Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 8493
- aitasi.uele@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Administrator Divisional Services
- Qualifications
- BEd (National University of Samoa), PGDIp in Education (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
Additional details
Aitasi hails from the beautiful islands of Samoa. She completed her Bachelor of Education at the National University of Samoa and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. She taught in Samoa and Tokelau for a number of years. She is proficient in speaking Samoan, Fijian, Tokelauan and Tongan.
Aitasi has an administrative role at the Va’a o Tautai – Centre for Pacific Health where she provides support to Divisional Pacific committees, including support for all staff members at the Va’a o Tautai. Aitasi’s organisational skills and understanding of different Pacific Island community protocols assists to ensure that the work within Va’a of Tautai is undertaken in a culturally safe and welcoming environment for everyone: visitors, communities, staff and students.