PSS set to open fale in old Unimart space

The empty space of Unimart in Albany is set to make an exciting transformation into the new fale of the Pacific Student Success (PSS) Team. The President of the Massey Albany’s Pasifika Students’ Association (MAPSA) Aniva-Storm Feau, and Treasurer, Arizona Haddon, told Massive that the goal of the fale is to “create a place where Pasifika people can feel seen and create connections and community in that space” alongside a space to study and talk about study-related concerns.  

Unimart was forced to close its doors after Covid-19 related difficulties, so the new use of the space has been welcomed by many students. MAPSA has gone through two new fale in the past year. Aniva mentioned that one of the previous fale in the Quad A building had “no windows, running water or proper airflow” and that it “couldn’t fit more than six people”. The previous fale also wasn’t accessible to students, due to students needing to go through the complicated process of getting a swipe card verified.  

Aniva-Storm and Arizona want to emphasise that, even though the PSS space is associated with Pasifika students, it will be a space welcome to all Massey students. The fale will be opened officially soon, stay tuned for more updates.