Taulapapa Brenda Heather-Latu MBE (born 23 December 1961)[citation needed] is a New Zealand-born Samoan lawyer and a former Attorney-General of Samoa.
[6] As attorney general she prosecuted the Luagalau Levaula Kamu assassination case, resulting in the conviction of the shooter and two former Ministers for murder.
[19] She is currently a director of Habitat for Humanity (New Zealand) and the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships,[19] and chair of the Pacific Leadership Foundation.
[19] In October 2019 Taulapapa was appointed by the Judicial Service Commission to investigate complaints made against three suspended Lands and Titles Court judges,[22] resulting in two being dismissed and one being forced to retire.
[24] Heather-Latu represented the FAST Party in court cases following the 2021 Samoan general election,[25] and acted as the acting clerk of the Legislative Assembly when the clerk refused to undertake his functions for the party's makeshift swearing-in ceremony during the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis.