Lex Davis

Principal 

nicki.saundersloder@motuekahigh.school.nz

Jeremy Cumming

Deputy Principal Year 11, 13​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

jeremy.cumming@motuekahigh.school.nz

Jacque Kareko

Deputy Principal  Year 10, 12

jacque.kareko@motuekahigh.school.nz

Karen Wells

Deputy Principal Year 9

Teacher of Kaupapa Māori

karen.wells@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Juanita Potgieter

Business Manager

juanita.potgieter@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Nicki Saunders-Loder

Executive Assistant to the Principal, Board of Trustees Secretary

nicki.saundersloder@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Deans

Head of Learning Areas (HoLA), Head of Department (HOD), Teacher in Charge (TIC)

ARTS 

HoLA- Lauren Kidd - ​​lauren.kidd@motuekahigh.school.nz

ART

Bessie Adie - bessie.adie@motuekahigh.school.nz 

Vanessa Cruse - vanessa.cruse@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​DANCE

TIC - Olivia Martin - olivia.martin@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​DRAMA

TIC - Emily Shepherd -emily.shepherd@motuekahigh.school.nz

MUSIC

TIC - Hilary Sinclair - hilary.sinclair@motuekahigh.school.nz

Arts Co-ordinator: ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Trish Taylor -trish.taylor@motuekahigh.school.nz 

CAREERS, TRANSITION and GATEWAY

Careers and Transition

HOD Careers Beccy-Jo Burnett ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​beccy-jo.burnett@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​Gateway

​​​​​​​Coordinator: Kathryn Beatson kathryn.beatson@motuekahigh.school.nz

COUNSELLING

​​​​​​​Guidance Counsellors At Te Whare Pora – The House 

HOD: Luke Walton - luke.walton@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Wendy van den Berg - ​​​​​​​wendy.vandenberg@motuekahigh.school.nz

Receptionist: samantha.maclean@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

INTERNATIONAL

Homestay Manager - Fiona Bryan- fiona.bryan@motuekahigh.school.nz

International Director - Naomi Uren - naomi.uren@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

LANGUAGES​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​ENGLISH

HoLA - Acting - Nich Campbell - nich.campbell@motuekahigh.school.nz

(HoLA on leave - Sarah Matheson  sarah.matheson@motuekahigh.school.nz)

Ashleigh Cumming - ashleigh.cumming@motuekahigh.school.nz

Dylan Nicol - dylan.nicol@motuekahigh.school.nz

Danielle Davis-Nicol  - ​​​​​​​danielle.davis@motuekahigh.school.nz

Vicki McKerrow  -  ​​​​​​​vicki.mckerrow@motuekahigh.school.nz

Christina Manawaiti - christina.manawaiti@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ESOL ​​​​​​​Janine Joubert-Burger - janine.joubert@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​JAPANESE

Yuki Yoda - yuki.yoda@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​TE REO MAORI

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tania Corbett - tania.corbett@motuekahigh.school.nz 

Māori/Pasifika Support - harold.helmbright@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​

LEARNING SUPPORT

Learning Support Coordinator:  Jan Trafford  - jan.trafford@motuekahigh.school.nz

SENCO: Anna Haddon - anna.haddon@motuekahigh.school.nz

and Mel Stewart -  mel.stewart@motuekahigh.school.nz

Reader Writer Co-ordinator: Julie Marshall - julie.marshall@motuekahigh.school.nz

THE BASE - Te Whare Pukeone

ORS Teacher In Charge - Sharyn Tasker - sharyn.tasker@motuekahigh.school.nz

Kaiāwhina (Teacher Aides) :

Steve Bache  admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Eilish Gear  ​​​​​​​admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

THE HAVEN

​​​​​​​Teacher In Charge - Sharyn Tasker sharyn.tasker@motuekahigh.school.nz

Kaiāwhina (Teacher Aides) :

Debbie Dale - debbie.dale@motuekahigh.school.nz

Michelle Hawthorne  admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Rebecca Hope Gardiner  ​​​​​​​rebecca.hope@motuekahigh.school.nz

Peta Strong ​​​​​​​ admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

THE HUB

Anna Haddon- Co-ordinator - anna.haddon@motuekahigh.school.nz

Tutor - ​​​​​​​Trish Taylor  trish.taylor@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION - Te Mana Kowhiri

Teacher in Charge: Lesley Paxton -

lesley.paxton@motuekahigh.school.nz

Michelle Moore - Lead Homeroom Tutor - michelle.moore@motuekahigh.school.nz

Ellen Evitt - Assistant Homeroom Tutor - ellie.evitt@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

LIBRARY

Librarian: ​​​​​​​Michele Ayres - michele.ayres@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

MATHEMATICS

HoLA - Kieron Lattimer- ​​​​​​​kieron.lattimer@motuekahigh.school.nz ​​​​​​​

Barbara Adcock - barbara.adcock@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Rob Gould- ​​​​​​​rob.gould@motuekahigh.school.nz

James Monaghan- ​​​​​​​james.monaghan@motuekahigh.school.nz

Deepshikha Daniel - deepshikha.daniel@motuekahigh.school.nz

Charlotte Rodwell - charlotte.rodwell@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Mark Staples - mark.staples@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Acting HOD - Michelle Campbell - michelle.campbell@motuekahigh.school.nz (while Greg overseas)

Mikey Dickson - mikey.dickson@motuekahigh.school.nz

Jonathan Brown - jonathan.brown@motuekahigh.school.nz

Associate: Willy Polson - ​​​​​​​willy.polson@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

HOD  - Greg O'Donnell - greg.odonnell@motuekahigh.school.nz (on extended leave overseas for two years)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH

HoLA - Scott Bermingham - scott.bermingham@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​PHYSICAL EDUCATION​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Alison Grant - alison.grant@motuekahigh.school.nz

Sam Hannan - sam.hannan@motuekahigh.school.nz

Vilipasi Tau'alupe - vilipasi.taualupe@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sports Co-ordinator: 

​​​​​​​Samantha Trevurza - email: sport.admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sports News, queries: sport.admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​HEALTH

TIC - Anna Hughes​​​​​​​ - anna.hughes@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Jonathan Brown - jonathan.brown@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​RELIEF TEACHERS:  please email -

Jane Chesworth -jane.chesworth@motuekahigh.school.nz

SCHOOL ADMIN, ATTENDANCE, FINANCE, OFFICE​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Regional Attendance Advisor:  

​​​​​​​Carol Fowler - admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Attendance Advisor: Joelle Dadson - joelle.dadson@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Finance Assistant: 

Lynn Cooper - lynn.cooper@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​Fundraising & Grants, Marketing and Website Manager: 

​​​​​​​Julie Marshall - julie.marshall@motuekahigh.school.nz

Office

Office Manager: Mel Barlow - mel.barlow@motuekahigh.school.nz

or admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Public Receptionist:  admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Amy Gibbins (Mon-Wed) - amy.gibbins@motuekahigh.school.nz

Jo Hunt (Wed-Fri) joanne.hunt@motuekahigh.school.nz

Receptionist - Student Office: 

Jacque Davidson -   jacque.davidson@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Tiffany Rusbatch (Fri) tiffany.rusbatch@motuekahigh.school.nz

SCHOOL HEALTH

Chloe Zeewoldt, Annie Carr and Abbey Walbran are employed by Whanake Youth in Stoke and are based in the health clinic (sick bay) near the office.

We are here to help with adolescent health concerns like: 

• managing day-to-day illness and injury
• providing access to health services
• healthy lifestyle info and advice

PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO CHECK-IN WITH A STUDENT

Chloe Zeewoldt email: chloe.zeewoldt@motuekahigh.school.nz

Annie Carr email: annie.carr@motuekahigh.school.nz

Abbey Walbran email: abbey.walbran@motuekahigh.school.nz

All care is confidential in accordance with legal requirements. ​​​​

SCHOOL PROPERTY

​​​​​​​Caretaker: John Winchcomb -   john.winchcomb@motuekahigh.school.nz (on leave)

Nathan : admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Cleaning Supervisor: Michelle Treanor - admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Groundsman:  admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Security: Steven Gillespie - ​​​​​​​admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

SCIENCE

​​​​​​​HoLA: Nick Wiffen - nick.wiffen@motuekahigh.school.nz

Ed Adie - ​​​​​​​ed.adie@motuekahigh.school.nz 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Linda Fern​​​​​​​ - ​​​​​​​linda.fern@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

Anthea Garmey - Horticulture, Science and Specialist Classroom Teacher  anthea.garmey@motuekahigh.school.nz

Lesley Paxton -lesley.paxton@motuekahigh.school.nz

Rachel Rankin - rachel.rankin@motuekahigh.school.nz

Science Technician: Colleen Buenz - colleen.buenz@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​SOCIAL SCIENCES

HoLA - Lara Bruce-Miller​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​lara.bruce-miller@motuekahigh.school.nz

Alex Ageev - alex.ageev@motuekahigh.school.nz

Ashleigh Cumming - ashleigh.cumming@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​Victoria Johnston - ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​victoria.johnston@motuekahigh.school.nz

Sarai Kennerley - sarai.kennerley@motuekahigh.school.nz

Daniel Reeve daniel.reeve@motuekahigh.school.nz

Tayla Robertson​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​tayla.robertson@motuekahigh.school.nz

TECHNOLOGY

HoLA: Lindsay Newsome - ​​​lindsay.newsome@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​DVC: Bessie Adie - bessie.adie@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY: Heidi James  -  heidi.james@motuekahigh.school.nz

FABRIC TECHNOLOGY: 

​​​​​​​Silvia Turner - silvia.turner@motuekahigh.school.nz 

​​​​​​​FOOD/HOSPITALITY

​​​​​​​Vickie Cameron - vickie.cameron@motuekahigh.school.nz

Anthony Wilson - anthony.wilson@motuekahigh.school.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​WOODWORK, BUILDING, FURNITURE MAKING: 

​​​​​​​Aaron Shannon - aaron.shannon@motuekahigh.school.nz

Technical/Trades - Ray Marsden ​​​​​​​admin@motuekahigh.school.nz​​​​​​​