The Office of Pacific Advancement is grounded in a collective commitment to the wellbeing and success of Pacific communities at AUT and beyond.
Led by our Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific, Dr Jacoba Matapo, our programmes and initiatives cover:
We honour continuous ancestral connections to this region, the tino rangatiratanga of tangata whenua, and the shared oceanic ties which are unique to Moana peoples’ position as tauiwi.