Our Staff

2344HR

Nicki Read, Tumuaki / Principal

Our kura and community is vibrant and diverse and there is always a warm welcome for you and your whānau. I am privileged to be the tumuaki and I am keen to journey with you and your whānau throughout your time with us.

Nicki Read

Tumuaki

nickir@newtown.school.nz

Strategic Leadership

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Danielle Te Waiti

Deputy Principal

daniellet@newtown.school.nz

2366HR

Sarah Divers

Learning Support Co-ordinator

sarahd@newtown.school.nz

2338HR

Debbie Purves

Assistant Principal

debbiep@newtown.school.nz

Te Whānau Tūī

0226HR

Karen Fredrickson 
karenf@newtown.school.nz

Te Whānau Pohutukawa

Te Whānau Piwakwaka

Te Whānau Harakeke

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2271HR

Megan Journee

meganj@newtown.school.nz

 

Te Whānau Waitangi

Ngāti Kotahitanga / Te Kākano (Bilingual)

2300HR

Maraea Pukeke-Pine

Ngati Kotahitanga

maraeap@newtown.school.nz

2319HR

Venise Clark

Ngati Kotahitanga

venisec@newtown.school.nz

Resource Teacher of Māori

Specialist Teachers

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Jenny Curtis

RTLiT

jennyc@newtown.school.nz

1211HR

Juliette Davies

Reading Recovery

julietted@newtown.school.nz

4531LR

Alice van der Merwe

alicev@newtown.school.nz

3511LR

Frances Hudson
Reading Recovery
francesh@newtown.school.nz

Part time Teachers

Administration

2000HR

Sarah Brooks

School Administrator 

sarahb@newtown.school.nz

2229HR

Melissa Kooiman

Administration Manager

admin@newtown.school.nz

3352LR

Sam Sun

Librarian & Teacher Aide

sams@newtown.school.nz

Support Staff

2160HR

Lisa Morunga

2206HR

Rangimarie Teautama

2029HR

Alysha Stephens

0516HR

Ruth Thomas-Maxwell

0529HR

Divya Kamaraj

2018HR

Ella Norrie-Dempsey

2279HR

Kat Hall

6580HR

Tania Austin 

0499HR

Fatima Amin Sheikh

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Nathan Filer

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