Our Staff

0532HR

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

0511HR

Leanne Whitfield

Deputy Principal

leannew@newtown.school.nz

0524HR

Sarah Divers

Learning Support Co-ordinator

sarahd@newtown.school.nz

0057HR

Debbie Purves

Assistant Principal

debbiep@newtown.school.nz

1015HR

Hilary Lintott

Assistant Principal

hilaryl@newtown.school.nz

Te Whānau Tūī

0226HR

Karen Fredrickson 
karenf@newtown.school.nz

0101HR

Lily Whitehouse

lilyw@newtown.school.nz

Te Whānau Harakeke

0301HR

Zoe Koning-Thornton

zoek@newtown.school.nz

0363HR

Te Whānau Pōhutukawa

Te Whānau Waitangi

Ngāti Kotahitanga / Te Kākano (Bilingual)

0637HR

Maraea Pukeke-Pine

Ngati Kotahitanga

maraeap@newtown.school.nz

Resource Teacher of Māori

Specialist Teachers

1029HR

Peter Holmstead

peterh@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

Administration

0501HR

Janen Vigar

School Administrator 

janenv@newtown.school.nz

0505HR

Melissa Kooiman

Administration Manager

admin@newtown.school.nz

3352LR

Sam Sun

Librarian & Teacher Aide

sams@newtown.school.nz

Support Staff

0537HR

Holly Keast

0513HR

Rangimarie Teautama

0535HR

Chris Silvester

0516HR

Ruth Thomas-Maxwell

0529HR

Divya Kamaraj

0519HR

Ella Norrie-Dempsey

0060HR

Kat Hall

0508HR

Alysha Stephens

0503HR

Jack Smith

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Nathan Filer

0499HR

Fatima Amin Sheikh

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Jahzalia Hollis