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
Rebekah Shepard
Deputy Principal
Email: rshepard@arataki.school.nz
Shelley Craig
Deputy Principal/SENCo
Email: scraig@arataki.school.nz
Hikurangi: Year 0 - 2
Kirsty MacDonald
Room 1 Kaiako/Team Leader/ECE Transition Leader
Email: kmacdonald@arataki.school.nz
Emma Frost
Room 2 Kaiako
Email:efrost@arataki.school.nz
Caitlin Mason
Room 3 Kaiako
Email: cmason@arataki.school.nz
Tanya Cranswick
Room 4 Kaiako/ Maths Leader
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
Nikita Jay
Room 7 Kaiako
Email: njay@arataki.school.nz
Michelle Davies
Room 8 Kaiako
Email: mdavies@arataki.school.nz
Kopukairoa: Reo Rua Years 0 - 6
Raelene Kuka
Room 9 Reo Rua Kaiako
Email: rkuka@arataki.school.nz
Tania Solomona
Room 10 Reo Rua Kaiako
Email: tsolomona@arataki.school.nz
Cheryl Toma
Room 11 Reo Rua Kaiako
Email: ctoma@arataki.school.nz
Julie Crawshaw
Room 12 Reo Rua Kaiako
Email: jcrawshaw@arataki.school.nz
Davidia Porter
Room 13 Reo Rua Kaiako/Kapa Haka Leader
Email: dporter@arataki.school.nz
Gina Nuku
Room 14 Reo Rua Kaiako
Email: gnuku@arataki.school.nz
Montessori: Years 1-6
Laura Snow
Room 26 Montessori Junior Kaiako
Email: lsnow@arataki.school.nz
Janine O'Connor
Room 17 Montessori Senior Kaiako
Email: joconnor@arataki.school.nz
Hopukiore: Year 3 & 4
Rachel Spencer
Room 15 Kaiako
Email: rspencer@arataki.school.nz
Nadine Mackie
Room 16 Kaiako / Structured Literacy Leader
Email: nmackie@arataki.school.nz
Katy Hawkes
Room 17 Kaiako
Email: khawkes@arataki.school.nz
Sheree McNaught
Room 19 Kaiako / Team Leader/Structured Literacy Leader
Email: smcnaught@arataki.school.nz
Mauao: Year 5 & 6
Mel Morgan
Room 22 Kaiako
Email: mmorganmmorgan@arataki.school.nz
Michael Carswell
Room 23 Kaiako
Email: mcarswell@arataki.school.nz
Ziggy Archer
Room 24 Kaiako
Email: zarcher@arataki.school.nz
Sherree Clarke
Room 24 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: sclarke@arataki.school.nz
Specialist and Part Time Teachers
Kate Barker
Specialist Kaiako For Digital Technology/Digital Leader
Email: kbarker@arataki.school.nz
Rachel McLay
Specialist Kaiako for Health and PE
Email: rrmclay@arataki.school.nz
Michelle Paterson
Specialist Kaiako For The Arts
Email: mpaterson@arataki.school.nz
Sue Taylor
Specialist Kaiako For Stuctured Literacy
Email: staylor@arataki.school.nz
Viv van Veen
Specialist Kaiako
Email: vvanveen@arataki.school.nz
Rachel Buller
Email: rbuller@arataki.school.nz
Felicity Shackelford
Part Time Kaiako
Email: fshackelford@arataki.school.nz
Lucy Buttimore
Email: lbuttimore@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
Tatai Kerr-Tuaupiki
Sports Co-ordinator
Email: tatai@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
Louie Te Hiini
Eamil: lhiini@arataki.school.nz
Kerry Styles
Teacher Aid
Email: kstyles@arataki.school.nz
Kate Thorstenson
Email: kthorstenson@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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