Public Service Fale

17/06/2026

𝗔 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀

The Cook Islands Office of the Public Service Commissioner saw an opportunity to modernise how induction is delivered across the Cook Islands public service, improving consistency and access for all staff.

OPSC partnered with the Public Service Fale to deliver this new way of working through FaleOnline, the Fale’s online learning management system. Together, they reshaped the existing CKI induction into a blended model, combining online modules with in person sessions.

The new online modules provide a consistent foundation for learning, covering how the public service works, its values and expectations. This new use of technology allows face to face sessions to focus on deeper discussion, practical insight and engagement with senior leaders.

Cook Islands public servants can now:

• Access induction anytime, from anywhere
• Learn at their own pace
• Revisit key content when needed
• Arrive at sessions ready to engage

Early feedback from users shows improved access, stronger understanding, and more meaningful in person delivery. Participants are coming to sessions better prepared, creating space for more interactive and engaging learning experiences.

This initiative shows how digital and in person learning can work together to strengthen capability, while making induction more consistent, accessible and relevant for today’s public service.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-from-the-fale

14/06/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 – 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁?

Our second Share Learn Connect session for 2026 is coming up fast!

Join us on the 25th of June when Kireata Meauke from the Kiribati Public Service Office and Dean Rosson from the Public Service Fale will share insights into how they lead and manage conflicts of interest in their own contexts, drawing on practical examples of work they have been involved in, including challenges and successful strategies. Find out more about our speakers and how to register via the link below:

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: 25 June 2026, 1pm – 2.30pm NZDT
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Online via Teams
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=kUrhQX1Yv0-N6taupxSAGcl0bY4yeeJMutXVCGOU9wBURTgyVzVWU0ZUUEJUUlBDSDlUQTNLTko1Ri4u

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 | 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

The Fale is pleased to announce our second Share Learn Connect (SLC) session for 2026, led by the Kiribati Public Service Office and the Public Service Fale. We will share practical insights into managing conflicts of interest in our public services.

This session is designed to support Pacific public servants as they navigate the practicalities of managing conflicts of interest in day-to-day work, reinforcing key messages: conflicts are common, transparency is essential, and conflicts must be managed to protect the integrity of decisions and maintain public trust and confidence.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 25 June 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 1pm (Kiribati and NZ time)
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Online via Teams

Learn more and register here: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-from-the-fale

08/06/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰

The Public Service Fale was privileged to attend the Pacific Workforce Planning Conference in Brisbane (2 - 4 June 2026).

Over three days, the focus was on practical learning, country-led insights, and strengthening how the Pacific Public Service Workforce Planning Guideline, recently developed by the Samoa Public Service Commission is being applied by public service leaders across the region. We acknowledge and thank the Australian Public Service Commission for their leadership in hosting and delivering this important conference.

We look forward to continuing work with our Pacific colleagues to build resilient and sustainable public service workforces - sharing what works and supporting each other - in the interests of serving all our citizens across the Pacific region.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-from-the-fale

05/06/2026

The Public Service Fale was pleased to support the Public Sector Leadership Mid-Level course at the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau from 25 May to 12 June 2026, funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships.

We met with 28 senior leaders from 12 Pacific countries, sharing how we support public service leaders across 16 Pacific island countries and territories through shared learning and practical capability building.

It was a great opportunity to connect with leaders working on common challenges and to contribute to their learning. Thanks to MFAT, the Public Policy Institute, and all participants.

View the full story here: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-from-the-fale

21/05/2026

The Public Service Fale is proud to support this important work led by Samoa Public Service Commission, alongside the Australian Public Service Commission and Australia Public Service Academy, to strengthen workforce planning across the region.

We look forward to sharing progress from this collaboration, including how the Workforce Planning Guideline is being strengthened and applied across the region, at Fono 2026.

21/05/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 | 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

The Fale is pleased to announce our second Share Learn Connect (SLC) session for 2026, led by the Kiribati Public Service Office and the Public Service Fale. We will share practical insights into managing conflicts of interest in our public services.

This session is designed to support Pacific public servants as they navigate the practicalities of managing conflicts of interest in day-to-day work, reinforcing key messages: conflicts are common, transparency is essential, and conflicts must be managed to protect the integrity of decisions and maintain public trust and confidence.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 25 June 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 1pm (Kiribati and NZ time)
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Online via Teams

Learn more and register here: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-from-the-fale

12/05/2026

The Public Service Fale was pleased to support the Pacific Public Sector Leadership Programme, funded through the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships and delivered by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington from 4 to 15 May 2026.


Deputy Commissioner Tania Ott, and the Fale team met with 13 senior leaders from nine Pacific countries to share an overview of our work, including how we engage with Pacific Public Service Commissioners and senior public servants across the Pacific region with public sector strengthening advice and support. The session included activities on leading change and a Q and A with Deputy Commissioner Tania Ott.

Read the full story on our website: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-from-the-fale

14/04/2026

The Public Service Fale has partnered with Te Pātuitanga Ahumoana a Kiwa, known as Te Pātui, to make fisheries learning easier to access for Pacific public servants through FaleOnline.

Te Pātui is the Ministry for Primary Industries Pacific fisheries capacity development programme. It works with Pacific countries and regional organisations to strengthen fisheries governance, management, and monitoring, control, surveillance, and enforcement.

Through FaleOnline, the Public Service Fale provides an online learning management system where Pacific public servants can access Te Pātui’s eLearning modules. Developed with and for the region, the modules are flexible, self paced, and designed to complement in person support.

The Fale and Te Pātui are funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and share a common focus on long term capability building within Pacific public services.

𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗲 𝗣ā𝘁𝘂𝗶 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://faleonline.publicservice.govt.nz/course/view.php?id=433

02/04/2026

𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲: 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

The Public Service Fale recently celebrated its 9th cohort of leaders to complete the Fale Mentoring Programme. Since 2020, approximately 120 Pacific public servants have completed the Programme, with cohort 9 representing mentors and mentees from Kiribati, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.

During regular 1:1 mentoring sessions over 9 months, participants navigated leadership issues, from making sound decisions under pressure, through to leading teams in changing operating environments and breaking down silos to strengthen organisational culture.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/whats-on-in-the-fale/fale-mentoring-programme-celebrating-peer-to-peer-learning-in-the-pacific

19/03/2026

𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐮

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.publicservicefale.govt.nz/news-and-events/news

Terralyn Nabeyama, Director of the Palau Bureau of Human Resources, and the Public Service Fale have marked an important milestone for Fono 2026 through the signing of the Working Group Terms of Reference. This comes as Palau takes on a significant role in the region this year, hosting both the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and the Pacific Public Service Leaders’ Conference (Fono 2026).

We look forward to welcoming the Pacific Public Service leaders to Koror, Palau in November!