MBF24 Vitale Lafaele - A Canoe Before the Wind

MARLBOROUGH BOOK FESTIVAL

Vitale Lafaele reflects on his memoir A Canoe Before the Wind.

The Samoan proverb refers to things that come around quickly and it is an appropriate metaphor for Vitale’s extraordinary life. Vitale immigrated with his family from Samoa as a child and went on to become a New Zealand SAS soldier, a high ranking police officer, a respected leader, family man, and in recent years, stroke survivor with many great life insights to share.

Vitale is in conversation with Tessa Nicholson.