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About Hato Pāora
Our People
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Board of Trustees
Trust Board
Meet The People Helping To Take Good Boys And Grow Them Into Great Young Men
Our School’s vision, “To Take Good Boys and Grow them into Great Young Men” means to be strong in Tikanga Māori; To be a beacon in our society for the promotion of the Catholic and Māori values; To encourage and nurture a climate of achievement and success now and in the future.
Wiremu Paniora
Te Tumuaki Tuarua - Deputy Principal
Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Porou
Reece Baker
Senior Leadership Team, Senior Academic Dean, HOD History
Tuhoe, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Nga Rauru
Kelly Nicklin
Senior Leadership Team, Senior Pastoral Dean, HOD Geography
Ngāti Pāhauwera, Tuhoe, Ruapani, Ngā Tokorima a Hinemanuhiri, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri
Tōmairangi Hipango
Te Reo
Te Atihaunui ā Pāpārangi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa
Shilah Ale-Haitana
Junior Teacher
Te Ati Haunui a Pāpārangi, Fahefa, Tonga
Board of Trustees (Kura)
Meet the people who support and guide Hato Pāora to become the place to develop HE TEPAPA RANGATIRA.
Dr Nathan Matthews
Board of Trustee Tumuaki
Kerianna Stirling
Board of Trustees Chair
Kelly Nicklin
Board of Trustees Teacher Representative
Marissa Balle
Board of Trustees Member
Marissa is a strong advocate for authentic and proactive communications and engagement. She is passionate about rangatahi Māori realising their potential.
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Paula Te Ata Ariki Hill
Board of Trustees Member
Paula's eldest son Kaha started at Hato Pāora as a Year 9 in 2022 and upholds a family link to the kura through his mātua kēkē from Pirirākau, Tauranga Moana. Paula is a passionate career Public Servant. She has more than 11 years Military experience in the Royal NZ Navy, and currently leads the Recruitment function for a large Public Sector agency. She has extensive HR, leadership and governance experience, having served on school and sports boards as well as community and professional working groups and panels.
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Tabitha McKenzie
Board of Trustees Member
Ngāti Hinerangi, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui. Tabitha’s eldest son started his schooling at Hato Pāora as a Year 9 in 2022. Tabitha has an academic position at Victoria University of Wellington where she has taught across a range of programmes focused particularly on Māori education and the Māori language. Tabitha completed her PhD in 2014 exploring the use of digital technologies to increase Māori language proficiency. Tabitha has also worked on numerous professional development projects for Māori language pathways, has developed curricula and resources for teachers and schools and has been involved in a range of education focussed advisory and working groups.
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Davina Cooper
Board of Trustees Member
Ko Ruapehu te maunga, Ko Whanganui te awa, Ko Ātihaunuiapāpārangi, Rongowhakaata Ngati Whatua, Ngāti Tuwharetoa ngā iwi.
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Hinenui Tipoki-Lawton
Board of Trustees Proprietors Rep
Dr Hona Black
Board of Trustees Proprietors Rep
He uri nō Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea, me Tūwharetoa. Currently a Senior Lecturer and Programme Co-Ordinator for Te Aho Paerewa (Graduate Diploma in Teaching Māori Medium) at Massey University, an author and a licensed translator and interpreter of te reo Māori. Has worked at Hato Pāora for a number of years as a hostel parent, teacher, HOD of Te Reo Māori, as well as being a proud Old Boy of the school.
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Kamaka Manuel
Board of Trustees Proprietors Rep
Gerard Tully
Board of Trustees Proprietors Rep
Kia ora e te whānau. Nō Airani ōku tīpuna. Nō Wairarapa āhau, kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara āhau e noho ana. Ko Gerard Tully tōku ingoa. I have been a secondary school teacher for most of my working life, teaching Maths and PE at a number of Catholic and state schools in Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt. I have been Principal of two of those schools, St Pat’s Town and St Pat’s Silverstream. Currently I am working as a Leadership Mentor/Advisor for the Catholic Schools Education Services team in the Archdiocese of Wellington. Hato Pāora has always been a special place to me, and I now look forward to serving on the Board.
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Trust Board (Hostel)
Tata Lawton
Hato Pāora Trust Board Chairperson
Liam Greer
Hato Pāora Trust Board Member
Dempsey Broad
Hato Pāora Trust Board Member
Dean Wilson
Hato Pāora Trust Board Member
Norm Broughton
Hato Pāora Trust Board Member
Blair Anderson
Hato Pāora Trust Board Member
Boarding
Students at Hato Pāora live, learn and work in a whānau environment. Boarding and hostel life provides boys with unique opportunities to live and learn with their peers while developing their character and leadership.
Boarding
Students at Hato Pāora live, learn and work in a whānau environment. Boarding and hostel life provides boys with unique opportunities to live and learn with their peers while developing their character and leadership.
Learning
We believe that effective leadership and learning, strong whānau engagement, coupled with our school’s culture will improve the learning outcomes for our students. Expectations for every student’s success are high.
Learning
We believe that effective leadership and learning, strong whānau engagement, coupled with our school’s culture will improve the learning outcomes for our students. Expectations for every student’s success are high.
Co-Curricular
Amongst those offered are a range of spiritual, cultural and sporting activities. Hato Pāora College students have a long tradition of being actively involved in co-curricular activities.