PREFECT, 2010
First in her family of 7 children to attend university, Vainga's
current life goals are to improve the value of education in her
family. Her future ambition is to become a Member of Parliment.
Vainga's Tongan heritage and her ability to communicate fluently in
both Tongan and English has equipped her with a bilingual voice.
Placements as an Auckland City Youth Councillor and as a Youth
Parlimentarian are experiences which contribute to her developing
passion for being a spokeswoman for others.
Vainga has always been an excellent example to those around her. On
top of a lengthy list of co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities this young woman was the Top Academic Student of her
year in 2009, a Board of Trustees Student Representative and Peer
Support for younger students. As a Prefect in 2010, Vainga
consistently showed herself to be a trusted and valued member of
the College. It was Hannah Archer, Talent Acquisition Advisor at
Telecom who described Vainga as having "brilliant potential."
Studying at The University of Auckland, Vainga has a busy but
exciting journey ahead of her with enrolement in conjoint Bachelor
degrees in Health Science and Law.