Our People

Ō Tātou Kaimahi

Senior Leadership

Wikus Swanepoel

Tumuaki/Principal
wikus.swanepoel@maidstone.school.nz

Isaac Hayes

Tumuaki Tuarua/Deputy Principal
isaac.hayes@maidstone.school.nz

Sophie Hudson

Tumuaki Tuarua/Deputy Principal
sophie.hudson@maidstone.school.nz

Mangaroa

Year 8

Pat Melaugh

Poutoko Māori Room 15
patrick.melaugh@maidstone.school.nz

Candice Forster-Heke

Kaiako Te Reo and International Director
candice.forster-heke@maidstone.school.nz

Aorangi Koia-Alesana

Kaiako Te Reo Room 15
aorangi.koia-alesana@maidstone.school.nz

James Smyth

Kaiako Room 17
James.smyth@maidstone.school.nz

Emilee Plowman

Kaiako Room 19
emilee.plowman@maidstone.school.nz

Liz Moka

Kaiako Room 20 (Rōpū Leader)
liz.moka@maidstone.school.nz

Tararua

Year 8

Susan Naude

Kaiako Room 4
susan.naude@maidstone.school.nz

Chrizanne Dorfling

Kaiako Room 5
Chrizanne.dorfling@maidstone.school.nz

Matt Gibbons

Kaiako Room 5 & 6
matt.gibbons@maidstone.school.nz

Dane Fowler

Kaiako Room 6 (Rōpū Leader)
dane.fowler@maidstone.school.nz

Sarah Byrne

Kaiako Room 7 sarah.byrne@maidstone.school.nz

Akatarawa

Year 7

Elaine du Preez

Kaiako Room 1
elaine.dupreez@maidstone.school.nz

Matt Molloy

Kaiako Room 2
matt.molloy@maidstone.school.nz

Sean Kelly

Kaiako Room 3 (Rōpū Leader)
sean.kelly@maidstone.school.nz

Remutaka

Year 7

Ursula Steiner-Grierson

Kaiako Room 8
ursula.steiner-grierson@maidstone.school.nz

Jodi Hartley

Kaiako Room 9 (Rōpū Leader)
jodi.hartley@maidstone.school.nz

Erik Coetzer

Kaiako Room 10
erik.coetzer@maidstone.school.nz

Pākuratahi

Year 7

Morne Cloete

Kaiako Room 12 morne.cloete@maidstone.school.nz

Brodee Smith

Kaiako Room 13 (Rōpū Leader)
brodee.smith @maidstone.school.nz

Alun Maich

Kaiako Room 14
alun.maich@maidstone.school.nz

Te Awa Kairangi

Kaupapa Mātanga

Jodi Watson

Materials Technology

Kaiako Materials Technology, Rōpū Leader
jodi.watson@maidstone.school.nz

Matt Richards

STEAM

Kaiako STEAM
matt.richards@midstone.school.nz

Sasha Robinson

Food Technology

Kaiako hangarau kai
sasha.robinson@maidstone.school.nz

Darcy Solia

Visual Arts

Kaiako toi ataata
darcy.solia@maidstone.school.nz

Sarah Burton

Performing Arts

Kaiako te mahi toi
sarah.burton@maidstone.school.nz

Shannon Dean

Music

Kaiako waiata
shannon.dean@maidstone.school.nz

Kaiako Release

Terri Phillips

Kaiako

terri.phillips@maidstone.school.nz

Myra Sanderson

Kaiako

myra.sanderson@maidstone.school.nz

Colin Thompson

Kaiako

colin.thompson@maidstone.school.nz

Languages

Li Jiao

Mandarin

Kaiako Mandarin
mandarin@maidstone.school.nz

Mi Young Kim

Korean

Kaiako Korean
korean@maidstone.school.nz

Learning Support

Matea Ako

Deirdre O'Connor

Learning Support Coordinator

Kairuruku tautoko ako
learningcoordinator@maidstone.school.nz

Di Nuku

Learning Support Specialist

Kairuruku tautoko ako
di.nuku@maidstone.school.nz

Hannah Wright

Counsellor

Kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro
hannah.wright@maidstone.school.nz

Desiree Mitchell

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
desiree.mitchell@maidstone.school.nz

Lisa Reale-Key

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
lisa.reale-key@maidstone.school.nz

Ingrid Burt

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
ingrid.burt@maidstone.school.nz

Rebecca Holding

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
rebecca.holding@maidstone.school.nz

Michelle Park

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
michelle.park@maidstone.school.nz

Darryl Robinson

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
darryl.robinson@maidstone.school.nz

Emma Colbert

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
emma.colbert@maidstone.school.nz

Kat Gilligan

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
kat.gilligan@maidstone.school.nz

Trent Browne

Teacher Aide

Kaiāwhina
trent.browne@maidstone.school.nz

Jay Samuels

Teacher Aide

Te Reo Kaiāwhina
jay.samuels@maidstone.school.nz

Sport

Jodie Shirley

Sport Coordinator

Kairuruku Hākinakina
jodie.shirley@maidstone.school.nz

Support Staff

Heather Harker

Office Manager

Kaiwhakahaere tari
heather.harker@maidstone.school.nz

Catherine Mason

Finance Manager

Kaiwhakahaere putea
catherine.mason@maidstone.school.nz

Jodie Shirley

Office Assistant

Kaiāwhina tari
jodie.shirley@maidstone.school.nz

Robyn Thayer

Librarian

Kaitiaki pukapuka
robyn.thayer@maidstone.school.nz

Jayson Davis-Gates

Caretaker

Kaitiaki
caretaker@maidstone.school.nz

Nicola Armstrong

Gardener

Kaingaki māra
nicola.armstrong@maidstone.school.nz