Pasifika Advisory Group newspage
Roles | Membership | Group talk | What's new | Editor's choice | Contacts
Kia orana, Fakaalofa atu, Taloha ni, Talofa lava, Ni sa bula, Mālō e lelei and welcome to the Pasifika Advisory Group webpage. We value your feedback and ideas, and invite you to contact us at pasifika@tki.org.nz.
The purpose of this page is to:
- explain the roles of the Pasifika Advisory Group
- profile Group members
- provide a forum for discussion through the 'Group Talk' private area
- provide a forum for discussion for the local Pasifika education reference groups
- provide ongoing news and updates about Pasifika education ('What's new')
- provide links to relevant information and resources on TKI ('Editor's choice').
Using this page
Scroll down the page or use the four links above to skip down to the section headings. Use the buttons on the right-hand side of the page and the quick search facility to access Pasifika education resources.
Roles of the Pasifika Advisory Group (PAG)
Since the Ministry of Education established the Pasifika Advisory Group in 1995, the role of the Group has evolved to provide the following services:
Identifying issues and barriers to education: The Group advises the Ministry of Education on:
- issues and barriers facing Pasifika peoples in education
- appropriate strategies for addressing these issues and barriers
- how effective strategies and plans are dealing with the identified issues and barriers
- gaps in current policies and operations that affect Pasifika peoples in education.
Education plan: The Group assists the Ministry in developing, implementing, promoting, and monitoring the Pasifika Education Plan.
Communication: The Group assists the Ministry in developing and implementing communication strategies to promote the benefits of education to Pasifika communities, and provide education information to these communities. These strategies include radio, fono, web pages, and print.
Consultation: The Group provides opportunities for consulting Passifika communities helping the Ministry to better develop policy and operational activities that meet the educational aspirations of Pasifika communities.
Local initiatives: The Group supports the Ministry's Pasifika Education Coordinators and Pasifika Team members to set up local reference/advisory groups, and to help regional and local Ministry offices identify local priorities and develop local policies and plans so that they are explicit in addressing Pasifika priorities. They also assist the office in monitoring the outcomes of these initiatives.
Inter-governmental: The work of the Group helps fulfil the goals of the Ministry's Protocol with the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs. The group also advises on the work of the other education agencies.
Other Ministry projects: Members of the Group provide advice on other Ministry projects as appropriate to their skills and experience (such as early childhood education).
Community knowledge: Members of the Group gain specific knowledge about the role of the Ministry and other education agencies that can be provided to Pasifika communities as required.
Membership of the Pasifika Advisory Group
The Pasifika Advisory Group consists of up to 26 members who represent Pasifika communities, the education profession, and others whose skills will help advance the purpose of the group. Members are appointed to ensure there are representatives from:
- each of the Samoan, Cook Islands, Tokelauan, Niuean, Fijian, and Tongan communities
- across New Zealand
- rural and urban Pasifika communities
- Ministry regional and local offices
- all education sectors
- key national education bodies including the New Zealand University Student Association (NZUSA); New Zealand Education Institute, Komiti Pasifika (NZEI); Post Primary Schools Teachers Association, Komiti Pasifika (PPTA); Association of Pasifika Staff in Tertiary Education (APSTE); Pacific Islands Training Providers of New Zealand (PITPONZ), Pacific Nations Educator's Association (PNEA)
- special needs students' advocates
- Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs.
Profiles of Group membership
Profiles for Pasifika Advisory Group members.
Group talk
Access the private area of the Pasifika Advisory Group, which is password-protected, to publish and share resources and chat with other members of the group.
What's new
Pasifika Community Education Fono 2005
Read about the Ministry of Education's meetings with nine Pasifika communities, held in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill between July and November 2005. The theme for this year's fono series is 'education is a shared responsibility'.
Editor's choice
Pasifika Education Plan background
This section of the Ministry of Education's website provides the background information on the Pasifika Education Plan.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?indexid=4332&layout=index
Pasifika Education Plan – Ko e Ako 'a e Kakai Pasifika
Download a PDF of the The Pasifika Education Plan, which contains the Government's goals and targets for Pacific education and supports the capacity building approach - a partnership between Government, early childhood education services, schools, education providers, and Pacific communities. The key strategic direction of the plan is to increase Pacific achievement in all areas of education through increasing participation, improving retention, and focusing on effective teaching strategies.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl4711_v1/2001-pasifika-education-plan-2001.pdf
Pasifika Community Roadshow 2004
New Families and Communities Communication campaign
Contact details for Pasifika Education
To find out more about the work and membership of the Pasifika Education, contact:
Lesieli Tongati'o
Pule Ma'ata Pasifika
Pasifika Education
Ministry of Education
45–47 Pipitea St
PO Box 1666
Thorndon
Wellington
Phone: (04) 463 8517
Email: pacific.education@minedu.govt.nz
Other contacts
Nua Silipa
Pasifika Education Coordinator, Northern Region
Ministry of Education
34–45 College Hill Drive
Private Bag 47 911
Ponsonby
Auckland
Phone: (09) 374 5485
Email: nua.silipa@minedu.govt.nz
Margaret Paiti
Pasifika Education Coordinator, Hamilton
Ministry of Education
150 Victoria St
Private Bag 3011
Hamilton
Phone: (07) 858 7130
Email: Margaret.paiti@minedu.govt.nz
Kapeli Iulio-Martinez
Pasifika Education Coordinator, Bay of Plenty
Ministry of Education
1144 Pukaki St
PO Box 1749
Rotorua
Phone: (07) 349 7399
Email: kapeli.iuliomartinez@minedu.govt.nz
Rose Fatialofa
Pasifika Education Coordinator, Napier
Ministry of Education of Education
19 Bower St
Po Box 147
Napier
Phone: (06) 833 6740
Email: rose.fatialofa@minedu.govt.nz
Caroline Mareko
Pasifika Education Coordinator, Central South
Ministry of Education
65 Waterloo Road
Lower Hutt
Phone: (04) 463 8693
Email: caroline.mareko@minedu.govt.nz
Fuetanoa Kose Seinafo
Pasifika Education Coordinator, Southern
123 Victoria St
Private Bag 2522
Christchurch
Phone: (03) 364 3336
Email: kose.seinafo@minedu.govt.nz