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
- Owen Allsop
- Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal
- owen@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 22
- vanessa@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lauren Tynan
- Year 1
- Room 11
- lauren@maungatapu.school.nz
- Rachel Gabrielsen
- Year 1
- Room 10
- rachel@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 2- Junior Team
- Vanya Carter
- Team Leader Year 2
- Room 8
- vanya@maungatapu.school.nz
- Rachel Crozier
- Year 2
- Room 9
- rachel@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kelsey O'Neale
- Year 2
- Room 6
- kelseyoneale@maungatapu.school.nz
- Louisa Rawlings
- Year 1/2
- Room 7
- louisa@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kate Bird
- Year 2
- Room 5
- katebird@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 3/4 - Middle School Team
- Chris Dixon
- Team Leader Year 3/4
- Room 24
- chrisd@maungatapu.school.nz
- Mike Henderson
- Year 3/4
- Room 4
- mike@maungatapu.school.nz
- Caitlin Geraghty
- Year 3/4
- Room 13
- caitlin@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kate O'Leary
- Year 3/4
- Room 14
- kate@maungatapu.school.nz
- Jazmyn Gush-Taipari
- Year 3/4
- Room 20
- jazmyn@maungatapu.school.nz
- Greig Stephen
- Year 3/4
- Room 21
- greig@maungatapu.school.nz
- Nicky Dixon
- Classroom release teacher
- nicky@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 5/6- Senior Team
- Hayley Judd
- Team Leader Year 5/6
- Room 19
- hayley@maungatapu.school.nz
- Tori Hughes
- Year 5/6
- Room 26
- tori@maungatapu.school.nz
- Charmaine Taipeti
- Year 5/6
- Room 25
- charmaine@maungatapu.school.nz
- Taine Te Ranga
- Year 5/6
- Room 18
- taine@maungatapu.school.nz
- Thomas McAuley
- Year 5/6
- Room 16
- thomas@maungatapu.school.nz
- Jess Rickard
- Year 5/6
- Room 15
- jess@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lisa Healy
- Classroom release teacher
- lisa@maungatapu.school.nz
Te Pūwhāriki
- Te Ara Kuka-O'Brien
- Team Leader / Tūi
- Ruma 27
- teara@maungatapu.school.nz
- Te Hira Jack-Kino
- Te Whare Raukura
- Ruma 17
- tehira@maungatapu.school.nz
- Matewai Karaka-Clarke
- Kōhungahunga
- Ruma 2
- matewai@maungatapu.school.nz
- Ngawaitamorangi King
- Kōhungahunga
- Ruma 1
- ngawai@maungatapu.school.nz
- Natalie Bidois
- Puakōwhai
- Ruma 3
- natalie@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lynley Pene
- Pouhāpai STEAM Kairīwhi
- lynley@maungatapu.school.nz
- Tamatea Morehu
- Pouāwhina
- Kataraina Morehu
- Pouāwhina
STEAM programme
- Jo Naera
- STEAM specialist teacher
- Room 23
- jonaera@maungatapu.school.nz
Office Staff
- Stephanie Ashton
- Office/Admin
- Kim Paratene
- Office/Admin
- Gaylene McCarthy
- Finance & Property Administrator
Support Staff
- Sally Stuart
- Release teacher
- Taks Ririnui
- Caretaker
- caretaker@maungatapu.school.nz
- Derryn Torrance
- Teacher Aide
- Gill Gallazzi
- Teacher Aide
- Wendy Bramble
- Teacher Aide
- Vicki Robb
- Teacher Aide / Resource support
- Ann Davidson
- Teacher Aide
- Danielle Dodson
- Teacher Aide