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
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