Tagata moana community and economic development
Tagata moana are connected by bonds of kinship, culture and a shared Pacific worldview. Dauntless Blue strengthens these reciprocal links as assets that help our communities thrive.
Linking iwi and tagata moana
As part of our commitment to whakawhanaungatanga we are building international trade and economic links between the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific. We aim to create lasting connections for the prosperity and wellbeing of tangata whenua in Aotearoa and tagata moana around the world.
Supporting the tagata sa’ilimalo movement
Our roots lie in the tagata sa’ilimalo community (Pacific disabled people, their families/nofo-a-kainga, and carers/supporters/tautua soifua in Aotearoa). We are a key partner of Tōfā Mamao, a grassroots collective of tagata sa’ilimalo. Dauntless Blue played a major role in funding, guiding, and advocating for Tōfā Mamao’s Tagata Sa’ilimalo Strategic Framework.
Supporting community aspirations
We recognise that excellence abounds in tagata moana communities. To foster this vitality and talent we provide targeted financial support to outstanding community groups and individuals who aspire for the best. Past investments have included sponsorship of students, sports clubs, and musical groups.
Our Work Includes:
Vision development
Executive mentoring
Strategic and organisational advice
Project management
Fostering and supporting the next generation of community leaders
Organisational management
Building community partnerships
Policy research and analysis
Sponsoring innovation
Designing policy and advocacy campaigns
Who we are:
Tunumafono Fa’amoetauloa Avaula Fa’amoe
MNZM, Managing Director
Ava has a passion for community development and has been a key player in establishing a number of community-based organisations in the health and disability sector. He also has local government experience as an elected member of both Manukau city and Auckland Councils.
He advises a range of community organisations and grassroots movements, driving policy and organisational change, building cross-sectoral partnerships, and fostering a new generation of leaders. Alongside his considerable expertise in leadership, management and governance, Ava has extensive knowledge of the health and disability sector and the Pacific and tagata sa’ilimalo communities.
Theresia Weir
QSM, Principal Analyst
Theresia’s expertise is in managing systems change in the public sector, with a particular focus on marginalized communities, including tagata sa’ilimalo, tagata moana, Māori, disabled people, immigrant communities and refugees. She brings an ‘intrapreneurial’ approach and private sector experience to her role as a policy implementation strategist, which has spanned service design, systems change, funding and contracting and service strategy development.
She has made key contributions in the areas of immigrant resettlement, disability services and Māori health — driving reforms, challenging assumptions and making space for the leadership and participation of marginalized communities.
Support Team
We work with a talented team of contractors and supporters who share their expertise in policy, research, economics, data analysis, project management, communications, media and design.
Our Community:
“As manager of the Papatoetoe Rugby Football Club – U11 Warriors, I wanted to offer our sincere thanks & gratitude to Dauntless Blue for your continuing support in sponsoring our young tamariki training t-shirts for the 2023 season to go with the training jackets which you also helped sponsor for the 2022 season. We appreciate your willingness to give back to your local community & our young talented boys.
Your contribution is not just sponsorship but is also an advertising opportunity, we hope having your business on our off field gear provided exposure not only in Auckland but also whilst we were in Taupo in 2022 & Queenstown in 2023 for the NZ Junior Rugby Festivals.”
Frances Tafili
Manager of the Papatoetoe Rugby Warriors U11s Team
“I am writing this letter to express my sincerest gratitude, for the sponsorship Dauntless Blue Company has provided through my laptop. Thanks to this form of sponsorship, I have been able to carry out multiple assignments or internal assessments that I have been handed from school.
I am deeply grateful for the sponsorship through the laptop for this is one resource that not every student in Samoa has access to. However, through Dauntless blue I was fortunate enough to receive a priceless tool that enables me, as a student to have technology at my fingertips. Thank you once again for your support.”
Si’I Vainalepa AnneLynette Kerry To’afa,
Yr. 13 student, Samoa College.
“As the Chair of the Tōfā Mamao Collective, I have been incredibly fortunate to witness the profound impact of Dauntless Blue’s unwavering support throughout our journey. Their sponsorship of the Tagata Sa’ilimalo Strategic Framework has been instrumental in propelling our organization’s mission forward. Their financial contribution to the Tōfā Mamao website refresh not only breathed new life into our digital presence but also made our resources and information more accessible to our community. Moreover, Dauntless Blue’s pro bono work with Managing Director, Tunumafono Ava Faamoe, who also serves as the National Executive Officer of Tōfā Mamao, has been a beacon of leadership and expertise. Their commitment to our cause has empowered us to advance our initiatives and better serve the needs of the tagata sa’ilimalo community. We are deeply grateful for Dauntless Blue’s support, which has been instrumental in our collective efforts to uplift and empower our community.”
Aiga Pouoa,
Chair, Tōfā Mamao Collective
“It is my pleasure as Chairperson of East Tamaki Rugby Club to express our sincere gratitude and support to Dauntless Blue company, for their generous support of sponsoring our Premier Team`s playing uniform for the 2023 year. We appreciate the fact that the Director, Tunumafono Ava Faamoe, raised locally in Otara, was generous enough to give back to his community. We recognized him as an ardent supporter of community projects in this community providing financial support to various initiatives designed to enhance the image and character of Otara, which is often tainted negatively by outsiders looking within. As a token of our appreciation, the club will retain Dauntless Blue as the major sponsor for the Premiers playing uniform for the 2024 season, nga mihi and faafetai lava.”
Becker Broughton
Chairperson of East Tamaki Rugby Club
“Thank you, Dauntless Blue, for sponsoring my laptop. I truly appreciate your support and prompt assistance. Enabling me, as a tagata sa’ilimalo to confidently fulfil employment opportunities. Being able to receive this laptop through your services was a positive experience, with immediate productive change in overcoming work-related obstacles. Using this device with the right specs for me has made work more enjoyable while managing tasks with ease.”
Rachel