Ngā Pouako

Ko Manaia Harawira tōku ingoa, nō Tauranga moana whānui, he uri nō Ngā Pōiki ki Tamapāhore, nō Ngāti Ruahine ki Waimapu anō hoki. Ka ako au i te Mahinga kai me Te reo Māori. He matatau i te mahi Whakairo me te mahi haka.

Tēnā koutou, my name is Manaia Harawira and I am the Head of Te Whānau o Te Pākura. I specialize in Te Ao Haka, Whakairo and Te Reo Māori. I teach Te Reo Māori and Mahinga Kai from years 7 through to 13, and will be teaching Te Ao Haka and Whakairo from 2025.

Ko Paturiihi Nowell tōku ingoa. He uri nō Ngāti Hauā mē Ngāti Rangiwewehi āhau. 

Kia ora koutou, my name is Paturīhi Nowell and I am the Assistant Head of Te Whānau o Te Pākura. I teach Te Reo Māori, Social Sciences, and English. I grew up here in Tauranga Moana.  As well as supporting all Kaupapa Māori I enjoy Waka Ama, Volleyball and the Ocean. 

Ko Anaru Taute tōku ingoa

He uri nō Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Korokī Kahukura ki Kirikiriroa.

He ako Au te reo Māori.

Tēnā koutou, my name is Anaru Taute and I teach Te Reo Māori in year 7 and year 8.  I am also an AST (Across School Teacher) for Te Waka Hourua O Papamoa Kāhui Ako and also run the Tama Tu, Tama Ora programme alongside other enthusiastic kaiako at kura.

Ko Ngāti Maniapoto me Ngāti Raukawa ki te Kaokaoroa o Patetere ngā iwi. Ko Tāne Taitoko tōku ingoa.

Kia ora koutou my name is Tāne Taitoko. I teach Te Reo Māori, Whakairo and Mahinga kai. When I'm not surfing, I'm on the moana paddling waka ama or fishing.

He uri nō Taranaki me Niue Fekai ahau. Ko Danielle Reeves tōku ingoa

Tēnā koutou, my name is Danielle Reeves and I teach year 7 Te Reo Māori, Te Pākura Social Studies, and Psychology in the senior school. I am a keen lover of board games, reading and anything musical, and love to getting into the bush and ocean with whānau