PARBICA’s Bureau is responsible for managing the current business of PARBICA . The Bureau meets every 2-3 months by videoconference. A General Conference of all members is held every two years. Members are welcome to contact a Bureau member, details below, to bring any matter to the Bureau’s attention.
Current Bureau members were elected and confirmed by the General Conference held online on 1 November 2022.
Bureau
President
Mr Timoci Balenaivalu
National Archives of Fiji
Box 2125
Government Buildings
Suva
Fiji
Email: timoci.balenaivalu@govnet.gov.fj
Vice-President
Ms Julian Chonigolo
Solomon Islands National Archives
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
PO Box 781
HONIARA
Solomon Islands
Email: jchonigolo@archives.gov.sb
Secretary-General
Ms Natalie Vaha’akolo
Archives New Zealand
PO Box 201103
Auckland Airport
New Zealand
Email: PARBICA.Secretariat@dia.govt.nz
Treasurer
Mr David Swift
National Archives of Australia
PO Box 552
CANNON HILL QLD 4170
Australia
Email: Parbica.Treasurer@naa.gov.au
Members
Mr Opeta Alefaio
Department of Pacific Affairs
Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Room 3.259 HC Coombs building
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 2600
Email: opeta.alefaio@anu.edu.au
Ms Amela Silipa
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture
Malifa
PO Box 1869
Apia
Samoa
Email: a.silipa@mesc.gov.ws
Ms Kari James
Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
College of Asia and the Pacific
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Australia
Email: kari.james@anu.edu.au
Ms Moira Enetama
Head – Tāoga Niue, National Archives of Niue,
Department of Niue Cultural Heritage
PO Box 73
Fugamouga Alofi, Niue
Email: moira.enetama@mail.gov.nu