Arataki School Staff
Meet our dedicated team preparing your tamariki for the future.
Senior Leadership Team
Shelley Craig
Acting Principal/SENCo
Email: scraig@arataki.school.nz
Tania Solomona
Deputy Principal/Te Reo me ngā Tikanga Leader
Email: tsolomona@arataki.school.nz
Gina Nuku
Acting Deputy Principal/Team Leader
Email: ggnuku@arataki.school.nz
Hikurangi: Year 0 - 2
Kirsty MacDonald
Room 1 Teacher/ECE Transition
Email: kmacdonald@arataki.school.nz
Caitlin Mason
Room 2 Kaiako
Email:cmason@arataki.school.nz
Michelle Davies
Room 2 Kaiako/Community Lead
Email: mdavies@arataki.school.nz
Sarah Cunningham
Room 4 Kaiako Email: scunningham@arataki.school.nz
Laura Snow
Room 26 Kaiako
Email: lsnow@arataki.school.nz
Mangatawa: Year 2 & 3
Lee Steer
Room 5 Kaiako/BOT Staff Rep
Email: lsteer@arataki.school.nz
Sue Taylor
Room 6 Kaiako/Team Leader/Hero Lead
Email: staylor@arataki.school.nz
Nadine Mackie
Room 7 Kaiako / Structured Literacy Lead
Email: nmackie@arataki.school.nz
Emma Frost
Room 8 Kaiako
Email: efrost@arataki.school.nz
Kopukairoa: Reo Rua Years 0 - 6
Cheryl Toma
Room 9 Kaiako/Curriculum Team
Email: ctoma@arataki.school.nz
Sonya Simpson
Room 10 Kaiako
Email: ssimpson@arataki.school.nz
Davidia Porter
Room 11 Kaiako
Email: dporter@arataki.school.nz
Julie Crawshaw
Room 12 Kaiako/Learning Support
Email: jcrawshaw@arataki.school.nz
Rāhera Kuka
Room 13 Kaiako
Email:rkuka@arataki.school.nz
Montessori: Years 1-6
Janine O'Connor
Montessori Kaiako/Curriculum Team
Email: joconnor@arataki.school.nz
Grace Daniels
Montessori Kaiako
Email: gdaniels@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
Room 21 Kaiako/ Team Leader
Email: jfletcher@arataki.school.nz
Mauao: Year 5 & 6
Michael Carswell
Room 19 Kaiako/Curriculum Team
Email: mcarswell@arataki.school.nz
Sheree McNaught
Whānau 22/23 Kaiako / Structured Literacy Lead
Email: smcnaught@arataki.school.nz
Katy Hawkes
Whānau 22/23 Kaiako
Email: khawkes@arataki.school.nz
Sherree Clarke
Whānau 24/25 Kaiako/Team Leader
Email: sclarke@arataki.school.nz
Sean Crotty
Whānau 24/25 Kaiako
Email: scrotty@arataki.school.nz
Specialist and Part Time Teachers
Racheal Buller
Specialist Teacher
Email: rbuller@arataki.school.nz
Viv Van Veen
Reading Recovery/Part Time Teacher
Email: vvanveen@arataki.school.nz
Rachal Spencer
Specialist Teacher - Drama/CRT
Email: rspencer@arataki.school.nz
Rachel McLay
SENCo Support/Room 13 CRT Teacher
Email: rrmclay@arataki.school.nz
Ziggy Archer
Part Time Teacher
Email: zarcher@arataki.school.nz
Stephanie Latto
Email: slatto@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/Teacher Aide/Librarian/Uniform Shop
Email: tlogan@arataki.school.nz
Maeve Henihan
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
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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