Elika Consulting Group-ECG

08/09/2026

The Heart of Leadership in the Pacific 💖

As Executive Director of ECG, I am honored to represent our team at the 4th Legacy Leadership Symposium 2026 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Under this year's theme, "Servant Leadership:Building a Legacy Through Service" I am sharing our experience on strategic leadership, governance, communications and what it truly means to lead through the Vā.

✅Understanding the Vā in Leadership
In Pacific cultures, the Vā is the sacred relational space between people—where trust, respect, and mutual understanding grow. As leaders, it is our collective responsibility to recognize, nurture, and care for this space. In any organization or workplace, a conversation never happens in isolation; it lands inside a relationship shaped by identity, trust, history, role, culture, and power.

✅How Communication Happens in the Vā
Effective strategic communication requires us to be mindful of both sides of the relational bridge: (The framework below shows how these three dimensions work together.)

✅Navigating Honest Conversations
Caring for the Vā does not mean avoiding challenge or conflict. Instead, it means I approach honest conversations with respect, humility, and a genuine intent to understand. When we remain mindful of the Vā, our communication builds stronger relationships, even when the conversation is difficult.

✅Our Commitment Across the Pacific
At ECG, we firmly believe that leadership grounded in values, service, and purpose has the power to create lasting change. Through our work across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific, we support organizations through:

🟢 Strategic Advisory & Governance: Building capable, ethical organizations and strengthening leadership capability.
🟢 Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation: Creating meaningful, inclusive spaces for dialogue.
🟢 Research & Evaluation: Informing strategic decision-making through community-centered insights.

💓I am proud to stand alongside Pacific leaders to share our perspectives and strengthen our regional connections.

07/09/2026

ECG at the Legacy Leadership Symposium 2026

Leadership grounded in values, service and purpose has the power to create lasting change.

ECG is proud to have our Executive Director, Feagaimaalii Sara Jane Elika, participating in the 4th Legacy Leadership Symposium 2026 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, where she will share her experience and insights on Strategic Leadership and Governance.

Under this year’s theme, “The Heart of Leadership — Become a Servant Leader,” the Symposium brings together leaders from across the Pacific to exchange knowledge, strengthen connections and explore what purposeful leadership looks like in our region.

For ECG, strong leadership and governance are central to building capable organisations and sustainable communities. Through our work across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific, we support organisations with strategic advisory, governance training, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, research and evaluation.

We are proud to see Pacific leadership, experience and perspectives contributing to these important regional conversations.

📍 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
📅 7–9 September 2026

We look forward to sharing more from Sara Jane and the Symposium over the coming days.

27/08/2026

ECG Strengthening Connections Across Communities

Elika Consulting Group (ECG) was pleased to join a special lunch hosted by the Consul General of India in Auckland, Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi, as part of the celebrations marking India’s 80th Independence Day.

The occasion provided a valuable opportunity to connect with the Consul General and strengthen relationships between the Indian, Pacific and wider New Zealand communities.

For ECG, these connections are an important part of our work — bringing people, communities and organisations together and creating opportunities for meaningful collaboration across cultures and sectors.

We warmly congratulate the Consul General and the Indian community in Aotearoa New Zealand on this significant celebration and look forward to continuing to strengthen our connections.

🌏 ECG | Strategy • Engagement • Evaluation

21/08/2026

Check out our second ECG Pulse, which measures across 6 months our heartbeat of impact demonstrating our project performance, team capability and client satisfaction.

ECG Half-Year in Review: Resilience and International Opportunities 2026
https://www.ecg.nz/post/half-year-in-review-resilience-and-international-opportunities-2026

17/08/2026

At ECG, we’re passionate about promoting strong leadership, good governance, and sustainable development across the Pacific.

We’re pleased to highlight Feagaimaiili Sara Jane Elika, who will share her expertise in strategic leadership and governance at the 4th Legacy Leadership Symposium 2026.

📍 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
📅 7–9 September 2026

Follow ECG for more leadership insights, opportunities, and updates.

📢 Meet the Speaker |
The LLS Vaka continues its voyage across the Pacific, bringing together leaders, stories, and wisdom that inspire purposeful change.

We are honoured to welcome Feagaimaalii Sara Jane Elika — Executive Director, Pacific economy specialist, and governance advisor as she shares her insights on values-based leadership and creating sustainable impact.

Join us for the 4th Legacy Leadership Symposium 2026 as we sail under the theme:
“The Heart of Leadership — Become a Servant Leader.”

📍 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
📅 7–9 September 2026

⏳ Only 9 days left! Registration closes 7 August 2026.

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13/08/2026

🌺 Strengthening Pacific Governance Connections in Samoa

ECG had the privilege of meeting with Funemalafai Onosefulu Fuata’i, Chief Executive Officer of the Samoa Institute of Directors-SIoD while recently providing governance training in Samoa.

Established in 2005, the Samoa Institute of Directors plays an important role in strengthening governance capability across Samoa. Through professional development and director training, the Institute equips current and aspiring board members with practical knowledge in areas such as directors’ responsibilities, strategic planning, financial oversight, compliance, accountability and effective board leadership.

This valuable meeting created an opportunity to exchange insights and explore future collaboration in governance development, leadership training and organisational capability across Samoa and the wider Pacific.

Fa’afetai tele lava to Funemalafai and the Samoa Institute of Directors for the warm welcome and meaningful talanoa.

Pacific-led. Culturally grounded. Globally connected. 🌏

13/08/2026

🎶 Celebrating Pacific excellence at the 2026 Pacific Music Awards! 🌺

Last night, the Pacific Music Awards brought our communities together in Manukau to recognise and celebrate the incredible artists, songwriters, producers and creatives shaping Pacific music across Aotearoa and beyond.

ECG’s Executive Director Sara-Jane Elika who was the inaugural Winner of the Best Pacific Female Artist, was invited to attend celebrating the talent, culture and music excellence.

For more than two decades, the Pacific Music Awards have provided an important platform for Pacific talent, culture, language and storytelling recognising those creating impact today while honouring the legacy that has paved the way for future generations. 💙

At Elika Consulting Group (ECG), we remain committed to supporting strong arts communities through the connection of music.

Congratulations to all the 2026 Pacific Music Awards finalists, recipients, organisers and the wider village behind the music. Your creativity and achievements continue to inspire us all. 👏🏽🌊

Pacific excellence. Pacific voices. Pacific futures.

12/08/2026

Talofa lava from Samoa!

ECG was proud to continue its governance training journey in Samoa, under the Partnerships for Aviation (P4A) Governance Programme, in partnership with Mayfield Group and supported by the Australian Government through DFAT. ✈️

The workshop brought together aviation and tourism leaders, directors, and management professionals committed to strengthening governance practices and organisational leadership across the Pacific.

It was inspiring to see participants openly share their experiences, learn from one another, and contribute to the growing network of Pacific leaders working collectively to strengthen the region’s aviation sector.

At ECG, we believe strong governance and capable leadership are essential to building resilient organisations and creating sustainable outcomes for future generations.

Fa’afetai tele lava to our partners, participants, and hosts in Samoa for your warm hospitality, meaningful contributions, and dedication to strengthening governance and leadership across the Pacific.

🌺 Globally connected. Future-focused. Pacific-led.

04/08/2026

Unlocking Philanthropy in the Pacific

Recently, ECG explored a critical question through a three-part blog series: Why does the Pacific receive so little international philanthropic support* despite its global importance to climate resilience, ocean protection, biodiversity and food security.

To summarise, the first part looks at moving away from traditional aid models to create fresh opportunities that bridge the funding gap and elevate local impact. The second part highlights the structural and infrastructure barriers limiting investment on the ground and finally with the third part, ECG outlines a Pacific-led roadmap moving forward.

Built on local leadership, trust, and genuine partnerships, ECG’s 1 pager presents how funders and organizations can support and minimise the divide that turns donor interest into sustainable, long-term impact.

Read the full three-part series
Part 1➡️ https://www.ecg.nz/post/vast-ocean-shallow-investment-closing-the-pacific-s-philanthropy-gap-and-what-needs-to-change-p
Part 2➡️ https://www.ecg.nz/post/the-pacific-philanthropy-gap-why-donors-aren-t-investing-and-what-needs-to-change-part-2
Part 3➡️ https://www.ecg.nz/post/the-pacific-philanthropy-gap-why-donors-aren-t-investing-and-what-needs-to-change-part-3

*The ocean covers about 70 percent of the planet but receives less than one percent of global philanthropic funding.
Our Shared Seas — Funding Trends 2023: Tracking the State of Global Ocean
Funding.https://cdn.givingcompass.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/19103534/oss-global-ocean-funding-report-2023.pdf

03/08/2026

Elika Consulting Group (ECG) is proud to be supporting the Pacific Community (SPC) on the design and implementation of its refreshed Employee Induction, Mandatory Training and Onboarding Programme.

Last week, our CEO and Executive Director, were in Nouméa, New Caledonia, attending the delivery of SPC’s Orientation Day on Tuesday, 28 July. The event connected over 60 participants across Nouméa, Fiji and the wider Pacific with a hybrid blended delivery.

ECG has worked closely with SPC to co-design an engaging and culturally grounded orientation experience, covering ONE SPC values, service to the Blue Pacific, cultural capability, talanoa and connection across the organisation.

This project reflects what ECG does best: combining strategic thinking, authentic Pacific engagement and practical programme design to create solutions that work for people.

We thank SPC for their trust and partnership and are proud to support a stronger, more connected workforce across the Pacific.