Ngā Kaimahi

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu, nō Kāi Tahu, nō Kotimana ahau.
Kua noho au ki roto i te Kaupapa o Te Kōhanga Reo mai i te tau 1988.
Nō te Pipiri 2004, kua noho hai Kaiwhakahaere ki tēnei Kōhanga Reo.
E kapakapa ana tōku manawa – Nōku i roto te ohu tuatahi i waihanga Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou.
Ko tōku oranga mai i te kōpae ki te urupā ko Te Kōhanga Reo, ko Te Kura Kaupapa Māori ā ko Te Ao Māori.
‘Mai i te kōpae ki te urupā, tātau ako tonu ai’

I am a Ngāti Kahungunu and Kāi Tahu descendant, with Scottish heritage on my father’s side. I have actively been involved in the Kōhanga Reo movement since 1988. I am currently employed here at Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ara Hou and have been, since June, 2004. My passion is twofold – I am a founding whānau of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou and I live and breathe the very essence, the inception, from the ‘womb to the tomb’ of our Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa movement within the embrace of Te Ao Māori.

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu, nō Kāi Tahu, nō Ngāti Tūwharetoa me Ngā Puhi hōki ahau.
Kua neke atu i te 20 tau taku noho ki roto i te Kaupapa o Te Kōhanga Reo.
Nō te Haratua 2005, he Kaiāwhina ahau ki tēnei Kōhanga Reo.
Ko au te Kaiako Matua o Te Kōhanga Reo.
He kaiārahi ahau kia eke panuku ngā poutama ako o ngā mokopuna mai i te tākaro me te tūhura. Te mana āhua ake o te mokopuna i Te Ao Māori.
‘Whāia kia urutau, hihiko ko te ako’

I am a Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngā Puhi descendant. I have been in the Kaupapa of Kōhanga Reo for over 20 years. I have been an active kaimahi in this Kōhanga Reo since May, 2005. I am the Head Kaiako. I support our mokopuna to achieve their poutama ako through play and exploring. I guide the holistic authenticity of the child in Te Ao Māori.