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PARBICA Bureau

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

PARBICA Bureau meet online, April 2023 (from top left) Natalie, David, Julian, Timoci, Kari, Opeta

President

Ms Julian Chonigolo
Solomon Islands National Archives
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
PO Box 781  
HONIARA
Solomon Islands
Phone +677 21397
Email: jchonigolo@archives.gov.sb

Vice-President

Mr Timoci Balenaivalu
National Archives of Fiji
Box 2125
Government Buildings
Suva
Fiji
Phone: +679 330 4144
Email: timoci.balenaivalu@govnet.gov.fj

Secretary-General

Ms Natalie Vaha’akolo
Archives New Zealand
PO Box 201103
Auckland Airport
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 913 2152
Email: PARBICA.Secretariat@dia.govt.nz

Treasurer

Mr David Swift
National Archives of Australia
PO Box 552
CANNON HILL QLD 4170
Australia
Telephone: +61 7 3249 4245
Email: Parbica.Treasurer@naa.gov.au

Members

Mr Opeta Alefaio
The University of the South Pacific
Laucala Campus
Suva, Fiji Islands
Phone: +679 323 1000
Email: opeta.alefaio@usp.ac.fj

Ms Amela Silipa
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture
Malifa
PO Box 1869  
Apia
Samoa  
Telephone: +685 64627
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
Phone: +61 2 6125 0887
Email: kari.james@anu.edu.au