Our people

Meet The Kaiako

tumuaki

Sharlene McCormick
_{principal@kaiwaka.school.nz}

DEPUTY TUMUAKI, KAIAKO: Year 5 & 6, Room 6

Michelle Dempsey
_{m.dempsey@kaiwaka.school.nz}

junior leader, Kaiako: (ON STUDY LEAVE 2026)

Katherine Brown
_{k.brown@kaiwaka.school.nz}

senior leader, kaiako: YEAR 5 & 6, Room 5

Cath Stevens
_{c.stevens@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiako: YEAR 4 & 5, Room 7

Karima Bencheikh-Harris
_{k.bencheikh@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiako: new entrants, room 4

Ripeka Harris-Bencheikh
_{r.harris@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiako: YEAR 2 & 3, Room 1

Nik Massey
_{n.massey@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiako: Year 2 & 3, Room 2

Joseph Moore
_{j.moore@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiako: reading recovery

Laura de Luen
_{l.deluen@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Kaiako: MATHS Recovery

Rachael Kemball
_{r.kemball@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiako: garden to table

Gill Wharfe
_{g.wharfe@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Meet The Support Staff

kapa haka & ngĀ tŪmanako

Mina Paikea

LIBRARIAN, toe-by-toe reading

Sara McAulay
_{s.mcaulay@kaiwaka.school.nz}

kaiĀwhina

Ashley Hunt
_{a.hunt@kaiwaka.school.nz}

administration

Anna O'Malley
_{admin@kaiwaka.school.nz}

KAIĀwhina

Megan Ardern
_{admin@kaiwaka.school.nz}

cleaner

Sam Whitelaw

caretaker

Jim Buchanan

KAIĀwhina

Renea Campbell
_{r.campbell@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Meet The School Board

member

Philip Wattam
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

MEMBER

-
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

VACANCY

-
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

MEMBER

Greg Campbell
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

vacancy

STAFF REPRESENTATIVE

Nik Massey
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Meet The PTA

chair

Renee Allen
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

pta

Anja Neimand
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

pta

Vicki Boddington
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

PTA

Dena Gabbitas
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

PTA

_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}‍

MEMBER

Vacancy

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Get in touch anytime. We are always pleased to hear from our whanau and community. Or feel free to call in and see us during the school day.

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33 Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road, RD 5
Kaiwaka 0975

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09 431 2309

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022 300 2655

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admin@kaiwaka.school.nz

Our People

Meet The Kaiako

Sharlene McCormickprincipal@kaiwaka.school.nz

Michelle Dempseym.dempsey@kaiwaka.school.nz

Katherine Brownk.brown@kaiwaka.school.nz

Cath Stevensc.stevens@kaiwaka.school.nz

Karima Bencheikh-Harrisk.bencheikh@kaiwaka.school.nz

Ripeka Harris-Bencheikhr.harris@kaiwaka.school.nz

Nik Masseyn.massey@kaiwaka.school.nz

Joseph Moorej.moore@kaiwaka.school.nz

Laura de Luenl.deluen@kaiwaka.school.nz

Rachael Kemballr.kemball@kaiwaka.school.nz

Gill Wharfeg.wharfe@kaiwaka.school.nz

Meet The Support Staff

Mina Paikea

Sara McAulays.mcaulay@kaiwaka.school.nz

Ashley Hunta.hunt@kaiwaka.school.nz

Anna O'Malleyadmin@kaiwaka.school.nz

Megan Ardernadmin@kaiwaka.school.nz

Sam Whitelaw

Jim Buchanan

Renea Campbellr.campbell@kaiwaka.school.nz

Meet The School Board

Philip Wattamkaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz

-kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz

-kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz

Greg Campbellkaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz

Nik Masseykaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz

Meet The PTA

Renee Allenkaiwakapta@gmail.com

Anja Neimandkaiwakapta@gmail.com

Vicki Boddingtonkaiwakapta@gmail.com

Dena Gabbitaskaiwakapta@gmail.com

kaiwakapta@gmail.com‍

Vacancy

Contact Our Support Team

Contact Kaiwaka School

Sharlene McCormick
_{principal@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Michelle Dempsey
_{m.dempsey@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Katherine Brown
_{k.brown@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Cath Stevens
_{c.stevens@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Karima Bencheikh-Harris
_{k.bencheikh@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Ripeka Harris-Bencheikh
_{r.harris@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Nik Massey
_{n.massey@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Joseph Moore
_{j.moore@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Laura de Luen
_{l.deluen@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Rachael Kemball
_{r.kemball@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Gill Wharfe
_{g.wharfe@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Sara McAulay
_{s.mcaulay@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Ashley Hunt
_{a.hunt@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Anna O'Malley
_{admin@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Megan Ardern
_{admin@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Renea Campbell
_{r.campbell@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Philip Wattam
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

-
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

-
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Greg Campbell
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Nik Massey
_{kaiwakaschoolboard@kaiwaka.school.nz}

Renee Allen
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

Anja Neimand
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

Vicki Boddington
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

Dena Gabbitas
_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}

_{kaiwakapta@gmail.com}‍