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100			_aLafaele, Vitale, _eauthor. _953918
245	1	2	_aA canoe before the wind : _ban immigrant son's story of family, adversity and courage / _cVitale Lafaele.
260			_aAuckland, New Zealand : _b HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand), _c2023.
263			_a2309
300			_apages cm
520			_a"In 1962, a Sāmoan family journeyed to New Zealand - a country immigrants once called 'the land of milk and honey' - in search of a better life. Instead, their eldest son, Vitale, arrived in an era of dawn raids by police and immigration officials, and endless racism and bullying at school. Yet he endured and, against the odds, grew up to become one of a select few civilians to pass New Zealand's elite SAS selection process. After seven years in the army, Vitale scaled impressive heights to become tactical commander of the police special tactics group, commander of the armed offenders squad, head of dignitary and witness protection, and one of New Zealand's most decorated policemen. From high-profile hostage situations to overcoming a career-ending stroke, Soifua Vitale Joseph Fatutoa Lafaele's story is an inspiring one, of overcoming difficulty with values to guide you through life's challenges - ua se vaʻa tu matagi, like a canoe before the wind. "--Publisher information.
600		0	_aLafaele, Vitale, _953918
650		0	_aImmigrants _zNew Zealand _vBiography. _953919
650		0	_aRacism _zNew Zealand. _953920
655		0	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft _921259
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948			_hHELD BY NZWMT - 8 OTHER HOLDINGS
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