Afamasaga Vaafusuaga Telesia Alipia, of Auckland, for services to Pacific early childhood education
TO RECEIVE THE INSIGNIA OF AN OFFICER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT
Afamasaga Vaafusuaga Telesia Alipia, of Auckland, for services to Pacific early childhood education
Afamasaga Vaafusuaga Telesia Alipia was New Zealand's national coordinator for the Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY).
She was principal writer of the Pacific Islands Diploma of Early Childhood Education (PIECA). As Head of Centre at the Auckland College of Education, she led the delivery of the PIECA Diploma.
She was Director of the Pacific Centre at the Faculty of Education and an advisory group member in the development of Te Whariki Early Childhood national curriculum and the Samoan Language Taiala curriculum. She advised the Ministry of Education about Pacific educational outcomes.
She is now manager for the Rosebank early childhood centre in Avondale. Afamasaga Telesia was previously national director of preschool education in Samoa and a teacher trainer for early childhood education in the Pacific Islands.