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Enhancing your practice as a Pasifika Educator
This PLD will be focused on Pasifika kaiako affirming who they are, their identity and culture.
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Manukau - Saturday18 Aprill 2026 - 10am-3pm
This PLD will be focused on Pasifika kaiako affirming who they are, their identity and culture. Two sessions will provide ways of recognising what they already do and celebrating that and then extending this through what they could integrate.
The sessions are:
- Our sea of Islands – your place and identity as a Pasifika kaiako in Aotearoa
- Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi – how do we see this in our daily practices as Pasifika kaiako
The target audience will be Pasifika kaiako from Early childhood Education, Primary teachers, students studying at Te Rito Maioha (both qualified and unqualified kaiako)
The learning goals and objectives for this PLD event are:
- Strengthen cultural understanding and identity
- Tangible application of culturally responsive pedagogies
- Exploration of how Pasifika kaiako integrate Te Titiri o Waitangi and Te Whāriki
- Upskilling of your own personal and professional practice as a Kaiako
Presenter Dr Naomi Fuamatu, Lead Advisor Pasifika, Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy, Te Rito Maioha ECNZ
Talofa lava/Tena Koutou Katoa. Ko Naomi ahau. No Hamoa ahau. Engari kei te noho ahau i Mangere inainei. Hei kaimahi ahau i Te Rito Maioha. Ko au te Kaitohutohu Matua Pasifika. I am the Lead Advisor Pasifika for Te Rito Maioha. I have been working in the tertiary sector for over a decade and passionate about Pasifika fanau success. My research interests include Samoan/Pasifika Indigenous Knowledges, methodologies and Pasifika success in higher education. I am an aluma of the University of Auckland.
Presenter Kendra Tike, Curriculum Advisor Pasifika, Bachelor of Pasifika Education (ECE) teaching, Postgraduate Leadership and Masters of Education Te Rito Maioha ECNZ
Fakaalofa lahi atu. Ko e higoa haaku ko Kendra Tike Ko au ko e fifine Niue. My name is Kendra; I hail from Niue Island. Born and breed in Otara and Mangere then made the decision to move out West where I stay now. I am currently teaching in our Bachelor of Teaching ECE, Postgraduate Leadership programmes as well as being a supervisor in the Masters programme. I am also the current Pasifika Curriculum Advisor at Te Rito Maioha. Fakaaue lahi
Presenter Emma Rekareka, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Education (Teaching). Kaiako, Te Rito Maioha ECNZ
No Kuki ‘Airani ahau, E noho ana au ki Ngā Hau Mangere Ko Rekareka tāku whanau Ko Emma tāku ingoa. I’m proud to draw strength from my Cook Islands heritage, honouring the legacy of my parents, Joseph and Philodea, whose journey from Pukapuka to new horizons instilled in me the transformative power of education. I have been in the education sector for a decade and prior to that, I was in the ministry of social development for a decade. Te Atua, te aroa.
Presenter Teare Tau-Gifford, Bachelor of Business, Graduate Diploma ECE, Postgraduate Diploma (Infants & Toddlers) Master of Education Pouako, Lecturer, Te Rito Maioha ECNZ
Ko Kuki Airani rāua ko Niue ōku tūpuna. Ko Antony Tau Gifford tōku tāne. I tipu ake au i Puketāpapa. Engari kei te noho ahau i Tāmaki Makaurau, Glendene ināianei. He kaimahi ahau i Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ. Ko Teare Tau Gifford tōku ingoa. Kia orana and Fakaalofa lahi atu I have been working in the education sector for over 10 years, with most of that time spent in a Cook Islands bilingual centre. I completed my postgraduate and master’s studies through Te Rito Maioha and now working within the tertiary sector.
PLD Traits
- Delivery
- In Person
- Location
- Manukau
- Topic
- Cultural
