At Maungatapu School we are fortunate to have a wonderful team of caring and committed staff. Our team are passionate about teaching and learning as well as the tasks required to ensure effective schooling.
Senior Management
- Tane Bennett
- Tumuaki / Principal
- principal@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lynley Skiffington
- Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal
- lynleyskiffington@maungatapu.school.nz
- Teraania Ormsby-Teki
- Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal
- teraania@maungatapu.school.nz
- Donelle O'Neill
- SENCO
- donelle@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 0/1 - Junior Team
- Cindy Mawson
- Team Leader New Entrants, Year 1
- Room 12
- cindy@maungatapu.school.nz
- Cathy Hardaker
- New Entrants
- Room 22
- cathy@maungatapu.school.nz
- Vanessa Jordaan
- New Entrants
- Room 4
- vanessa@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lauren Tynan
- Year 1
- Room 5
- lauren@maungatapu.school.nz
- Abbi Clout
- Classroom Release Teacher
- abbi@maungatapu.school.nz
- Sally Stuart
- Classroom Release Teacher
- sally@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 2- Junior Team
- Louisa Rawlings
- Team Leader Year 2
- Room 7
- Louisa@maungatapu.school.nz
- Rachel Crozier
- Year 2
- Room 9
- rachel@maungatapu.school.nz
- Rachel Gabrielson
- Year 2
- Room 6
- rachelg@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kate Bird
- Year 2
- Room 8
- katebird@maungatapu.school.nz
- Sally Stuart
- Classroom Release Teacher
- sally@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 3 - Middle School Team
- Vanya Carter
- Year 3 Team Leader
- Room 11
- vanya@maungatapu.school.nz
- Taryn Robinson and Jess Rickard
- Year 3
- Room 10
- taryn@maungatapu.school.nz
- Jazmyn Gush-Taipari
- Year 3
- Room 13
- jazmyn@maungatapu.school.nz
- Greig Stephen
- Year 3
- Room 14
- greig@maungatapu.school.nz
- Nicky Dixon
- Classroom Release Teacher
- nicky@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 4 - Middle School Team
- Chris Dixon
- Team Leader Year 4
- Room 15
- chrisd@maungatapu.school.nz
- Mike Henderson
- Year 4
- Room 20
- mike@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kate O'Leary
- Year 4
- Room 21
- kate@maungatapu.school.nz
- Owen Hohaia
- Classroom release teacher
- owenhohaia@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 5/6- Senior Team
- Tori Hughes
- Team Leader Year 5/6
- Room 26
- tori@maungatapu.school.nz
- Hayley Judd and Jess Rickard
- Year 5/6
- Room 25
- tori@maungatapu.school.nz
- Charmaine Taipeti
- Bilingual Class
- Room 24
- charmaine@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kelsey Dew and Delaney Parker
- Year 5/6
- Room 18
- kelsey@maungatapu.school.nz
- Caitlin Geraghty
- Year 5/6
- Room 19
- caitlin@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lisa Healy
- Year 5/6
- Room 16
- lisa@maungatapu.school.nz
- Owen Hohaia
- Classroom release teacher
- owenhohaia@maungatapu.school.nz
Te Pūwhāriki
- Te Ara Kuka-O'Brien
- Team Leader / Tūi
- Ruma 27
- teara@maungatapu.school.nz
- Reweti Kuka
- Te Whare Raukura
- Ruma 17
- reweti@maungatapu.school.nz
- Matewai Karaka-Clarke
- Kōhungahunga
- Ruma 2
- matewai@maungatapu.school.nz
- Ngawaitamorangi King
- Kōhungahunga
- Ruma 1
- ngawai@maungatapu.school.nz
- Hinewai Manihera
- Puakōwhai
- Ruma 3
- hinewai@maungatapu.school.nz
- Rochelle Price
- Kaiako Whakakapi
- Natalie Bidois
- Kaiako Whakakapi
- natalie@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lynley Pene
- Kaiako Whakakapi
- lynley@maungatapu.school.nz
- Tamatea Morehu
- Pouāwhina
STEAM programme
- Jo Naera
- STEAM specialist teacher
- Room 23
- jonaera@maungatapu.school.nz
Office Staff
- Stephanie Ashton
- Office/Admin
- Kararaina Taikato-Whau Whau
- Office/Admin
- Gaylene McCarthy
- Finance & Property Administrator
Support Staff
- Taks Ririnui
- Caretaker
- caretaker@maungatapu.school.nz
- Anamaria Borell
- Sports Coordinator
- sports@maungatapu.school.nz
- Derryn Torrance
- Teacher Aide
- Gill Gallazzi
- Teacher Aide
- Vicki Robb
- Teacher Aide / Resource support
- Ann Davidson
- Teacher Aide
- Danielle Dodson
- Teacher Aide
- Erin Kitson
- Teacher Aide
- Mere Gulbransen-Ratima
- Teacher Aide
- Aroha Rangihuna
- Teacher Aide
- Jess Walrond
- Teacher Aide