Abstract
The Pacific Voices: Pacific Postgraduate Symposium showcases and celebrates the research undertaken by Pacific postgraduate students across the University of Otago.
Abstracts may be cited as appearing in Vakaoti, P., Radclyffe, C., Mishra-Vakaoti, V., Faatoese, A., (Eds.). (2025). Pacific Voices XXII: Pacific Postgraduate Research Abstracts, University of Otago.
CONTENTS:
Foreword: Dr Sakiusa Baleivanualala
Flipping localisation: a Solomon Islands tok stori informed alternative - Sally Angelson
Developing mRNA-based vaccines for measles virus - To’oā Tofamamao Brown
Going to the polls: what motivates persons with disabilities to vote in Fijian elections - Ravneel Chand
Exploring the integration of traditional Tokelauan female leadership concepts within a Western tertiary institution - Fran Cockerell
Reframing climate-related migration in Oceania - Sargam Sonika Goundar
"Where do we fit in the great Austronesian migration story?" Using archaeology and tok stori to investigate the ancient peopling of northeast mainland New Guinea - Loretta Hasu
New Bislama Language Week 2025 to use ‘storian’ as a tool for scrub typhus prevention - Leinasei Isno
Characterising the impact of the TP53 X126 splice mutation on lung cancer progression - Noah Ethan Kelly-Foleni
At the fringe of development? Realities of remoteness on Fiji’s outermost islands - Kim Andreas Kessler
Our perspective: humanitarian aid, coordination and the geopolitics of disaster response in Fiji - Mereoni Ketewai
Te Au Tua Māori ē te ‘Enua: ‘Akapapa’anga as ecocritical reading method and creative practice - Stacey Aja Kokaua-Balfour
The development of Industrial Relations in Samoa - Oloa Lipine
Variability of bioactive compounds within Undaria pinnatifida in Otago Harbour - Preston Lewis Maluafiti
Engaging Indigenous values in doctoral research - Regina Maniam
Exploring the ancient Fijian past: insights from recent archaeological excavations in southeast Vanua Levu - Pio Emosi Manoa
Tala Kae Pau - Amanaki Lelei He Lotu Misa
Fakalei akaga o tulafono kite takolekole i taimi o palota - Lisepa Fianta Seve Paeniu
Investigating photosynthesis: diversity of key Photosystem II proteins in cyanobacteria - Afreen Afeefa Saeed
Understanding barriers to Pacific student’s usage of academic libraries in Aotearoa - Sana Saleem
Exploring intergenerational shifts of Samoan parenting in Aotearoa New Zealand - Maria Satele
Reimagining leadership: a bicultural journey between Samoan and Western worldviews - Antonio William Seiuli
Barriers, facilitators and perceptions of physical activity among Pacific populations - Katrina Renee Sharlott
Validating skull-based assigned sex at birth forensic estimation methods for a New Zealand population - Shontay-Anne Frances Simpson
Narratives of multi-ethnic Pasifika youth: exploring cultural identity experiences - Isabella Philomena Elli Talalima
Indigenous restorative justice pathways for eco-conflicts in Aotearoa and the Pacific - Te Āwhina-Pounamu-Waikaramihi
Maternal protein intake during pregnancy affects offspring heart health in later life - Cameron David Young