Their mission statement is:To promote and advance scholarship and understanding of the Pacific region, including Aotearoa New Zealand, its people, societies and cultures; histories; arts; politics; environment and resources; developments and future.
[3] In 2023 Steven Ratuva is the director of the centre and Christina Laalaai-Tausa is the Research Manager.
In 2023 people named on the board are Paul Millar, Natalie Baird, Tara Ross, Jane Buckingham, Yvonne Crichton-Hill, Pascale Hatcher and Matthew Scobie.
[4] The centre publishes research including the online open access journal Pacific Dynamics.
[9] In 2022 the residency was valued at NZ$18,000 and had a focus on 'environmental protection, climate crisis response and community sustainability'.