Sean Mallon
Position: Senior Curator History/Pacific Cultures
Qualifications: BA Anthropology and History, MA Anthropology
Research interests: Pacific art, Samoan society and culture, history of Pacific peoples in New Zealand
Safua Akeli
Position: Curator Pacific Cultures
Qualifications: BA (Hons) History and Psychology, MA History
Research interests: Pacific history, Pacific health, Samoan society and culture
Grace Hutton
Position: Collection Manager Pacific Cultures
Qualifications: BA Anthropology
Research interests: Cook Island society and culture, tīvaevae (Cook Islands quilting), Pacific textiles
Enquiries & Identification
The Pacific team receives various types of enquiries from members of the public. These include enquiries about background information on specific Pacific peoples and their material culture, as well as the identification of objects. Requests to view the Pacific collections can be made by prior appointment. You are most welcome to contact us on ph: (04) 381 7000.
Find out more about the work we undertake with the Pacific Communities.
Books and videos on the Pacific and related material can be found in: