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PMC celebrates Pacific ‘reset’ vision and farewells founding director

Pacific Media Centre newsdesk

The Pacific Media Centre students, staff and journalists gathered at Auckland University of Technology this week and debated reset strategies for the future in a “rollercoaster” symposium.

They also farewelled the founding centre director, Professor David Robie, who is departing after 18 years at AUT in a surprise announcement. He wishes to concentrate on his journalism, book, research and innovative projects.

Centre volunteer photographer and publications designer Del Abcede, who is also leaving, captured these images on the day. The programme featured a group of West Papuan postgraduate students from Auckland and Waikato who gave a cultural performance.

Master of ceremonies was Tagata Pasifika reporter and presenter John Pulu.

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PMC highlights and new horizons
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PMC1: Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie introduces the waka travellers on a Malcolm Evans cartoon. Image: Del Abcede



PMC2: Del Abcede, Professor David Robie and Tagata Pasifika’s John Pulu, the MC. Image: PMC



PMC3: The PMC Advisory Board chair … Associate Professor Camille Nakhid. Image: Del Abcede



PMC4: PMC Advisory Board member and Pacific Journalism Review assistant editor Khairiah Rahman.



PMC5: Some of the participants at the symposium. Image: Del Abcede



PMC6: PMC Advisory Board member Jim Marbrook and Fetaui Iosefo. Image: Del Abcede



PMC7: Former PMC Advisory Board chair Isabella Rasch. Image: Del Abcede



PMC8: PMC Advisory Board member Dr Janet Tupou



PMC9: Incoming Pacific Journalism Review editor Dr Philip Cass. Image: Del Abcede



PMC10: The “PMC Voices’ panel … Newshub Nation political reporter Corazon Miller, TVNZ Fair Go producer Blessen Tom, and West Papua postgraduate communications student Laurens Ikinia. Image: Del Abcede



PMC11: Sri Krishnamurthi, John Pulu and Blessen Tom. Image: Del Abcede



PMC12: Postgraduate students and graduates Karen, Jonah Lim and Laurens Ikinia. Image: Del Abcede



PMC13: Retired PMC Advisory Board member Tui O’Sullivan. Image: Del Abcede



PMC14: School of Communication Studies manager Edelita Clark and PJR contributor and researcher Norman Zafra. Image: Del Abcede



PMC15: PJR designer and PMC TOKTOK editor Del Abcede introducing a political presentation. Image: PMC



PMC16: Norman Zafra, Donna Coventry, and Dr Janet Tupou. Image: Del Abcede



PMC17: Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies deputy dean Professor Fiona Peterson welcoming participants. Image: Del Abcede



PMC8: West Papuan students singing a traditional song dedicated to PMC director Professor David Robie. Image: Del Abcede

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