Our Staff

Management

Matt Jackett

Principal

Jo Hunter

Deputy Principal

Team Kawakawa 

Kristi Hiles 

Teacher - Room 1
New Entrants

Fiona Riach

Teacher - Room 3
Year 1 & 2 Mixed

Kirsty Hull

Teacher - Room 2
Year 1 & 2 Mixed

Josephine Pinfold

Team Leader - Room 6
Year 3

Ākonga Māori

Jo Taia

Team Leader - Ākomanga Rua
Years 5-8

Hera Taylor

 Kaiako - Ākomanga Tahi
New Entrant - Year 4

Team Kōwhai

Lesley Kennedy

 Team Leader - Room 8
Years 4 & 5 Mixed

Raewyn Harnden

 Teacher - Room 9
Years 4 & 5 Mixed

Team Kahikatea 

Ben Appleyard

Teacher - Room 12
Years 6 & 7 Mixed

Ken Bailey

 Team Leader - Room 13
Years 6 & 7 Mixed

Melanie MacGregor

Teacher - Room 14
Year 8

Team Pohutakawa - Admin 

Lisa Birrell
Executive Officer

Julia Penny
Front Office

Georgina Birrell
Front Office & After School Care


Support Staff 

Will Smart

Caretaker 

Hirini Tamihana

Kaiāwhina

Jane Ball

Teacher Aide 

Tyla Cayless

Teacher Aide 

Faith Patrick

Teacher Aide / Librarian 

Tania Penberthy

Teacher Aide

Sharon Smith

Teacher Aide 

Jaime-Leigh George

Teacher Aide

Lesley Standish

Release Teacher  - Kapa Haka 

Rochelle Dorbeck

Reading Recovery

Larissa O'Brien

Teacher Aide

Brooke McNamara

Teacher Aide

Jennifer Whale

Teacher Aide

Lleyton Ihaka

Kaiāwhina