Pacific Student Support Events

Weekly Events

Drop-in Sessions
For students who need a 10 minute drop-in appointment before booking in for a full hour consult with our Pacific Success Coordinator.

When: Every weekday
Time: 9am – 10am
Venue: The Conch

Pacific Mentor & Mentee Study Session
A dedicated space for our Pacific Peer Mentors to meet with their mentees and go over any general or course content specific queries. Sign up to be a mentor or be assigned a mentor then email pacificuspport@waikato.co.nz to confirm your interest.

When: Every Monday & Thursday
Time: 1pm – 5pm
Venue: The Conch

Pacific Post Graduate Events

Friday Fono with Dr Aporosa
Friday Fono explores Pasifika-focused talanoa, aimed at assisting students from all disciplines with assignments and research matters. Friday Fono is held around the kumete (kava bowl) but there is NO obligation to drink kava.

Dates: September 1, 8, & 29, and October 20 & 27
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Venue: The Conch

For more information about Friday Fono please contact apo.aporosa@waikato.ac.nz

Pacific Post Graduate Talanoa Series
This is a collaborative platform for Pacific Post Graduate Students and Researches across all Institutions in New Zealand and the South Pacific, government research agencies and NGOs to present their research, share ideas and debate Pacific research issues. Responsibility for sessions is shared by participating universities with presentations covering a range of disciplines.

Dates:  Every first and third Monday of the month (occasionally the fifth Monday)
Venue: S.1.10 (Video Conference Room, First Floor, S Block)
Time: 3pm – 5pm

For more information about Talanoa please contact pacificsupport@waikato.ac.nz