ISBN: 978-0-478-35603-8 Citation: Matada Research Group. (2022) Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry Literature Review. Human Rights Commission, Wellington, NZ Copyright The copyright owner of this publication is Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission (HRC). The HRC permits the reproduction of material from this publication without prior notification, provided that fair representation is made of the material and that the HRC is acknowledged as the source. Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the following people who did this research: Dr Sereana Naepi, Dylan Asafo, Kate Jack, Chelsea Naepi, Dr Marcia Leenen-Young, and Gerald Naepi. Project support was also provided by Human Rights Commission staff. Disclaimer This research has been carried out by an independent party under contract to the HRC. The views, observations, and analysis expressed in this report are those of the authors and are not to be attributed to the HRC. Any queries regarding this report should be directed to the HRC at the following address: New Zealand Human Rights Commission PO Box 10424, Wellington 6140 Level 1, Stantec House, 10 Brandon Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand www.hrc.co.nz media@hrc.co.nz Published July 2022 2