Vaai, Hoglund & Toma - Specialised Pasifika Legal Services

Vaai, Hoglund & Toma is a specialised Pasifika law firm serving Pacific Island communities in both New Zealand and Samoa. The firm operates with a faith-driven approach and focuses on providing culturally empathetic legal services to Pacific peoples, offering bilingual communication in Samoan, Tongan, and English. With offices in Auckland, New Zealand and Apia, Samoa, the firm brings together almost 50 years of combined legal experience in the Pacific region.

The firm's core practice areas include property law and conveyancing, family law including Samoan adoptions, immigration services, wills and estates, and enduring powers of attorney. In Samoa, they also provide criminal defence services, civil litigation, and debt recovery. Their immigration practice specialises in residency applications to Immigration New Zealand, citizenship applications, and assisting overstayers with section 61 requests and ministerial intervention appeals.

Led by partners Fotu Hoglund, Henry Hoglund, and Posē Toma, the firm prides itself on understanding Pasifika value systems and providing services tailored to the unique needs of Pacific communities. Their motto "Serving You Is What We Do Best" reflects their commitment to client service and their role as trusted leaders in their areas of practice across both jurisdictions.