February 22, 2024
South Auckland has lost an outspoken Pacifica leaders says Letele
South Auckland community leader Dave Letele says South Auckland has lost one of their outspoken Pacifica leaders in Green MP Fa’anānā Efeso Collins.
Yesterday morning, the 49-year-old collapsed while doing the ChildFund Water Run to raise funds to support communities in the Pacific, after immediate resuscitation attempts by emergency services, Mr Collins passed away.
Mr Letele, who was also participating in the fundraiser, says he loved Efeso’s courage to stand for his community, both in local and central government.
“What I loved about him is he wasn’t scared to speak up and he wasn’t scared of, you know, the challenge, especially politically, you know, that he faced to keep pushing, you know, our messages out there,” he says
David Letele says his thoughts, prayers and love go out to his wife and children.