Cherie Chu-Fuluifaga

Cherie Maria Chu-Fuluifaga is a Chinese Tahitian New Zealand academic, and is a senior lecturer in education at Victoria University of Wellington. In 2024, Chu-Fuluifaga was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education.

Academic career

Chu-Fuluifaga is of Samoan, Chinese and Tahitian heritage. Her mother was a cleaner and her father did not attend school. Between 2005 and 2020, she grew the Pacific education leadership cluster from an initial five students to more than 200, one of the largest cohorts of Pacific students in the country.

Chu-Fuluifaga volunteers at the Graeme Dingle Foundation, which promotes life skills and wellbeing in young people through New Zealand.

Honours and awards In the 2024 New Year Honours, Chu-Fuluifaga was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education. Chu-Fuluifaga was a finalist in the education category for Wellingtonian of the Year in 2024.

Selected works