2024 Te Mata Staff

Principal 

Miss Patrice O'Connor - principal@temata.school.nz


Deputy Principals 

Mr Sam Chatfield - schatfield@temata.school.nz

Miss Rebecca Northe - rnorthe@temata.school.nz

Office / Administration

Administration Manager / Finance

Mrs Megan Boaler - admin@temata.school.nz


Enrolments / Administration

Mrs Karlee Tipu - ktipu@temata.school.nz


Librarian / Media & Marketing

Mrs Nicki Gibson - librarian@temata.school.nz


Junior Team 

Co-Leader: Mrs Michelle Hancock

Co-Leader: Miss Maddie Boaler


Tuatahi Kids - Rm 5

Mrs Brenda Skelton - bskelton@temata.school.nz


Tui Kids - Rm 6

Mrs Leanne McKay - lmckay@temata.school.nz


Kea Place - Rm 8 and 9

Mrs Michelle Hancock - mhancock@temata.school.nz

Mrs Amy McLennan - amclennan@temata.school.nz


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Kākano Kids - Rm 10

Mrs Diana Mills - dmills@temata.school.nz


Kereru Crew - Rm 3 and 4

Miss Maddie Boaler - maddieboaler@temata.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Mrs Sarah Taylor - staylor@temata.school.nz


Kiwiana Kids - Rm 1 and 2

Mrs Adrienne Hurley - ahurley@temata.school.nz

​​​​​​​Mrs Melanie Theron - mtheron@temata.school.nz


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Middle Team

Co-Leader: Mrs Jo Phillips

​​​​​​​Co-Leader: Miss Natalie Revell


Kōwhai Zone - Rm 12

Mrs Jo Phillips - jphillips@temata.school.nz


Mahi Tahi - Rm 13 and 14

Mrs Catherine Barbosa - cbarbosa@temata.school.nz

Mrs ​​​​​​​Alicia Russell - arussell@temata.school.nz

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Learning Zone - Rm 15 and 16

Ms Natalie Revell - nrevell@temata.school.nz

Miss Erica Wind - ewind@temata.school.nz

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Te Ako Zone - Rm 26 and 27

Mrs ​​​​​​​Petra Cawood - pcawood@temata.school.nz

Mrs Katrina van der Gulik- kvandergulik@temata.school.nz

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Senior Team

Co- Leader: Mrs Danielle Burroughs​​​​​​​

Co- Leader: Mrs Deb Moss


Chalet 1 - Rm 17 and 18

Mrs Deb Moss - dmoss@temata.school.nz

Whaea Nikita Hall - nhall@temata.school.nz


Chalet 2 - Rm 23 and 24

Mr Casey Stephenson - cstephenson@temata.school.nz

​​​​​​​Mrs Jodie Ashby - jashby@temata.school.nz

​​​​​​​Room 39 - Rm 19 and 20

Mrs Danielle Burroughs - dburroughs@temata.school.nz​​​​​​​

Mr Hamish Martin - hmartin@temata.school.nz


Koru Suite - Rm 21 and 22

Mrs Sharron Tomlinson - stomlinson@temata.school.nz

Mrs Lynne Legarth - llegarth@temata.school.nz

Part Time Teachers

​​​​​​Kereru Crew, Mahi Tahi & Learning Zone
Mrs Philippa Spencer - pspencer@temata.school.nz​​​​​​​

Te Ako Zone
Mrs Alice Horne - ahorne@temata.school.nz

Chalet 1
​​​​​​​Mrs Deb Gough - dgough@temata.school.nz

Chalet 2 & Room 39
​​​​​​​Mrs Nic Harty - nharty@temata.school.nz
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Specialist Teachers

Science - (The Think Tank) and Sports Co-ordinator
Mrs Penny Chatfield - pchatfield@temata.school.nz

Science (Room 25)
Mrs Andrea Morgan - amorgan@temata.school.nz

Digital Technologies
Mrs Haidee Lissington - hlissington@temata.school.nz

Music
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Mr Danny Preistley - dpreistley@temata.school.nz
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Teacher Aides/Support Staff

Mrs Naomi Bixley
Mrs Sharnita Chadwick
Mrs Janelle Evans
Mrs Evelyn Jirkowsky
Mrs Donna Reid
Mrs Cindy Remihana
​​​​​​​Mrs Chris Richardson

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Caretaker

Mr Ross McBride - rmcbride@temata.school.nz


Te Mata School Staff Photo 2023