Pasifika Project

A series of Pasifika papers have been commissioned by the Chief Executives of the New Zealand Public Service as part of their programme of forward thinking on questions of broad and general significance for New Zealand. Topics include interactions with 'Pasifika' from a number of perspectives, including the Pacific Island economy in New Zealand, the economies of the islands themselves, trades, borders and migration. The 'weave' with the Pacific has implications for many areas of government in New Zealand, including, for example, education, immigration, economic and social development, and sport. Drafts of these papers, which are to be discussed in a symposium in February 2007, are available here to download in pdf form.

Pasifika Series Draft Papers

Richard Bedford, Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato - Pasifika Mobility: Pathways, Circuits and Challenges in the 21st Century

Bob Warner, Centre for International Economics, Canberra & Sydney - Pacific Island Economies: The role of international trade and investment

Paul Callister, Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington & Robert Didham, Statistics New Zealand - Some emerging demographic features of the Pacific population in New Zealand (Please note that this paper has been updated as of 20 August 2007)

Jean-Pierre de Raad and Mark Walton, NZIER, Wellington - Pacific People in the New Zealand Economy: Understanding linkages and trends

Michael Moriarty, Consultant - Border Management in the Pacific Region

John Gibson, Department of Economics, University of Waikato and Visiting Research Fellow Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and Karen Nero, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury –
Are Pacific Island Economies Growth Failures? Geo-Political Assessments and Perspectives

Commentaries on Papers

Brenda Heather-Latu's comments on Pasifika Mobility: Pathways, Circuits and Challenges in the 21st Century (Richard Bedford)

Dennis Rose's comments on Pacific People in the New Zealand Economy (Jean-Pierre de Raad and Mark Walton)

Brian Easton's comments on Border Management in the Pacific Region (Michael Moriarty)

Geoff Bertram's comments on Pacific Island Economies (John Gibson and Karen Nero)

Pasifika Series Working Papers

John Gibson, Department of Economics, University of Waikato and Visiting Research Fellow Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies
Working paper 1: Are There Holes in the Safety Net? Remittances and Inter-household Transfers in Pacific Island Economies
Working paper 2: Efficient Financial Services for Development in the Pacific
Working paper 3: Are the Pacific Island Economies Growth Failures?

Other Resources

Pacific Profiles: 2006 is a series of seven reports produced by Statistics New Zealand. They are based on results of the 2006 census. Each profile provides detailed information for the seven largest Pacific ethnic groups in New Zealand: Samoans, who make up the largest proportion (49 percent); Cook Island Maori (22 percent); Tongans (19 percent); Niueans (8 percent); Fijians (4 percent); Tokelauans (3 percent); and Tuvaluans (1 percent). The profiles include information on demographics, language, religion, families and households, education, the labour force, income, housing, access to amenities such as the Internet, smoking behaviour and number of children born to women. http://www.stats.govt.nz/analytical-reports/pacific-profiles-2006/default.htm

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Thought Leaders Dialogue: With the Pacific......About the Pacific

This dialogue connected academic researchers, Pacific communities and government to describe, discuss and debate the latest research findings. It was held at the Metotia Fou Hall of the Methodist Church of Samoa in Papatoetoe Auckland.

Download the brochure here for more information on the event and the presentations.

Presentations (pdf files)

Greg Urwin, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat – Keynote Address

Paul Callister, Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington & Robert Didham, Statistics New Zealand – Some Emerging Demographic Features of the Pacific Population in New Zealand.

Jean-Pierre de Raad and Mark Walton, NZIER, Wellington – Pacific People in the New Zealand Economy: Understanding Linkages and Trends

John Gibson, Department of Economics, University of Waikato and Visiting Research Fellow Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and Karen Nero, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury – Are Pacific Island Economies Growth
Failures? Geo-Political Assessments and Perspectives.

Bob Warner, Centre for International Economics, Canberra & Sydney – Pacific Island Economies: The role of international trade and investment.

Richard Bedford, Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato – Pasifika Mobility: Pathways, Circuits and Challenges in the 21st Century.

Michael Moriarty, Consultant – Border Management in the Pacific Region.