Pacific Housing Symposium Programme Overview

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  Monday, 22 June 2026
09.00 – 09.30 Arrival – Doors open
09.30 – 09.45 Symposium starts – Opening Lotu
09.45 – 09.50 Official Welcome: Paul Gilberd, Community Housing Aotearoa, CEO
09.50 – 10.20 Guest Speaker: Tiumalu Lauvale Peter Fa'afiu 
10.20 – 10.45 Morning Tea & Networking
10.45 – 11.40 Keynote Speaker: Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiū Talei –Director University of Auckland & Nofo’anga, University of Auckland
Growing Pacific community housing pathways with Pacific Knowledges
11.40 – 12.25 Q&A Panel Session - Partnerships in Pacific Community Housing
Panellists:
  • Tupuola Roine Lealaiauloto (Chief Executive - Penina Trust)
  • Arjun Sami (Founder - Ramwall Group)
  • James Palmer (Chief Executive, Community Housing Funding Agency)
12.25 – 12.30 Launch of Pacific Housing Briefing Paper: Growing and Strengthening Pacific Community Housing, The Current State of Pacific Community Housing in Aotearoa
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.15 Amelia Lee Chee – University of Auckland
FALETUPU – An Indigenous Toolkit for Design Culturally Grounded Living Environments with Pasifika Communities in Aotearoa
14.15 – 14.45 Table Talks

  1. Pacific governance and leadership
  2. Finance, affordability, and home ownership futures
  3. Housing insecurity, homelessness, social housing pathway
  4. Climate, place, and resilient Pacific housing
  5. Housing systems, models, and design
  6. Pacific data, evidence, and data sovereignty

14.45 – 15.00  Table Talks Report Back 
15.00 – 15.15 Afternoon Tea
15.15 – 16.00 Table Talks Report Back Continues 
16.00 – 16.15 Wrap Up & Next Steps
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