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Meet the Heads of our Kura

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.

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Arama Ngapo-Lipscombe
Parent Representative
 

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Tina Johnson

Parent Representative

 

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Keith Silveira

Principal
 

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Kyle Amopiu
Board Chairman
 

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Greg Brown

Parent Representative

 

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April Silveira

Staff Representative

Management

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.

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Keith Silveira
Principal

 

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Veronica Tiatoa

Assistant Principal
HOD - Kura Teina

 

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Aaron Koopu

Assistant Principal
HOD - Wharekura

 

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April Silveira
Deputy Principal

 

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Samantha Waitai-Terekia

Assistant Principal
HOD - Kura Waenga

 

Teachers

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.

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Veronica Tiatoa

Tuakana 2 - HOD
Kura Teina - Tau 3-4

 

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Puna Loughlin
Rangi Parauri
Kura Teina - Tau 0-1

 

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

 

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Faye Harris
 Rangi Tamaku
Kura Teina - Tau 2-3

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Samantha Waitai-Terekia
Kura waenga - HOD

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Te Arohanui Waikato

Rangi-Te-Wawana
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

 

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Patricia Hancy
Rangi-Mataura

Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

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Bronwyn Simmonds
Rangi-Matawai
Kura Waenga Tau 5-8

 

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Te Amohaere Jefferies

Rangi-Nui-Ka-Tika

Kura Waenga Tau 5-8


 

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Wairuaiti Tumai

Tauru-Rangi

Kura Waenga Tau 5-8


 

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Aaron Koopu
Wharekura - HOD
Tau 11

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Tania Martin
Wharekura
Tau 9

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Chase Kennedy
Wharekura
Tau 9

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Pourahi Rangikataua
Wharekura 
Tau 10

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Megan Tapara
Wharekura 
Tau 10

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Jeremy Siulepa
Wharekura 
Tau 11

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Khaysharn Kingi-Takoko
Wharekura
Tau 12

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Emerson Rikiriki
Wharekura
Tau 13

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Taumata Solomon
Wharekura
Tau 13

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Carle Hakaria
Wharekura

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Hamiora Renata
Wharekura

Support staff

Meet our Support staff

Our support staff team are dedicated to helping students, whanau and staff.

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Janelle Hotham
Executive Officer

 

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Tatiana Kaponga
Office Assistant

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Manaia Morrison
Office Assistant

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Bridget Koopu

Dining Room Manager

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Michelle Woodhouse
Dining Room Assistant

 

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Joanne Piripi
Dining Room Assistant

 

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Steven Senior
Caretaker

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Tohi Koopu
Groundsman/Bus Driver

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Kjahn Senior

Kaiāwhina - Kura Teina

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Maree Savage
Office Manager

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Caleb Peke
Kura Waenga
Teacher Aide/Sports Coordinator

 

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Kristen Karauna
Wharekura
Sports Coordinator

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Chrissy Rangikataua-Harris
Teacher Aide - Kura Teina

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Levon Dennison
Specialist Learning Co-ordinator

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Kelvin Haumaha

Vehicle Manager

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Malcolm Piripi

Bus Driver
 

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Stephanie August

Bus Driver
 

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Richard O'brien
Bus Driver

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Mark Paul
Bus Driver

Meet our Kōhanga Staff

We welcome our new kōhanga staff as part of our growing kura. 

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Herani Koia
Head Kaiako

 

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Amo Kingi

Kaimahi

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Sharon Weaver

Kōhanga Dining Room Staff

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Terina Hakaria
Kaimahi

 

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Te Whetu Marama Henare 
 

Kaimahi

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Te Rongorito Temarama-Swinkels 

Kaimahi

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