Galu, M2015-10-272015-10-272014-01-072014-01-07Hawaii International Conference on Education held at Honolulu, Hawaii, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa/Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel, 2014-01-05 to 2014-01-08https://hdl.handle.net/10292/9154Why are there so few Pasifika teachers in Principals positions in New Zealand Schools? Are Pasifika teachers actively being encouraged to aspire to leadership roles? Do those who are identified as leaders early nurtured, supported, coached and mentored to achieve that goal, or are there hegemonic factors that disadvantage them in the promotion and selection process, namely social class, negative stereotyping, discrimination or ultimately the decisions made by Boards of Trustees!NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher's Version).Conference ContributionOpenAccess