Dr Terry Pouono

2025

Journal - Research Article

Pouono, T. (2025). Shincheonji in the Pacific: A threat to Christian harmony in Pacific communities. Australian Journal of Mission Studies, 19(2), 45-55.

2024

Journal - Research Article

Pouono, T. (2024). Lost in translation: Navigating our sea of islands in a catamaran... but where is my waka? Samoa Journal of Theology, 3(1), 86-96.

Pouono, T. (2024). Big is beautiful: Health and well-being in Pacific communities. Dialog, 63, 191-197. doi: 10.1111/dial.12863

Pouono, T. (2024). Faith and works … Or works and faith? A performative faith in Samoan Churches. Religions, 15, 292. doi: 10.3390/rel15030292

2023

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pouono, T. (2023). Faith and works... or is it works and faith? Discerning an authentic expression of faith in the Samoan Church. Proceedings of the 8th IAFOR International Conference on Education (IICE) in Hawaii & 3rd IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Hawaii (IICAH). (pp. 144). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pouono, T. (2023, November-December). Moana: Changing tides in the Pacific diaspora. Verbal presentation at the Association of Practical Theology in Oceania (APTO) Conference, [Hybrid].

2022

Journal - Research Other

Pouono, T. (2022). The Amersham way [Hearts and Minds]. Stimulus, 29(2). Retrieved from https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/stimulus

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pouono, T. (2022, November). Faith and works … or is it works and faith? A performative faith in Samoan churches: Discerning an authentic expression of the Christian gospel. Verbal presentation at the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) National Leader's Conference: One Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Pouono, T. (2022, November). De-husking the church: Deconstructing our indigenous theologies in search of an authentic Christian faith. Verbal presentation at the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) National Leader's Conference: One Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2021

Chapter in Book - Research

Pouono, T. (2021). Taulaga in the Samoan Church: Is it wise giving? In J. Havea (Ed.), Theologies from the Pacific. (pp. 169-180). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74365-9_12

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Garner, S., & Pouono, T. (2021). The digital vā: Teu le vā in online spaces. Cursor_, (July). Retrieved from https://cursor.pubpub.org/pub/33f0jhi2/release/2

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pouono, T. (2021). Ua sopo le va: Moving beyond boundaries of the Pacific diaspora church towards multicultural churches. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Theological Ethics. Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au/conferences

2019

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pouono, T. (2019, October). Pacific pedagogy in New Zealand schools: Reality or illusion? Verbal presentation at the Laidlaw College Manukau Mini-Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2018

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pouono, T. (2018, May). Beyond cultural captivity. Verbal presentation at the Intercultural Church Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Pouono, T. (2018, September). Rearticulating a relevant message for Pacific churches in a global world. Verbal presentation at the Pacific Tertiary Education Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Pouono, T. (2017). Indigenous language loss: The future of Gagana Sāmoa (Samoan language) in diaspora. In J. Havea (Ed.), Postcolonial voices from Downunder: Indigenous matters, confronting readings. (pp. 170-181). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications.

Journal - Research Article

Pouono, T. (2017). Replanting the transplanted Christian Churches: Missio Dei and the twenty-first century diaspora Samoan Church. Stimulus, 24(1). Retrieved from https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/stimulus

2016

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Pouono, T. (2016). “Coconut water in a Coca Cola bottle”: In search of an identity: A New Zealand-born Samoan Christian in a globalized world (PhD). University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2292/31074

2013

Journal - Research Article

Pouono, T. (2013). Teu le Va': The Samoan cosmic-community in Aotearoa: Preserving harmonious relationships... Where is the harmony? Pacific Journal of Theology, 50(2), 88-103.

Pouono, T. (2013). “Coconut water in a Coca Cola bottle”: In search of an identity: A New Zealand-born Samoan Christian in a globalized world. Colloquium, 45(2), 170-184.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pouono, T. (2013). 'Te le Va': Extracting an understanding of relationships from a Samoan worldview: Is it ethical? Proceedings of the Australia & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Christians in Communities: Christians as Communities. (pp. 20). Retrieved from http://www.laidlaw.ac.nz

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pouono, T. (2013, August). 'Teu le Va’: The Samoan cosmic-community in Aotearoa: Preserving harmonious relationships … Where is the harmony?” Verbal presentation at the Oceania Biblical Studies Association (OBSA) Conference, Suva, Fiji.

2012

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pouono, T. (2012, December). “Coconut juice in a coca-cola bottle”: In search of an identity: A New Zealand-born Samoan Christian in a globalized world. Verbal presentation at the Joint conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Biblical Studies (ANZABS) & the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand.