Acknowledgements
The Commission is grateful to the hundreds of Pacific workers, community leaders, service providers, civil
society groups, unions, private sector employers and government agency representatives who provided
a submission to the Inquiry and/or who met with us to share their views. We have kept all submissions
anonymous but have provided the opportunity for organisations and/or employers who wish to be
acknowledged as having supported the Inquiry to be named below. Note that this is not a comprehensive list of
all who participated.
• Alignz Recruitment
• Kalapu Mosimosi Gisborne
• Aoraki Legal Ltd
• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
• BBM Butterbean Motivation
• Nelson Tasman Pasifika Community Trust
• Centre for Pacific Languages
• New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Komiti
Pasefika
• DB Breweries Ltd
• Downer NZ
• E tū
• Epsom Tongan Methodist Church
• ER Freeman Ltd
• HEB Construction
• K’aute Pasifika Trust
• New Zealand Dairy Workers Union
• ProCare Network Ltd
• Public Service Association
• TROW Group
• University of Otago Pacific Students Association
• Vaka Tautua
The Commission is grateful to the reference group for their time, expertise and championing of the Pacific Pay
Gap Inquiry:
• Brett O’Riley – CEO, Employers and Manufacturers
Association
• Leilani Unasa – Director of Policy, Ministry for
Pacific Peoples
• Dr Api Talemaitoga – general practitioner and Fiji
community leader
• Lisa Tai – Partner and Pås Peau Lead at Deloitte
New Zealand
• Faitulagi Leilani Tamu – Pacific Director, Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment
• Magele Maria Uluilelata– New Zealand Council of
Trade Unions
The Commission is also grateful to those who contributed their expertise to the writing of the report:
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• ‘Anau Mesui-Henry
• Nid Satjipanon
• Dr Amanda-Lanuola Dunlop
• Professor Gail Pacheco
• Dr Esther Rootham
• Rachna Nath
• Dr Judith Pryor
• Robyn Paiti
• Dr Sereana Naepi
• Linda Tran
• Dylan Asafo
• Lisa Meto Fox
• Ivanah Tiata-Penita
• Tepine Ariu
• Nathan Rew