Leadership Team
Shane Cunliffe
Tumuaki | Principal
Cath Humphries
Tumuaki tuarua | Deputy Principal
Kris Metcalfe
Tumuaki tuarua | Deputy Principal
Roxy
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa Therapy Dog
Manawa Hou Kotahi
Foundation Āko Hapori | Yr 0-2
Amanda King
Kaiako
Gill Wright
Kaiako
Michael Gibbon
Kaiako
Mikala Crawford
Kaiako
Manawa Hou Rua
Foundation Āko Hapori | Yr 0-2
Janelle Heemi
Kaiako
Raewyn Haycock
Kaiako
Kaiako
Jasmine Campbell
Te Arawa Kotahi
Junior Āko Hapori | Yr 2-3
Kate Salwey
Kaiako
Zarna Allen
Kaiako
Sophia Bradley
Kaiako
Amy Bidois
Kaiako
Te Arawa Rua
Junior Āko Hapori | Yr 2-3
Sarah Toner
Kaiako
Janet Fletcher
Kaiako
Takitimu Kotahi
Junior Āko Hapori | Yr 3-4
Anna Mestyanek
Kaiako
Charlotte Winter
Kaiako
Takitimu Rua
Junior Āko Hapori | Yr 3-4
Jo Davidson
Kaiako
Sarah Taylor
Kaiako
Tony Gots
Kaiako
Mataatua Kotahi
Senior Āko Hapori | Yr 5-6
Mitch Poole
Kaiako
Ruth Burns
Kaiako
Mataatua Rua
Senior Āko Hapori | Yr 5-6
Zac Brazel
Kaiako
Riana Jobe
Kaiako
Classroom Release/Specialist Kaiako
Helena Swan
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
Ben Simpson
The Arts
Nicola Joynt
Health and P.E
Learning Support
SENCO
Cath Humphries
Aimee Stewart
ORS Specialist Teacher
Bron Marshall
Learning Support
Learning Assistants
Kaiawhina āko
Vanessa Monks
Emma Stanton
Kaiawhina āko
Michelle Angilletta
Penny Ward
Kaiawhina āko
Kaiawhina āko
Kesi Tyagi
ESOL Kaiawhina āko
Luna Gmelli
ESOL Kaiawhina āko
Kaiawhina āko
Mele Frances
ESOL Kaiawhina āko
Natalie Galvin
Leandra Horn
Kaiawhina āko
Kyley Morman
Kaiawhina āko
Bridie Foote
Kaiawhina āko
Caitlin de May
Kaiawhina āko
TMoP Managers
Ange Hall
Office Manager
Michelle Foster
Office Administrator | Sports Co-ordinator
Robin Fletcher
Kaitiaki | Property Manager
Back Row - Simon Mckennie, Ashlee Yandle , Becs Gillgren , Kate Triezenberg (Staff Rep) ,
Front Row - Regan Spillane (Chair), Shane Cunliffe (Tumuaki)
Board of Trustees
All of New Zealand’s state and state-integrated schools have a board of trustees. The board of trustees is the Crown entity responsible for the governance and the control of the management of the school. Board members are elected as part of Board Elections held in schools every 3 years. Boards are responsible for overseeing the management of personnel, curriculum, property, finance and administration.
The Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa Establishment Board 2019-2022 (The board that designed and built the kura, employed the Senior Leadership Team and got the kura operationally up and running) handed over the kura to our first Whānau elected BOT after sign off from the Education Review Office (ERO) in September 2022.
Our Mana Whenua
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School sits on the land known as Te Houhou, a sacred and spiritual place of peace for Ngā Potiki Iwi.
The ancestors of Ngā Pōtiki were part of a group with origins from Mataatua waka, which migrated from the eastern Bay of Plenty.
On the death of their leader Rangihouhiri at Maketu, the group – now known as Ngāi Te Rangi – eventually entered and dispersed across what is now the wider Tauranga district.
It was Tamapahore who assumed leadership of the heke (migration) into Tauranga, only to be ousted by his nephew Kotererua.
The aging Tamapahore and his followers were subsequently denied living space on Mauao and so, retreated to Te Rae o Pāpāmoa and Mangatawa.
Our Sponsors
Thank you to our community minded businesses for partnering up with Te Manawa in our new Pāpāmoa community to enable our young people to thrive! Download our sponsorship information pack if you are interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities.
Pragati Thorat - Ray White Papamoa
Urban Turf
GOLD
Cafe - Venture Developments
Classic Builders
Playscape - Commercial Signs
Van -
SILVER
Community Gardens -
Bay Blinds and Shutters
BRONZE
Bike Track - Container Space
Vacancies
Are you a fun, collaborative kaiako who is ready for the most exciting challenge of your teaching career?! Apply to be a part of our team at Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School set in the beautiful Bay of Plenty. If you are highly relational, can ignite the spark of authentic learning, and can form meaningful connections with just about anyone then we would love to connect with you. Physical or remote visits with the Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa team are strongly recommended. Any current vacancies are listed below but we are happy to meet with you at any time.
Yr 5 and 6 Kaiako
Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 28/01/2025, End Date: 27/01/2026 (Special Project)
Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Certificated teacher
English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts
Vacancy link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSLqUADLHkFnLIe9PZQlh7lNLTAsTaVQIWj6rXtETrjpG3WA/viewform?usp=pp_url
