Our Staff

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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.

Strategic Leadership

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Leanne Whitfield

Deputy Principal

leannew@newtown.school.nz

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Sarah Divers

Learning Support Co-ordinator

sarahd@newtown.school.nz

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Debbie Purves

Assistant Principal

debbiep@newtown.school.nz

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Hilary Lintott

Assistant Principal

hilaryl@newtown.school.nz

Te Whānau Tūī

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Karen Fredrickson 
karenf@newtown.school.nz

Te Whānau Harakeke

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Zoe Koning-Thornton

zoek@newtown.school.nz

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Te Whānau Pōhutukawa

Te Whānau Waitangi

Ngāti Kotahitanga / Te Kākano (Bilingual)

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Maraea Pukeke-Pine

Ngati Kotahitanga

maraeap@newtown.school.nz

Resource Teacher of Māori

Specialist Teachers

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Peter Holmstead

peterh@newtown.school.nz

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Juliette Davies

Reading Recovery

julietted@newtown.school.nz

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Alice van der Merwe

alicev@newtown.school.nz

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Frances Hudson
Reading Recovery
francesh@newtown.school.nz

Administration

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Julie Bell
School Administrator &

Mutukaroa co-ordinator

julieb@newtown.school.nz

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Melissa Kooiman

Administration Manager

admin@newtown.school.nz

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Sam Sun

Librarian & Teacher Aide

sams@newtown.school.nz

Support Staff

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Moreen Shamoel

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Rangimarie Teautama

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Tyler Poysden 

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Ruth Thomas-Maxwell

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Divya Kamaraj

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Ella Norrie-Dempsey

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Kat Hall

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Alysha Stephens

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Michael McMillan

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Jack Smith

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Fatima Amin Sheikh

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Jahzalia Hollis