Tim BaiceSereana NaepiSeuta‘afili Patrick ThomsenKaramia MullerMarcia Leenen-YoungSam ManuelaSisikula Sisifa2022-01-112022-01-11Journal of New Studies NS33 (2021), 10-241173-6348https://hdl.handle.net/2292/57924<jats:p>The proportion of Pacific academics in permanent confirmation path positions at New Zealand universities (1.4 percent) continues to lag far behind the Pacific share of New Zealand’s population (7 percent). In this paper, we use a thematic talanoa to explore the experiences of Pacific early career academics (PECA) at the University of Auckland to highlight the key themes, challenges and features of our daily lives in the colonial, Western, and Pākehā institution that is the university. This paper sheds light on the systemic and structural barriers that impact PECA journeys through higher education and suggests actions that universities in New Zealand can take to further support, nurture, and develop PECA pathways into and upward through the academy.</jats:p>Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmhttps://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/jnzs/about/submissions2103 Historical StudiesJournal Article10.26686/jnzs.ins33.73792021-12-18Copyright: Journal of New Zealand Studieshttp://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess2324-3740