Arataki School Staff
Meet our dedicated team preparing your tamariki for the future.
Senior Leadership Team
Shelley Blakey
Principal
Email: sblakey@arataki.school.nz
Shelley Craig
Deputy Principal/SENCo
Email: scraig@arataki.school.nz
Tania Solomona
Deputy Principal/Te Reo me ngā Tikanga Leader
Email: tsolomona@arataki.school.nz
Hikurangi: Year 0 - 2
Rachel Allen
Room 1 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: rallen@arataki.school.nz
Caitlin Mason
Room 2 Kaiako
Email:cmason@arataki.school.nz
Michelle Davies
Email: mdavies@arataki.school.nz
Janelle Meacheam
Room 4 Kaiako
Email: jmeacheam@arataki.school.nz
Mangatawa: Year 2 & 3
Sue Taylor
Room 6 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: staylor@arataki.school.nz
Lee Steer
Room 6 Kaiako
Email: lsteer@arataki.school.nz
Nadine Mackie
Room 5 Kaiako
Email: nmackie@arataki.school.nz
Emma Frost
Room 8 Kaiako
Email: efrost@arataki.school.nz
Sandra Larsen
Room 25 Kaiako CRT
Email: slarsen@arataki.school.nz
Kopukairoa: Reo Rua Years 0 - 6
Cheryl Toma
Room 9 Kaiako
Email: ctoma@arataki.school.nz
Janey Sowerby
Room 12 Kaiako
Email: jsowerby@arataki.school.nz
Davidia Porter
Room 11 Kaiako
Email: dporter@arataki.school.nz
Julie Crawshaw
Room 12 Kaiako/Digital
Email: jcrawshaw@arataki.school.nz
Gina Nuku
Room 13 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: ggnuku@arataki.school.nz
Montessori: Years 1-6
Janine O'Connor
Room 18 Montessori Kaiako
Email: joconnor@arataki.school.nz
Darniel Natzka
Room 17 Montessori Kaiako
Email: dnatzka@arataki.school.nz
Hopukiore: Year 3 & 4
Fran Mortell
Room 14 Kaiako/Choir
Email: fmortell@arataki.school.nz
Kate Barker
Room 20 Kaiako/ Digital Leader
Email: kbarker@arataki.school.nz
Janet Fletcher (Starting Term 3)
Room 21 Kaiako/ Team Leader
Email: jfletcher@arataki.school.nz
Mauao: Year 5 & 6
Michael Carswell
Room 19 Kaiako
Email: mcarswell@arataki.school.nz
Sheree McNaught
Whānau 22/23 Kaiako
Email: smcnaught@arataki.school.nz
Katy Hawke
Room 23 Kaiako
Email: khawke@arataki.school.nz
Sherree Clarke
Whānau 24/25 Kaiako
Email: sclarke@arataki.school.nz
Sean Crotty
Whānau 24/25 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: scrotty@arataki.school.nz
Specialist and Part Time Teachers
Racheal Buller
Specialist Teacher
Email: rrbuller@arataki.school.nz
Kirsty MacDonald
Part Time Teacher/ECE Transition
Email: kmcdonald@arataki.school.nz
Viv Van Veen
Reading Recovery/Release Teacher
Email: vvanveen@arataki.school.nz
Rachal Spencer
Specialist Teacher - Drama/CRT
Email: rspencer@arataki.school.nz
Rachel McLay
Room 19 Kaiako/ Sport & PE Leader
Email: rrmclay@arataki.school.nz
Jakaylah Jacob
Part Time Teacher
Email: jjacob@arataki.school.nz
Ziggy Archer
Email: zarcher@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
Email: tlogan@arataki.school.nz
Clare Rodgers
Garden Facilitator
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
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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