as a councillor in the 2025 elections.^[8]

References

↑ Christian, Harrison (September 2018). "Southside Rising: The Ōtara story". Stuff. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ Fuli, Lotu (2007). Definiteness vs. specificity : an investigation into the terms used to describe articles in Gagana Samoa (Masters thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/20309.
1 2 "Lotu Fuli – List Candidate – NZ Labour Party". New Zealand Labour Party. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "Local boards sign agreement with Ngāti Tamaoho". Our Auckland. Auckland Council. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "South Aucklanders reflect on the super city 10 years on". Stuff. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "Health Minister David Clark slips in Labour's ranks, infectious disease expert Ayesha Verrall joins list". Newshub. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "Local elections 2022 – Official results" (PDF). Local elections 2022 – Official results. Auckland Council. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ Afemata, Mary (7 March 2025). "Council hopefuls say South Auckland needs more resources". PMN | Pacific Media Network. Retrieved 10 August 2025.

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