Joining the Maxim Institute research team in 2021, ‘Alapasita holds a Bachelor of Physical Education (Hons) and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Otago. Her work includes leading research on factors that shape the academic success of Pacific students, as well as community research on Pacific youth, debt and family violence prevention. Currently working on research around poverty and predatory lending, ‘Alapasita is examining the implications of new credit law changes on third-tier lenders to vulnerable groups at risk of predatory lending.
The New Zealand Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic included the shutdown of schools f...
Researcher ‘Alapasita Pomelile explores the truancy issue and explains why we need a...
Researcher 'Alapasita Pomelile argues that when everything is labelled as a crisis, it can...
Researcher ‘Alapasita Pomelile explores what the freedom of press means for society, civil ...
The state of our society’s soul comes into question as 'Alapasite Pomelile looks at the results o...
Every school day is a big day, we’re told. This campaign has highlighted our apathy toward educat...
This past week saw the birth of the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harm
In 2015, regular school attendance was at 69.5%; now, it's 59.7%. We need to rethink education.
Like a party mix lolly bag, the recent Wellbeing budget drew a mixture of delight and displeasure.
There’s a lot to worry about considering the current state of our compulsory schooling system.
New Zealanders are feeling the financial crush. More will be exposed to the unregulated “Wild Wes...
Many vulnerable families and communities continue to be exploited through short-term high-cost loans
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