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STAFF AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES

Listed here are the Staff who work at Te Waka Kura o Mohua.  In most cases, your first point of contact is your student's Class Teacher, Form Teacher or Dean. Every Head of Department (HOD) and Teacher in Charge (TIC) of a subject has special professional and administrative tasks related to the teaching of one or more subjects.
All other teachers likewise have both teaching and administrative duties, with the senior administrators having overall responsibility for various year levels.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mr Jono Hay

[email protected]
Principal
Year 13


​Ms Coralie Stopford
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[email protected]
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Deputy Principal
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Mr Dan Haynes
[email protected]
Assistant Principal

Years 7-12

​​DEANS & COUNSELLOR

Ms Abbey Gilligan
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​Guidance Counsellor
​

Ms Jeanine Taylor
​[email protected]
Year 7 & 8  Dean


Mr Mark MacKenzie 
[email protected]
Year 9 Dean

Biology Specialist, Science
​

Ms Talya Harwood
[email protected]

Year 10 Dean

Mr Dan Padial
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[email protected]
Year 10 Dean
HOD Health and PE, Outdoor Education

Mrs Katrina Robbie
[email protected]

Year 11 Dean
​English, Socials, Ready for Work,
​Gateway Programme


Mr Gareth Batten
[email protected]
Year 13 Dean

​​Geography, Careers, STAR
TEACHING STAFF

​Mr Anaru Mikaere

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Māori

Mr Bradley Edmondson
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HOD Mathematics, Yr 13 Calculus

Mr Chris Stephenson
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HOD Science, Physics


Mr Dom Hammond
[email protected]
Gateway

Ms Georgina West
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TIC of Visuals Art

Ms Hillary Weaver
[email protected]
​​TIC of Food and Hospitality
​

​​Ms Jan Stark
[email protected]
English​

Ms Jessica Henderson

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​​Year 7 & 8

Mr Jonathan Burt
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​Year 7&8, Chemistry Specialist, Science 

​Mr Jonny Anderson
[email protected]
Technology

Ms Kat Southee
[email protected]
Maths


​Ms Margaret Kwok
​[email protected]
Performing Arts, Socials

Mr Paul Skerten
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​Year 7 & 8, Teacher of Health

​Ms Ute Schroder
[email protected]
Year 7 & 8


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​Mrs Nicole Manson
[email protected]
Kāhui Ako Learning Support Coordinator

Ms Melanie Mott
melanie.mott​@gbh.school.nz
Kāhui Ako Learning Support Coordinator
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Part-Time Teacher
Ms Nikki McGuiness (ORS)
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Poutama
Mr Sam Pfeffer
​[email protected]
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Southern Health School
Ms Michelle Dallinson
[email protected]
www.srhs.school.nz

MUSIC TUTOR
​
​Mr Jochen Maurer
 

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​Piano

Mr Colm McEnaney
Drums and Guitar


LEARNING ASSISTANTS

​Ms Sally Oates

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Ms Dawn Beresford
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Ms Elizabeth McAlinden 
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Ms Rosemary Ryan
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Ms Sophie Trueman
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Ms Toni Hutton
[email protected]

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CO-ORDINATORS

Ms Daphne Dijk
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Sportfit


​Ms Maki Reed
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Uniform Co-ordinator

Ms Kim Whittall
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International Homestay Coordinator/
​Specialist teacher

OFFICE STAFF

Ms Stephanie Hartill 
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Business Manager

​​Ms Jude Edmondson
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​Principals PA, International Student Administrator, BOT Secretary


Mrs Cath Tucker
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Reception


Mrs Shona Erasmuson
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Administration, ​Student Services Administrator




Ms Yvette Ireton
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​Network Manager

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Mr Bluey Powell
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Computer Engineer/Technician


​Ms Elizabeth McAlinden 
​[email protected]
​Laboratory Assistant, Goldie Editor


Mrs Angela Berkett
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​Librarian



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​Ms Fay Brownlie
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​Cleaner


Ms Jillian Webb
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​Cleaner


Ms Izzy Stratford
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​Cleaner

Mr Kane Hartill
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Caretaker and 
Groundskeeper 

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