PhD candidate
Email kakau.foliaki@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Kakau is currently based overseas.
Kakau is the recipient of a New Zealand PhD scholarship from Tonga. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of the South Pacific (Fiji) and a Master of Environmental Science from the University of Melbourne (Australia).
Kakau is interested in exploring the energy cultures of Tonga and how a variety of factors interrelate to shape energy consumption behaviour of Tongan households.
Kakau's research - Understanding the energy culture profile for Tonga’s residential sector: implications for effective energy efficiency policy.
Publications
Foliaki, K., Stephenson, J., Anderson, B., & Vakaoti, P. (2019). Understanding the energy cultures of Tongan households: Implications for effective energy efficiency policy. In A. Finigan, P. Vakaoti, R. Richards & M. Schaaf (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XVI. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: The Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific
Foliaki, K., Stephenson, J., Anderson, B., & Vakaoti, P. (2019). Understanding the energy cultures of Tongan households: Implications for effective energy efficiency policy. Proceedings of the 13th Otago Energy Research Centre (OERC) and Otago Climate Change Network (OCCNET) Energy & Climate Change Symposium. (pp. 5). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/oerc
