In keeping with the international theme of the Formal Dinner to be held on 6 August, all guests have international backgrounds and two are Chiefs!
We are looking forward to Formal Dinner on Sunday, 6 August when we will be joined by three senior members of the University staff all of whom have strong international backgrounds:
- Professor Tony Binns (UK) is the Ron Lister Chair in Geography. He is also an Honorary Chief of the village of Kayima in northeast Sierra Leone with which he has had close research links for 40 years.
- Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai is a High Chief from the Village of Iva in the big island of Savaii in Samoa. She is the enthusiastic Manager of the University's Pacific Islands Centre.y.
- Professor Leigh Hale originates from South Africa and is the Dean of the School of Physiotherapy at Otago. She is also the Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy.
