Pacific Development Team

Overview

The Pacific Development Team (PDT) provide extensive support, opportunities, programmes, and events for Pasifika students at UC as well as some initiatives for UC staff and the wider community. See below for some of the services that are provided.

Pastoral Care

Our Pacific Advisors and Team leader are the main pastoral care providers for Pasifika students at UC. They are available via email, telephone or for face to face meetings with students to help with almost anything and can be considered the first stop for most issues. They can support students with:

Enrolment and other system issues
Fees Free and Studylink processes
Liaising with different departments/individuals both internally and externally of UC
Being there for general talking and having someone to listen

Part of our team's pastoral care includes our Pasifika Mentoring Programme and our PASS Tutoring programme. See programmes for more information on these.

Riki Welsh

Kaitātai Ākonga | Director of Student Services Māori, Pacific and Equity

Te Ao Mārama Room 102

Phone: +6433693564

riki.welsh@canterbury.ac.nz

Tumama Tu'ulua

Kaiurungi Matua Pasifika | Senior Pacific Advisor

tumama.tuulua@canterbury.ac.nz

Keruby Ioane

Kaiurungi Pacific

Pacific Advisor

Te Ao Mārama Room 114

Phone: +6433690192

Internal Phone: 90192

keruby.ioane@canterbury.ac.nz

Neekah Fenika-Siose

Kaiurungi Pacific

Pacific Advisor

Arts & CUP

Phone: +6433690284

Internal Phone: 90284

donicah.fenika-siose@canterbury.ac.nz

Kaiurungi Pacific Pacific Advisor

Faculty of Education Faculty of Health Faculty of Law

Te Ao Mārama Room 104

Phone: +6433691568

Internal Phone: 91568

freyna.mafoa@canterbury.ac.nz

Pacific Events, Outreach and Communications

Our Pacific Engagement Coordinator along with our team administrator ensure that all of our students are kept in the loop with important communications throughout the year. We also run a number of events (see our events page). If you need to communicate with Pasifika students at UC, or would like to know more about our events, please contact us.

Viane Makalio

Pacific Engagement Coordinator

Te Ao Mārama Room 101

Phone: +6433695295

Internal Phone: 95295

viane.makalio@canterbury.ac.nz

UC Pasifika Strategy

Our Director of Pasifika Development and our Pacific Academic Lead, both work to advance the achievement of Pasifika students at a strategic level. This includes development, implementation, and oversight of our UC Pasifika Strategy, as well as providing advice and expertise to UC Staff.