Dr S. ‘Apo’ Aporosa is maternally related to the village of Naduri in Macuata, Fiji. He is the 2019 New Zealand Health Research Council Sir Thomas Davis Te Patu Kite Rangi Ariki Fellow. Based at the University of Waikato’s Te Huataki Waiora School of Health, and also working with the School of Psychology’s Traffic and Road Safety Research Group, Apo is investigating cognitive impacts resulting from traditionally influenced kava use. He is also assisting with the development of the (proposed) University of Waikato Medical School, teaching, and supporting Pacific student achievement.