Alf Filipaina
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Political career
Filipaina was a Manukau City Councillor.In the 2010 Auckland Council elections
Auckland local elections, 2010
The Auckland local elections, 2010 took place from 17 September until 9 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the first since the merger of the seven councils and elected the new Auckland Council, composed of the mayor, 20 members of the Governing Body, and 149 members of 21...
Filipaina was elected from the Manukau ward.
Family
One of Filipaina's brothers, OlsenOlsen Filipaina
Olsen Orekewa Filipaina is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.-Playing career:Filipaina started his career with the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He was named the best back in the competition in 1977 before...
, represented the New Zealand Kiwis in rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
. Another, Jerry, once stood for The Family Party in 2008.