Speakers

Tia is of Solomon Islands and Tongan heritage. Born and raised in Munda, Solomon Islands. She was educated in New Zealand but spent most of her adult life in her country of birth. Tia is married with three grown children and currently lives in Auckland. Tia has 20 years’ experience in media and television production in the Paci¬c region. Tia spent the last 12 years with Oceania Football Confederation working closely with media officers of the OFC member associations and producing television and online coverage of regional tournaments.

Mary hails from the villages of Hakupu mo Vaiea, Niue and manages our social media platforms as part of our digital team. She is the owner/director of her own social media consulting company and has extensive experience in the digital space with a focus on promoting and developing Pasifika voices using Effective Social Media. Mary has been crucial in building PasifikaTV’s online presence organically and has led social media workshops for our broadcasting partners.

Karl Schodt has over 25 years of production experience including documentaries, dramas, and live event holograms. Karl has been part of the PCBL team since July 2020 as Broadcast Operations Manager and has been involved with the deployment and operations of our PacHub LiveU systems, as well as, training our broadcasters in TV production. In a world first, Karl used live holograms for virtual attendees to the July 2021 PCBL CEO and Station Managers conference held in Auckland, New Zealand. Karl also gets behind the camera and uses his keen eye to film content for PCBL, both locally and abroad.

Nathan is an up-and-coming talent who brings sales, marketing, and management experience from the retail sector. He joined PCBL in 2020 to aid with financial administration and advanced to a newly created role in 2021 as the Finance and Digital Platforms Administrator. In addition to his work in finance, Nathan has led the development of PasifikaTV’s digital presence starting with the redevelopment of the website. From there he started writing and publishing the achievements of PCBL including the deployment of the PacHub LiveU systems to our broadcasting partners and the delivery of our Pasifika On Air programming. He holds a BCom from the University of Auckland in Marketing and International Business and is of Niuean heritage.

Scott joined the team in 2019 as the Presentation Scheduler, building transmission schedules for the daily playout of content on PasifikaTV. He also assists with live events produced by PasifikaTV in a wide range of roles – such as staffing the playout room at TVNZ for our Polyfest 2022 broadcast. Scott has a certificate in Art and Design (Whitecliffe College of Art and Design), a certificate in Film and Television Production (South Seas Film and Television School) majoring in Postproduction and has worked at SKY Television Network for 20 years in various roles – Presentation Director/Entertainment Scheduler/Sport Scheduler/Scheduling Supervisor and On Air Controller. He has a passion for people, words, music, art, sport and of course, television.

Peter is a Chartered Accountant who is an owner/director of a consultancy business that specialises in financial recovery, cost control and management accounting to support organisational growth, and/or expansion into new markets. He joined PCBL in 2018 and brings extensive experience in business operations and traditional areas of financial management. Peter adds a strong financial acumen to the team, helping support all areas of PCBL to ensure programme delivery. He has experience in both private and public sectors as well as in media and technology companies. Peter has a long history of involvement in Pasifika organisations, having lived and worked in Samoa for three years and later working for the National Pacific Radio Trust

Tui brings a wealth of television experience to the team with more than 35 years working in the industry. Previously, the Head of Television for Oceania Football Confederation, and Executive Producer for Sky TV New Zealand, she draws upon her extensive experience in production and management of live broadcast media, as well as working in the Pacific. Tui has been involved with PCBL since 2016, and as the Head of Programming and Content, Tui sources and schedules our content for PasifikaTV ensuring that we have continuous service across the Pacific. She has been crucial in working alongside several of our broadcasting partners to rebroadcast their daily news programmes across the Pacific using our LiveU network.

Junior Hunter joined the team in July 2022 as the Chief Operations Officer. Junior is of Samoan Heritage and comes from a background in both the FMCG and Records Management industries spanning 30 years of experience in health & safety, people & contract management, operations and logistics. He has worked with companies such as Capital Dairy Products, Tui Foods, Mainland Products Ltd, Fonterra, Goodman Fielder, Recall and Iron Mountain.

Greg is a 5th generation New Zealander of mixed Māori (Ngāti Porou) and Scottish heritage. His wife Lallit is a New Zealander of Fiji Indian heritage. In addition to serving on the board of PCBL, Greg consults through his own company Telemedia Consulting. Prior to this Greg completed a 26-year extended tour of duty at Sky Television in New Zealand as Director of Broadcasting and Media. In the latter part of his tenure he was a key sponsor for sporting events including the Rugby World Cup and Olympic and Commonwealth Games for New Zealand. Greg is an industry veteran with a proven results-focused record in television production operations, project delivery and organisational management. He has strong local and international relationships with television industry professionals, media technology suppliers, production companies, programme providers, and specialist media delivery companies.

With over twenty years experience in the advertising and marketing world, Wendy founded specialist social media agency Socialites in 2010 and grew it to be a full service production, media and digital agency working in 69 countries across the globe for clients such as Microsoft and Bupa. Rebranded in early 2023 to Thompson Spencer, her business acumen won her a finalist place in the New Zealand EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021. Wendy brings an extensive knowledge of digital and social media to PCBL and has her finger firmly on the pulse of the future of new media broadcasting. Wendy has a Bachelor of International Business and Marketing and has held governance roles since 2015, including the Well Foundation and the iconic Womens’ Rugby World Cup in Aotearoa 2022.