Our Staff
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First day back for students - Monday 2 February 2026
Senior Leadership
Miss Jo Hunter
Principal
principal@carterton.school.nz
Mr Blake Walker / Matua Blake
Deputy Principal & SENCo
bwalker@carterton.school.nz
Jo Hunter
Blake Walker
Team Kawakawa
New Entrant - Year 3
Whaea Mel MacGregor -
Team Leader & Kaiako Room 3 (New Entrants), class to be opened later in 2026
mmacgregor@carterton.school.nz
Miss Kristi Hiles -
Kaiako Room 2 (Year 1/2)
khiles@carterton.school.nz
Mrs Fiona Riach -
Kaiako Room 5 (Year 2/3)
friach@carterton.school.nz
Miss Tika Patrie -
Kaiako Room 6 (Year 2/3)
tpatrie@carterton.school.nz
Melanie MacGregor
Tika Patrie
Kristi Hiles
Fiona Riach
Ākonga Māori
(New Entrant - Tau 8)
Whaea Jo Taia-
Team Leader & Kaiako Akomanga Rua (Tau 4 - Tau 8)
jtaia@carterton.school.nz
Whaea Hera Taylor-
Kaiako Akomanga Tahi (New Entrant - Tau 4)
htaylor@carterton.school.nz
Whaea Lesley Standish-
Kaiako Akomanga Tahi (New Entrant - Tau 4)
lstandish@carterton.school.nz
Jo Taia
Lesley Standish
Hera Taylor
Team Kōwhai
(Year 4 - 6)
Mrs Lesley Kennedy-
Team Leader & Kaiako Room 8
(Year 4)
lkennedy@carterton.school.nz
Mr Dean Parsons-
Kaiako Room 9 (Year 5 & 6)
dparsons@carterton.school.nz
Mr Ben Appleyard / Matua Ben-
Kaiako Room 10 (Year 5 & 6)
bappleyard@carterton.school.nz
Lesley Kennedy
Ben Appleyard
Dean Parsons
Part-time Kaiako
Mrs Raewyn Harnden
Kaiako
rharnden@carterton.school.nz
Whaea Lesley Standish
Kaiako
lstandish@carterton.school.nz
Raewyn Harnden
Lesley Standish
Team Pōhutukawa
Administration & more!
Lisa Birrell
Team Leader & Executive Officer
accounts@carterton.school.nz
lbirrell@carterton.school.nz
admin@carterton.school.nz
Kerry Rice
Carterton Kids Coordinator & Office Administrator
cartertonkids@carterton.school.nz
Jess Robinson
School Support Officer
frontoffice@carterton.school.nz
Lisa Birrell
Kerry Rice
Support Staff
Faith Patrick - Librarian & Teacher Aide
Mrs Sharon Smith - Teacher Aide
Tania Penberthy - Teacher Aide
Jane Ball - Teacher Aide
Jaime-Leigh George - Teacher Aide
Larissa O'Brien - Teacher Aide
Hirini Tamihana - Kaiāwhina
Lleyton Ihaka - Kaiāwhina
Jennifer Whale - Teacher Aide
Tyla Buchan - Teacher Aide
Lachlan Alecock - Kaiāwhina
Lesley McGregor - Teacher Aide
Tearoha Edmonds-Dwyer - Kaiārahi i Te Reo
Jamie Morse - Teacher Aide
Kath Boyles - Teacher Aide
Rueben Whaley -Teacher Aide
Anne Rightford - Teacher Aide
Chloe North - Teacher Aide
Tania Penberthy
Jaime-Leigh George
Lleyton Ihaka
Tyla Buchan
Tearoha Edmonds-Dwyer
Faith Patrick
Sharon Smith
Jane Bell
Larissa O'Brien
Jennifer Whale
Lachlan Alecock
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