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
- Principal
- principal@maungatapu.school.nz
- Owen Allsop
- Deputy Principal
- owen@maungatapu.school.nz
- Teraania Ormsby-Teki
- Tumuaki Tuarua
- 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 11
- cindy@maungatapu.school.nz
- Cathy Hardaker
- New Entrants
- Room 23
- cathy@maungatapu.school.nz
- Taryn Robinson
- Year 1
- Room 12
- taryn@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
- Aurora Munkedal
- Year 1/2
- Room 7
- aurora@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kelsey O'Neale
- Year 2
- Room 6
- kelseyoneale@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 3 - Middle School Team
- Chris Dixon
- Team Leader Year 3
- Room 14
- chrisd@maungatapu.school.nz
- Mike Henderson
- Year 3
- Room 13
- mike@maungatapu.school.nz
- Kate O'Leary
- Year 3
- Room 5
- kate@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 4 - Middle School Team
- Kelsey Dew
- Team Leader Year 4
- Room 25/26
- kelsey@maungatapu.school.nz
- Thomas McAuley
- Year 4
- Room 25/26
- thomas@maungatapu.school.nz
- Greig Stephen
- Year 4
- Room 21
- greig@maungatapu.school.nz
Year 5/6- Senior Team
- Hayley Judd
- Team Leader year 5/6
- Room 16
- hayleyjudd@maungatapu.school.nz
- Tori Hughes
- Year 5/6
- Room 15
- tori@maungatapu.school.nz
- Grant Cooper
- Year 5/6
- Room 19
- grant@maungatapu.school.nz
- Taine Te Ranga
- Year 5/6
- Room 18
- taine@maungatapu.school.nz
Te Pūwhāriki
- Te Ara O'Brien
- Puakōwhai
- Ruma 3
- teara@maungatapu.school.nz
- Faren Ormond
- Pā Harakeke
- Whare Toi
- faren@maungatapu.school.nz
- Te Hira Jack-Kino
- Tūi
- Ruma 1
- tehira@maungatapu.school.nz
- Matewai Karaka-Clarke
- Kōhungahunga
- Ruma 2
- matewai@maungatapu.school.nz
- Adele Huka
- Kākano
- Ruma 20
- adele@maungatapu.school.nz
- Tamatea Morehu
- Pouāwhina
- tamatea@maungatapu.school.nz
- Lynley Pene
- Pouhāpai STEAM Kairīwhi
- lynley@maungatapu.school.nz
Office Staff
- Stephanie Ashton
- Office/Admin
- Kim Paratene
- Office/Admin
- Gaylene McCarthy
- Finance & Property Administrator
Support Staff
- Jo Naera
- STEAM specialist teacher
- Room 4
- jonaera@maungatapu.school.nz
- Hayley Derry
- Release teacher
- hayley@maungatapu.school.nz
- Sally Stuart
- Release teacher
- Glenys Reid
- Literacy Support - Year 3 team
- John Thomson
- Caretaker
- caretaker@maungatapu.school.nz
- Charmaine Taipeti
- Teacher Aide / Sports Administrator
- sports@maungatapu.school.nz
- Derryn Torrance
- Teacher Aide
- Gill Gallazzi
- Teacher Aide
- Shani Gilmour
- Teacher Aide
- Wendy Bramble
- Teacher Aide
- Vicki Robb
- Teacher Aide / Resource support
- Ann Davidson
- Teacher Aide
- Katie Downes
- Librarian
- katie@maungatapu.school.nz