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About Hato Pāora

Our People

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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.

Dr Nathan Matthews

Tumuaki - Principal

Ngā Puhi

nmatthews@hatopaora.school.nz

Wiremu Paniora

Te Tumuaki Tuarua - Deputy Principal

Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Porou

wpaniora@hatopaora.school.nz

Reece Baker

Senior Leadership Team, Senior Academic Dean, HOD History

Tuhoe, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Nga Rauru

rbaker@hatopaora.school.nz

Kelly Nicklin

Senior Leadership Team, Senior Pastoral Dean, HOD Geography

Ngāti Pāhauwera, Tuhoe, Ruapani, Ngā Tokorima a Hinemanuhiri, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri

knicklin@hatopaora.school.nz

Clair Twomey

Senior Leadership Team, Junior Academic Dean

ctwomey@hatopaora.school.nz

Steve Autagavaia

Director of Religious Studies

Vailoa, Palauli-Saoluafata Samoa

sautagavaia@hatopaora.school.nz

Victor Herbert

Junior Pastoral Dean, Teacher

Te Rarawa/Ngati Porou

vherbert@hatopaora.school.nz

Mary Kauri

HOD English

mkauri@hatopaora.school.nz

Ruth Jarvis

HOD Maths

rjarvis@hatopaora.school.nz

Alicea Brosnan

Lead Science Teacher

dharper@hatopaora.school.nz

Tōmairangi Hipango

Te Reo

Te Atihaunui ā Pāpārangi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa

thipango@hatopaora.school.nz

Claudine Harvie

Junior Teacher

charvie@hatopaora.school.nz

Shilah Ale-Haitana

Junior Teacher

Te Ati Haunui a Pāpārangi, Fahefa, Tonga

salehaitana@hatopaora.school.nz

Eve Coltman

HOD PE

ecoltman@hatopaora.school.nz

Hayley Baker

Teacher

hbaker@hatopaora.school.nz

Regan Sword

Sports Coordinator

Mūaupoko

rsword@hatopaora.school.nz

Gemma Meiring

Principal’s Executive Assistant

Ngāti Ruanui

gmeiring@hatopaora.school.nz

Stacey Zainey

Office and Projects Manager

szainey@hatopaora.school.nz

Cayla Jacobs

Receptionist

Ngāti Tuwharetoa

cjacobs@hatopaora.school.nz

Aaron Morrison

Te Tumumanaaki - Director of Boarding

Te Arawa

amorrison@hatopaora.school.nz

Di Hayden

Matron

dhayden@hatopaora.school.nz

Russell Downs

Assistant Director of Boarding

Ngāti Tuwharetoa

rdowns@hatopaora.school.nz

Phil Lovell

Weekday Assistant Director of Living

Norma Taylor

Weekend Assistant Director of Living

Liz Morrison

Hostel Administration

lmorrison@hatopaora.school.nz

Mark Kahi

Kitchen Manager

mkahi@hatopaora.school.nz

Chrystal Curtis

Nurse, He Puna Hauora

Ngāti Maniapoto, Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Kuhungunu

Board of Trustees

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

Frances Dagg

Board of Trustees Member

Tabitha McKenzie

Board of Trustees Member

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.