Meet our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is dedicated to removing barriers to education and to provide all students with a safe environment to learn, grow and embrace our character school through Te Reo Māori.

Kyle Amopiu
Board Chairman

Greg Brown
Parent Representative

April Silveira
Staff Representative

Arama Ngapo-Lipscombe
Parent Representative

Louis Armstrong
Parent Representative

Keith Silveira
Principal
Meet our Senior Management team
Our senior management team work closely together to ensure our kura runs safely and smoothly whilst striving to provide the best education possible for all tamariki that attend our kura.

Keith Silveira
Principal

Veronica Tiatoa
Assistant Principal
HOD - Kura Teina

Aaron Koopu
Assistant Principal
HOD - Wharekura

April Silveira
Deputy Principal

Samantha Waitai-Terekia
Assistant Principal
HOD - Kura Waenga
Meet our Teaching team
Here are our knowledgable and friendly teaching staff who are the core of our kura. We are very fortunate to have an array of teachers dedicated to nurturing all tamariki with specific learning programmes to help progress all of their learning needs.

Veronica Tiatoa
Tuakana 2 - HOD
Kura Teina - Tau 3-4

Faye Harris
Pipipaopao
Kura Teina - Tau 0-1

Sandra Hughes
Teina 2
Kura Teina - Tau 2

Laurence Moeke
Tuakana 1
Kura Teina - Tau 3-4

Samantha Waitai-Terekia
Kura waenga - HOD

Puna Loughlin
Tauru-Rangi
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

Te Arohanui Waikato
Rangi-Te-Wawana
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

Patricia Hancy
Rangi-Mataura
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

Bronwyn Simmonds
Rangi-Matawai
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

Te Amohaere Jefferies
Rangi-Nui-Ka-Tika
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

Aaron Koopu
Wharekura - HOD
Tau 10

Megan Tapara
Wharekura
Tau 9

Pourahi Rangikataua
Wharekura
Tau 9

Hemaima Rikihana
Wharekura
Tau 10

Jodie Mason
Wharekura
Tau 11

Khaysharn Kingi-Takoko
Wharekura
Tau 11

Taumata Solomon
Wharekura
Tau 12

Emerson Rikiriki
Wharekura
Tau 12

Tania Green
Wharekura
Tau 13

Chase Kennedy
Wharekura
Tau 13
Meet our Support staff
Our support staff team are dedicated to helping students, whanau and staff.

Janelle Hotham
Executive Officer

Tatiana Kaponga
Office Assistant

Maui Taewa
Kura Waenga
Specialist Support/Music Tutor

Raniera Koia
Specialist Learning Co-ordinator

Bridget Koopu
Dining Room Manager

Muriel Rata-Savage
Dining Room Assistant

Tania Rata
Dining Room Assistant

Steven Senior
Caretaker

Tohi Koopu
Groundsman/Bus Driver

Maree Savage
Office Manager

Caleb Peke
Kura Waenga
Teacher Aide/Sports Coordinator

Kristen Karauna
Wharekura
Sports Coordinator

Jeremy Siulepa
Wharekura
Digital Technology

Michelle Woodhouse
Dining room assistant

Kelvin Haumaha
Vehicle Manager

Richard O'brien
Bus Driver

Mike Standring
Bus Driver