Meet The Kaiako

tumuaki (on leave 2025)
Sharlene McCormick
principal@kaiwaka.school.nz
acting TUMUAKI
Michelle Dempsey
m.dempsey@kaiwaka.school.nz
acting tumuaki taurua, junior leader, CoL across school leader, Kaiako: Year 1, Room 3
Katherine Brown
k.brown@kaiwaka.school.nz
senior leader, kaiako: YEAR 5 & 6, Room 5
Cath Stevens
c.stevens@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: YEAR 4, Room 7
Karima Bencheikh-Harris
k.bencheikh@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: new entrants, room 4
Ripeka Harris-Bencheikh
r.harris@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: YEAR 4 & 5, Room 6
Nik Massey
n.massey@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: Year 2, Room 2, SENCO, SPECIAL NEEDs
Kate Simpson
k.simpson@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: reading recovery
Laura de Luen
l.deluen@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: Year 3, Room 1
Michaela Kemp
m.kemp@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiako: garden to table
Gill Wharfe
g.wharfe@kaiwaka.school.nz
Kaiako: Year 1, Room 3
Sue Spry
s.spry@kaiwaka.school.nz
Kaiako: science
Cat Campbell
c.campbell@kaiwaka.school.nz
Kaiako: ROOm 1, B.T. Release
Meriana Hare
m.hare@kaiwaka.school.nz
Kaiako: SPORTS
John Bruce
admin@kaiwaka.school.nz

Meet The Support Staff

kapa haka & ngĀ tŪmanako
Mina Paikea
LIBRARIAN, toe-by-toe reading
Sara McAulay
s.mcaulay@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiĀwhina
Ashley Hunt
a.hunt@kaiwaka.school.nz
kaiĀwhina
Maria Allan
m.allan@kaiwaka.school.nz
administration
Anna O'Malley
admin@kaiwaka.school.nz
cleaner
Sam Whitelaw
caretaker
Jim Buchanan
KAIĀwhina
Megan Ardern
admin@kaiwaka.school.nz
TEmp - Teacher aide, administration
Helena Finau
admin@kaiwaka.school.nz

Meet The School Board

CHAIR
Chi Whitehead
kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz
MEMBER
GregCampbell
kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz
MEMBER
Geva Downey
kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz
MEMBER
Kim Semmens
kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz
vacancy
STAFF REPRESENTATIVE
Nik Massey
kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz

Meet The PTA

chair
Renee Allen
kaiwakapta@gmail.com
pta
Vicki Boddington
kaiwakapta@gmail.com
PTA
Dena Gabbitas
kaiwakapta@gmail.com
PTA
Kim Semmens
kaiwakapta@gmail.com‍
MEMBER
Vacancy

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