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From ‘naughty boy’ to leader

Monday 22 January 2018 | Published in Local

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From ‘naughty boy’ to leader
Kokaua as he was pictured on a New Zealand US Embassy website promoting the conference. 18011928

TEN YEARS ago, very few would have predicted that Te Ipukarea Society project officer Liam Kokaua would one day be picked to attend a Young Pacific Leaders Confer-ence in Honolulu, Hawaii.

TEN YEARS ago, very few would have predicted that Te Ipukarea Society project officer Liam Kokaua would one day be picked to attend a Young Pacific Leaders Confer-ence in Honolulu, Hawaii.


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