
Meet the Heads of our Kura

Head Girl

Head Boy
Ka mātai taku titiro ki te tihi o ngā wai e taka mai ana, arā ko Wairere, Whakamau taku titiro ki te tonga ki ngā pae maunga o Kaimai, tōtika atu ana ki Hautere, kei raro te kōrero kei runga ko Ngāti Ahuru.
Tīpapa ana taku haere ki ngā pare kōhatu o Horohoro, ki te tihi o Pōhaturoa.
Whakarongo rua aku taringa ki ngā tai o taupo-nui-a-tia e paripari mai ana,
tōtika taku haere ki te tihi o Titīraupenga, ka rere ki Wharepuhunga ki te kōhanga o ngā Rei o te iwi e,
ka mau taku titiro ki Panehākua ki te tiki o te ihingārangi ka hoki nei au ki te tihi o te maunga e tautari mai nā, ka tū au ko Awatea e ko Koia e ara e! Taku ahi tūtata, taku mata kikohā
I am the head girl of Te kaokaoroa o Patetere for 2023 and for me the best thing about our kura is being around my whānau and whenua, our kura promotes inclusiveness and has created a culture where everyone here is one big family that continues to grow over the years. Tauira here consider each other as kaihana and the teachers, cooks and all other staff as our aunties and uncles. I firmly believe that we have the best set of staff in all of Aotearoa, the effort, time and encouragement that our kaiako give out helps push our tauira to strengthen their mental, physical and spiritual strength. Here at kaokaoroa we are fortunate to have an education system that allows our tauira to connect and thrive in te ao maori as well as te ao pakeha.
Ko te kura toku ahuru mowai. Growing up at te kaokaoroa i can confidently say that the school is like a second home for me as it is for others, this being my last year i feel incredibly privileged to have been given the role and responsibility of being Te Kaokaoroas mareikura wahine. I look forward to working alongside our kaiako and tauira to help give back to our kura and to leave knowing that we left it in a better state than we found it. I do my best to uphold the standards of an ideal head girl for my kura and to make the most of the time I have left here.
Kei aku whakatamarahi ki te rangi, kei aku whakateitei ki te Whenua, tēnā koutou katoa.
My name is Ziah Senior and I have been elected head boy for Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere for 2023. It is a huge privilege for me to have been elected to fulfil this position, however, I am mindful of the responsibility and challenges that come with this role.
I have been at this school since the age of five. During this time, I have seen this kura grow from its humble beginnings where classes were taught in the dilapidated buildings of what was formally known as Oraka Heights. I say humble beginnings because when I was a student in the Ohu Teina, there were only 140 students at this time and school assemblies were held in the whare hui. This year we have over 300 students and school assemblies can barely fit in our whare hākinakina now due to sheer size of our kura.
The growth in our kura can be accredited to the hard work, time, energy and effort our tauira and kaiako have invested in to this school. It is my goal this year to contribute and build on the legacy that has been left by past and current tauira, kaiako and all those who have gone before us.
For many of us, this place is more than a school. It is well and truly a kāinga run, a home away from home so to speak.
I look forward to working alongside our kaiako and my fellow-students, tuakana and teina to ensure that the distinct essence and mauri of our kura is preserved for future generations that come to Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere.
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.

Arama Ngapo-Lipscombe
Parent Representative

Tina Johnson
Parent Representative

Keith Silveira
Principal

Kyle Amopiu
Board Chairman

Greg Brown
Parent Representative

April Silveira
Staff Representative
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

Puna Loughlin
Rangi Parauri
Kura Teina - Tau 0-1

Takarihi Temarama
Rangi Mareikura 1
Kura Teina - Tau 1-2

Faye Harris
Rangi Tamaku
Kura Teina - Tau 2-3

Samantha Waitai-Terekia
Kura waenga - HOD

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

Wairuaiti Tumai
Tauru-Rangi
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

Aaron Koopu
Wharekura - HOD
Tau 11

Tania Martin
Wharekura
Tau 9

Chase Kennedy
Wharekura
Tau 9

Pourahi Rangikataua
Wharekura
Tau 10

Megan Tapara
Wharekura
Tau 10

Jeremy Siulepa
Wharekura
Tau 11

Khaysharn Kingi-Takoko
Wharekura
Tau 12

Emerson Rikiriki
Wharekura
Tau 13

Taumata Solomon
Wharekura
Tau 13

Carle Hakaria
Wharekura

Hamiora Renata
Wharekura
Meet our Support staff
Our support staff team are dedicated to helping students, whanau and staff.

Janelle Hotham
Executive Officer

Tatiana Kaponga
Office Assistant

Manaia Morrison
Office Assistant

Bridget Koopu
Dining Room Manager

Michelle Woodhouse
Dining Room Assistant

Joanne Piripi
Dining Room Assistant

Steven Senior
Caretaker

Tohi Koopu
Groundsman/Bus Driver

Kjahn Senior
Kaiāwhina - Kura Teina

Maree Savage
Office Manager

Caleb Peke
Kura Waenga
Teacher Aide/Sports Coordinator

Kristen Karauna
Wharekura
Sports Coordinator

Chrissy Rangikataua-Harris
Teacher Aide - Kura Teina

Levon Dennison
Specialist Learning Co-ordinator

Kelvin Haumaha
Vehicle Manager

Malcolm Piripi
Bus Driver

Stephanie August
Bus Driver

Richard O'brien
Bus Driver

Mark Paul
Bus Driver
Meet our Kōhanga Staff
We welcome our new kōhanga staff as part of our growing kura.

Herani Koia
Head Kaiako

Amo Kingi
Kaimahi

Sharon Weaver
Kōhanga Dining Room Staff

Terina Hakaria
Kaimahi

Te Whetu Marama Henare
Kaimahi

Te Rongorito Temarama-Swinkels
Kaimahi