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Research about Disaster in the Pacific

NIUPATCH aims to make research accessible for Pacific communities, through sharing relevant research and highlighting Pacific researchers. Our Pacific Islands are all too familiar with natural disasters. The 2009 Tsunami that decimated parts of Samoa and Cyclone Gita that hit

NIUPATCH Team 11/06/2026
Research
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Pacific Responses to Disaster – Our Research

In 2020 the founder of NIUPATCH, Professor Siautu Alefaio-Tugia received the Rutherford discovery fellowship (RDF), this prestigious fellowship is awarded to only ten of the “most talented” researchers across all different fields in Aotearoa with the purpose of supporting and

NIUPATCH Team 01/09/2025
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How Pacific People Are Breaking Barriers in Psychology and Academia

“I don’t see anyone else that looks like me.” This is how Dr. Tai Faaleava described his experience transferring to a four-year university in the United States. His journey, like that of many Pacific People in higher education, was marked

NIUPATCH Team 08/02/2025