Kelburn campus—Pasifika staff

Meet the Pasifika team from the Kelburn campus.

Academic staff

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Dr Peter Brunt

Associate Professor
School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History

Research Areas:  Oceanic art, Indigenous and Colonial Modernisms, Art and cross-cultural exchange in the Pacific, visual culture and Oceanic modernity, Contemporary Pacific art... read more

Art history, theory and criticism Art history Pacific Peoples culture History of the pacific
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Dr Mele Taumoepeau

Associate Professor
School of Psychology

Research Areas:  - Preschoolers' socio-emotional development
- Cross-cultural analysis of parent-child interactions
- Child mental state language development
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Language, communication and culture
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AProf Kabini Sanga

Associate Professor
School of Education

Research Areas:  Leadership, education, international education, development education, mentorship, governance of higher education, indigenous research, Pacific, Solomon... read more

Specialist studies in education Multicultural education (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific Peoples) Pacific Peoples ethics Other Indigenous data, methodologies and global Indigenous studies Education policy, sociology and philosophy Comparative and cross-cultural education Development studies
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Dr Ali Glasgow

Senior Lecturer
School of Education

Research Areas:  Pacific education, early childhood education, indigenous models of education... read more

Education Te Whāriki - te mātauranga kōhungahunga Māori (Māori early childhood education) Curriculum and pedagogy Specialist studies in education Multicultural education (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific Peoples) Pacific Peoples education not elsewhere classified Special education and disability Teacher education and professional development of educators
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Dr Aliitasi Su'a

Senior Lecturer in Pasifika Health
School of Health

Research Areas:  Aliitasi has completed three research projects in the last three years. Firstly, an exploration of the COVID-19 pandemic response for Pacific Health in New... read more

Multicultural education (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific Peoples) Health policy Pacific Peoples sociology
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Dr Brian Tunui

Lecturer
Te Kawa a Māui

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Dr Cherie Chu-Fuluifaga

Senior Lecturer
School of Education

Research Areas:  **Professional Bio:**

With expertise in mentorship, leadership development, Appreciative Inquiry, Pacific learners, human development, Pacific... read more

Education Educational administration, management and leadership Pacific Peoples education not elsewhere classified Sociology Educational psychology Cultural studies Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies
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Dr Fuapepe Rimoni

Lecturer
School of Education

Research Areas:  Pacific youth, Pacific boys education, identity formation, and belonging within secondary school context... read more

Specialist studies in education
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Dr Helen Woolner

Lecturer, Biological Sciences · Lecturer in Chemical Biology
School of Biological Sciences

Natural products and bioactive compounds
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Dr Hine Funaki-Cole

Postdoctoral Fellow

School of Social and Cultural Studies

Research Areas: 

Kaupapa Māori, Indigenous studies, sociological hauntings, settler-colonialism

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Education Te mātauranga Māori kāore anō kia whakarōpūtia i wāhi kē (Māori education not elsewhere classified) Sociology Te hītori Māori (Māori history) Cultural studies History and philosophy of education Ngā Kaupapa Māori (Māori projects)
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Dr Iati Iati

Senior Lecturer

School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations

Research Areas: 

Strategic competition and security in the Pacific, New Zealand foreign and defence policy, Pacific governance, democracy, development and customary land... read more

Political science International relations Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific Pacific Peoples culture, language and history Climate change impacts and adaptation
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Dr Jasmine Hall

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Research Fellow

School of Education|School of Education

Research Areas:  Graph theory, tangles, mathematics education, Pacific education... read more

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Dr Lara Andrews

Co-Director Te Hau Kori

Te Hau Kori - Centre for Physical Activity and Wellbeing

Research Areas:  Programme Development
Physical Activity
Youth Development
Sport
Family (Whanau) Science
Social Inclusion... read more

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Dr Moses Faleolo

Lecturer in Criminology

School of Social and Cultural Studies

Research Areas:  *Pacific/Pasifika Criminology
*Youth/Adolescent Gangs
*Juvenile justice
*Restorative justice
*The relationship of Indigenous people to... read more

Pacific Peoples information and knowledge management systems Criminology Social work
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Dr Sadat Muaiava

Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures · Va'aomanū Pasifika

Research Areas: 

Samoan language, culture, oratory, history, religion, theology, politics, gender, tattooing, sport, activism, performance, song, chanting and dance.

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Pacific Peoples sociology Cultural studies Pacific Peoples culture Language studies Pacific Peoples linguistics and languages Pacific Peoples literature, journalism and professional writing History of the pacific
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Dr Zaramasina Clark

Lecturer in Biological Sciences
School of Biological Sciences

Research Areas:  I’m interested in ensuring that people suffering from infertility are able to access effective treatments (assisted reproductive technologies), to realise... read more

Animal cell and molecular biology Animal developmental and reproductive biology
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Dr Nalani Wilson-Hokowhitu

Lecturer in Pacific Studies

School of Languages and Cultures

Pacific Peoples curatorial, archives and museum studies Pacific Peoples culture, language and history Conservation of Pacific Peoples heritage Pacific Peoples land, culture and identity Pacific Peoples repatriation Pacific Peoples ways of knowing, being and doing Pacific Peoples visual arts and crafts Pacific Peoples environmental knowledges
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Edna Havea

Programme Director, Pasifika Pathways

School of Languages and Cultures

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Jacs Forde

Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology

School of Social and Cultural Studies

Ngā mātauranga taiao o te Māori (Māori environmental knowledges) Social and cultural anthropology
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Kirita-Rose Escott

Lecturer

School of Engineering and Computer Science

Research Areas:  Evolutionary computation, reinforcement learning, dynamic workflow scheduling, cloud computing.... read more

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Toaga Alefosio

Lecturer in Samoan Studies (Teaching)

School of Languages and Cultures

Research Areas:  I have many research interests and majority of them are focused on the gagana (language) tu ma aga (traditions and customs) of ancient Sāmoa which continues in... read more

Professional staff

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Dame Winnie Laban

Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Pasifika

Pasifika Student Success

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Aaron Nonoa

Manager, Pasifika Student Success
Pasifika Student Success · Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor Pasifika

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Pelesa Semu

Senior Adviser to the Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Pasifika
Pasifika Student Success · Office of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor Pasifika

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Hugh Laurenson

Administrator

Pasifika Student Success

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Fabie Filo

Senior Pasifika Engagement Adviser

Pasifika Student Success

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Stariana Framhein-Tagoa'i

Pasifika Engagement Adviser
Pasifika Student Success

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Alofa Wright

Pasifika Engagement Adviser
Pasifika Student Success

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Faiga Su'a

Pasifika Engagement Adviser
Pasifika Student Success · Office of the Assistance Vice Chancellor Pasifika

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Tapu Vea

Pasifika Future Student Adviser · Kaitawaka Pasifika
Future Students · Te Kahupapa

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Fa'aaliga Leota

Pasifika Future Student Adviser · Kaitawaka Pasifika
Future Students · Te Kahupapa

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Lionel Taito-Matamua

Future Student Adviser · Kaitawaka
Future Students · Te Kahupapa

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Teneya Nicol

Outreach and Engagement Adviser - SHEADI
Communications, Marketing and Engagement

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Louise Falepau

Manager, Student Learning

Student Learning

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Moe Nanai

Learning Adviser, Pasifika · Kaiārahi Ako Pasifika
Student Learning · Te Taiako

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Taase Pusa

Senior Learning Adviser, Digital Technology
Student Learning · Te Taiako

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Gail Ah-Hi

Equity Scholarships Programme Manager
Scholarships Office

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Tina Uiese

Senior Scholarships Adviser · Undergraduate enquiries
Scholarships Office

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Andrew Tui

Manager, Careers and Employment
Wellington Careers and Employment

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Eseta Malua-Faafia

Pasifika Student Liaison

The Library

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Taeao Filo

Pasifika Library Navigator / Subject Librarian
The Library

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Emele-Moa Makisi Setefano

Senior Adviser, New Student Transition
Titoko - Centre for Student Success

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Mathew Mene

Counsellor

Mauri Ora (Student Health and Counselling)

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Fuailelagi Samoa Saleupolu Heger

Counsellor · Pasifika
Mauri Ora (Student Health and Counselling) · Student Counselling

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Raymond Dunn

Kaiwhakatere Hauora, Health Navigator

Mauri Ora (Student Health and Counselling)

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Afega Lomi

Night Manager

Student Living - Halls

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Cyril Clarke

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Fiona Mann

Director of Confucius Institute
Wellington University International

Senior International Recruitment Manager
Wellington University International

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Fuatino Tafunai

International Student Adviser
Student Experience and Wellbeing

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Joe Polu

Teaching Technology Specialist
Digital Solutions

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Kaysee Savali

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Krishan Kumar

Commercial Manager

Digital Solutions

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Laulauga Toia

Head of Hall, Capital Hall
Halls of Residence

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Leti Avei

Student Interest and Conflict Resolution Adviser
Student Experience and Wellbeing

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Lo'u Leota

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Mary Murray

Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

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Mataio Viliamu

Head of Hall, Boulcott Hall
Student Living - Halls

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Renee Young

Night Manager
Halls of Residence

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Ronnie Cowley

Senior Adviser

Student and Campus Living

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Rose To'oala

Procurement Adviser
Finance

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Sera Gagau

Student Success Adviser

Titoko - Centre for Student Success

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Timothy Seupule

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Ursula Muavae

Office Manager
Robinson Research Institute

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Viliame Kolinisau

Security Officer

Student and Campus Living

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Povana Pauesi Te'o

Teacher Nursery Creche
Early Childhood Centres