Argentina Fatialofa

Niuean, Kuki Airani • Certificate in Mental Health (Level 4), DipMH

Argentina Fatialofa is Team Leader, Ola Fiafia, in the Northwestern Auckland region.

Argentina is one of Vaka Tautua’s longest-serving staff members, having joined Vaka Tautua in June 2008. She has more than 20 years’ experience working in the mental health space across the Auckland region. She holds a Diploma and Certificate in Mental Health (Level 4), and is a trained facilitator for suicide intervention. Prior to joining Vaka Tautua, Argentina was a telephone counsellor at Lifeline, and programme coordinator for elderly stroke survivors.

Argentina believes she is called to enrich the lives of our Pacific peoples by supporting their journey to quality life, health and wellbeing. Outside of work, Argentina loves spending quality time with family as well as her church family.  

“Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble, but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.” - Deter f. Uchtdorf