Arataki School Staff
Meet our dedicated team preparing your tamariki for the future.
Senior Leadership Team
Vicki Hiini
Tumuaki/Principal
Email: vhiini@arataki.school.nz
Shelley Craig
Deputy Principal/SENCo
Email: scraig@arataki.school.nz
Sue Taylor
Acting Deputy Principal/Team Leader
Email: staylor@arataki.school.nz
Hikurangi: Year 0 - 2
Kirsty MacDonald
Room 1 Kaiako/Team Leader/ECE Transition
Email: kmacdonald@arataki.school.nz
Emma Frost
Room 2 Kaiako
Email:efrost@arataki.school.nz
Laura Snow
Room 3 Kaiako
Email: lsnow@arataki.school.nz
Tanya Cranswick
Room 4 Kaiako
Email: tcranswick@arataki.school.nz
Mangatawa: Year 2 & 3
Lee Steer
Room 5 Kaiako/BOT Staff Rep
Email: lsteer@arataki.school.nz
Sarah Cunningham
Room 6 Kaiako
Email: scunningham@arataki.school.nz
Caitlin Mason
Room 7 Kaiako
Email: cmason@arataki.school.nz
Michelle Davies
Room 8 Kaiako/Curriculum Leader
Email: mdavies@arataki.school.nz
Kopukairoa: Reo Rua Years 0 - 6
Cheryl Toma
Room 9 Kaiako
Email: ctoma@arataki.school.nz
Raelene Kuka
Room 10 Kaiako
Email: rkuka@arataki.school.nz
Gina Nuku
Room 11 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: gnuku@arataki.school.nz
Julie Crawshaw
Room 12 Kaiako/Learning Support
Email: jcrawshaw@arataki.school.nz
Davidia Porter
Room 13 Kaiako/Kapa Haka Leader
Email: dporter@arataki.school.nz
Montessori: Years 1-6
Janine O'Connor
Room 17 Montessori Kaiako
Email: joconnor@arataki.school.nz
Grace Daniels
Room 18 Montessori Kaiako
Email: gdaniels@arataki.school.nz
Hopukiore: Year 3 & 4
Nadine Mackie
Room 14 Kaiako / Structured Literacy Leader
Email: nmackie@arataki.school.nz
Sheree McNaught
Room 20 Kaiako / Team Leader/Structured Literacy Leader
Email: smcnaught@arataki.school.nz
Katy Hawkes
Whānau 22/23 Kaiako
Email: khawkes@arataki.school.nz
Mauao: Year 5 & 6
Fran Mortell
Room 22 Kaiako/Choir Leader
Email: fmortell@arataki.school.nz
Michael Carswell
Room 23 Kaiako
Email: mcarswell@arataki.school.nz
Sherree Clarke
Room 24 Kaiako/Team Leader/Curriculum Leader
Email: sclarke@arataki.school.nz
Sean Crotty
Room 25 Kaiako
Email: scrotty@arataki.school.nz
Specialist and Part Time Teachers
Rachel McLay
SENCo Support/Room 13 CRT Kaiako
Email: rrmclay@arataki.school.nz
Kate Barker
Specialist Kaiako/Digital Leader/ Curriculum Leader
Email: kbarker@arataki.school.nz
Ziggy Archer
Specialist Kaiako/Classroom Release Teacher
Email: zarcher@arataki.school.nz
Rachel Buller
Specialist Kaiako
Email: rbuller@arataki.school.nz
Stephanie Latto
Part Time Kaiako
Email: slatto@arataki.school.nz
Rachel Spencer
Email: rspencer@arataki.school.nz
Tania Solomona
Study Leave
Email: tsolomona@arataki.school.nz
Administration and Caretaking Staff
Stacey Davy
Office Administrator
Email: sdavy@arataki.school.nz
Cindy Shaw
Email: cshaw@arataki.school.nz
Marea Nelson
Email: mnelson@arataki.school.nz
Tai Ballantyne
Sports Co-ordinator
Email: tballantyne@arataki.school.nz
Brian Hesford
Caretaker
Email: bhesford@arataki.school.nz
Tracey Logan
Assistant Caretaker /Librarian/ Uniform Shop
Email: tlogan@arataki.school.nz
Maeve Henihan
Garden Facilitator/Pips
Email: gardenfacilitatortcg@gmail.com
Teacher Aides
Awhina Samuels
Teacher Aide
Email: asamuels@arataki.school.nz
Vicki Simeon
Email: vsimeon@arataki.school.nz
Diane Hesford
Email: dhesford@arataki.school.nz
Lena Lloyd
Email: llloyd@arataki.school.nz
Alison Robinson
Email: arobinson@arataki.school.nz
Anita Corbett
ESOL Teacher/Teacher Aide
Email: acorbett@arataki.school.nz
Hayley Davies
Learning Support
Eamil: hdavies@arataki.school.nz
Team Names
Our team names Hikurangi, Mangatawa, Kopukairoa, Hopukiore and Mauao are our way of connecting to our whenua (land). To find out about the stories of our local maunga (mountains) after which we take our names click here.
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