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 Amela Silipa
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture
Malifa
PO Box 1869
Apia
Samoa
Telephone: +685 64627
Email: a.silipa@mesc.gov.ws
Vice-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
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 Mr Timoci Balenaivalu National Archives of Fiji Box 2125 Government Buildings Suva Fiji Phone: +679 330 4144 Email: timoci.balenaivalu@govnet.gov.fj Mr 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 |