Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Tim Grocott

Headmaster / Tumuaki

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Ext. 212

Rob Wilson-Pyne

Deputy Headmaster

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Ext. 281

Dan Gilmore

Assistant Principal

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Ext. 227

Garth Jones

Assistant Principal

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Ext. 363

Juliet Duder

Assistant Principal

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Ext. 378

Cheryl English

Business Manager

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Ext. 437

The Rest of the Team

Greg Dawson

Dean of Aoraki House

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Rachel Climo

Dean of Blake House

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Thomas Goode

Dean of Mullins House

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Scott Howell

Dean of Snell House

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Jamyn Keats

Director of Sports

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Elizabeth Wilson

Director of Gifted & Talented, Learning Support Coordinator

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Mel Kime

Head of Counselling

Email Me | Ext. 445 | Cell: 027 305 0899

Eric Persen

eLearning Director

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Leanne Russ

International Director

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Alan McIntosh

Principal’s Nominee

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Art / Mrs Caroline Aindow / Email Me / Ext: 339

Biology / Mr Brent Patrick / Email Me / Ext: 263

Careers Education / Laura McLeod / Email Me / Ext: 391

Chemistry / Ms Joanne Readman / Email Me / Ext: 221

Classics and Legal Studies / Mr Murray Robinson / Email Me / Ext: 364

Commerce / Mr Dave Grocott / Email Me / Ext: 324

Counselling / Mel Kime / Email Me | Ext 445

English / Mr Rikki Koster / Email Me / Ext: 226

Food Technology / Ms Adrienne Stackhouse / Email Me / Ext: 345

ICT / Mr Steve McKeown / Email Me / Ext: 313

Languages / Ms Yuki Miura / Email Me / Ext: 353

Health & Physical Education / Mark Dunn / Email Me / Ext 419

Maths / Mr Fern Webber / Email Me / Ext 394

Music / Mrs Jane Herman / Email Me / Ext 374

Performing Arts / Mrs Tegan Patrick / Email Me / Ext: 308

Physics / Matt Davie / Email Me / Ext 350

Outdoor Education / Ms Roger Miller / Email Me / Ext: 407

Science / Mr Robbie Richards / Email Me / Ext: 228

Social Sciences / Mr Mike Skinner / Email Me / Ext: 348

Technical / Mr Alan McIntosh / Email Me / Ext: 327

Careers Education

Head of Careers Education / Laura McLeod / Email Me / Ext 391

Transition & Gateway / James McGifford / Email Me / Ext 252

Counselling

HOD Counselling / Mel Kime / Email Me / Ext 445

Counsellor / Janine Gilling / Email Me / Ext 219

Counsellor / Mitchell Power / Email Me / Ext 402

Learning Support

Learning Support Co-ordinator (SENCO) / Gail Collier / Email Me / Ext 255

Learning Support Co-Ordinator / Lizzy Wilson / Email Me / Ext 373 

Special Assessment Conditions Co-ordinator / Kerry Keats / Email Me / Ext 540

Ellie Anderson / Email Me / Ext 412 (on leave)

Caroline Aindow / Email Me / Ext 339

Leon Barrowcliffe / Email Me / Ext 307

Dominic Bell / Email me / Ext 362

Emma Bradley / Email Me

Kerry Brunton, Email Me/ Ext 254

Angela Cameron / Email Me / Ext 386

Rachael Climo / Email Me / Ext 258

Gail Collier / Email Me / Ext 255

Daniel Craik / Email Me / Ext 332

Craig Croft (on leave) / Email Me / Ext 282

Alan Cunneen / Email Me / Ext 418

Jess Dalton / Email Me / Ext 331

Matt Davie / Email Me / Ext 350

Greg Dawson / Email Me / Ext 414

Caitlin Devor / Email Me

Mark Dunn / Email Me / Ext 419

Scott Edwards / Email Me / Ext 387

Vaughan England / Email Me / Ext 269

Ethan Evans / Email Me / Ext 267

Marco Fazzi / Email Me / Ext 411

Andy Firmedow / Email Me / Ext 329

Daniel Gilmore / Email Me / Ext 227

Theresa Gimblett / Email Me / Ext 334

Thomas Goode / Email Me / Ext 330

Dave Grocott / Email Me / Ext 324

Katie Hartard / Email Me / Ext 395

Sarah Harrison / Email Me

Merryn Herlihy / Email Me / Ext 297

Jane Herman / Email Me / Ext 374

Ling He / Email Me / Ext 333

Scott Howell / Email Me / Ext 347

Chris Humphreys / Email Me / Ext 420

Jo Hutt / Email Me / Ext 393

Brendan Jackman / Email Me / Ext 325

Rebekah Johnson / Email Me / Ext 380

Garth Jones / Email Me / Ext 363

Anthony Kane / Email Me

Jamyn Keats / Email Me / Ext 257

Nick King / Email Me / Ext 316

Rikki Koster / Email Me / Ext 226

Stacey Lane / Email Me / Ext 425

Karyn Liddell / Email Me / Ext 377

Vikki Lidgett / Email Me / Ext 278

Gill Mandley / Email Me / Ext 451

James McGifford / Email Me / Ext 252

Alan McIntosh / Email Me / Ext 327

Duncan McKee / Email Me / Ext 260

Stephen McKeown / Email Me / Ext 313

Laura McLeod / Email Me / Ext 391

William Meates / Email Me / Ext 264

Thomas Mehlhopt / Email Me / Ext 240

Jack Mockford / Email Me / Ext 409 (on leave)

Roger Miller / Email Me / Ext 407

Cassey Millward / Email Me / Ext 423

Yuki Miura / Email Me / Ext 354

Karly Murdoch / Email Me / Ext 423

Scott Ngatai / Email Me / Ext 347

Joseph Papesch / Email Me / Ext 305

Brent Patrick / Email Me / Ext 263

Tegan Patrick / Email Me / Ext 308

Paul Peawini / Email Me / Ext 298

Eric Persen / Email Me / Ext 413

Uli Pesefea / Email Me / Ext 306

Joanne Readman / Email Me / Ext 221

Robbie Richards / Email Me / Ext 228

Rutene Rickard / Email Me / Ext 436

Murray Robinson / Email Me / Ext 364

Leanne Russ / Email Me / Ext 392

Raphael Schuler / Email Me / Ext 349

Sam Senior / Email Me / Ext 315

De vere Silcock / Email Me / Ext 439

Ben Sinnamon / Email Me / Ext 314

Michael Skinner / Email Me / Ext 348

Adam Smith / Email Me / Ext 262

Daniel Smith, Email Me / Ext 417

Adrienne Stackhouse / Email Me / Ext 345

Darren Symons / Email Me / Ext 268

Michael Tamati / Email Me / Ext 594

Nathan Thompson / Email Me / Ext 310

John Thurston / Email Me / Ext 347 (on secondment)

Andrew Tideswell / Email Me / Ext 408

Connor Treleaven / Email Me / Ext 410

Whitney Veatupu / Email Me / Ext 408 (on leave)

Chez Waihi / Email Me / Ext 442

Fern Webber / Email Me / Ext 394

Michael Whales / Email Me

Lizzy Wilson / Email Me / Ext 373

Rob Wilson-Pyne / Email Me / Ext 281

James Yeh / Email Me / Ext 304

Headmaster’s PA/Office Manager / Jane Forster / Email Me / Ext 213

HR/Payroll / Hanka Scott / Email Me / Ext 406

Student Administration Lead / Sandra McKernan / Email Me / Ext 381

Receptionist and Administrative Assistant / Sam Bradley / Email Me / Ext 404

Deans Office / Elsie Rough / Email Me / Ext 210

Spartans Sport Office / Trent Sherlock / Email Me / Ext 405

Creative Shirley Coordinator / Hayden Slaughter / Email Me

Alumni & Community Engagement / Magazine Editor / Anna Lawrence / Email Me

Advertising & Design Co-ordinator / Blake Wells / Email Me / Ext 503 

Attendance Case Manager / Jane Houghton / Email Me / Ext 421

Finance Administrator / Gillie Kent-McConigley  / Ext 539/ Email Me

Finance Manager / Sandra Wolland / Ext 593 / Email Me

Head Materials Technology Assistant / Technical Assistant / Steven Drabble / Email Me

Outdoor Education Assistant (Horizons) / Tom Lancashire / Email Me

Sports Assistant / Rugby Administrator / Trent Sherlock / Ext 405 / Email Me

Science Assistant / Teresa Jones / Ext 415 / Email Me

Food Studies Assistant / Jo Stacey / Ext 344 / Email Me

Teacher Aide / Rochelle Grossett / Ext 435 / Email Me 

Teacher Aide / Carolynne Som / Ext 447 / Email Me 

Teacher Aide / Catherine Lutterman / Ext 373 / Email Me

Teacher Aide / Holly McJarrow / Email Me

Teacher Aide / John Taylor / Email Me / Ext 434

Teacher Aide / Catherine Shaw / Email Me / Ext 270

Staffroom Attendant / English Department Library Assistant / Rita Hayes / Email Me

Weights Room Assistant / Tu’uta Simaile / Email Me

Leanne Russ

International Director
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Leanne has extensive experience both in New Zealand and in Japan. Leanne was the Japanese teacher at Shirley Boys’ High School until 2010. She left here to go back to teaching a combination of Japanese to exchange students in Japan and English to Japanese nationals – her main role being to teach Japanese to students from Tonga and Thailand. She has valuable experience helping students to settle in, develop confidence and learn in an environment where English is not their first language.

Claire Hollobon

International Student Administrator & Homestay Coordinator

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Business Manager / Cheryl English / Ext 437 / Email Me

Facilities and Events Manager / Peter Armstrong / Ext 504 / Email Me

Shared Services Administrator / Hayden Slaughter / Email Me

First Aid Officer / Clare Cooper / Ext 556 / Email Me

First Aid Officer / Cara Harkess / Email Me

First Aid Officer / Jan Marriott / Email Me

First Aid Officer / Kim McCosh / Email Me

Theatre Technician / Ben Sinclair / Email Me

Library Manager / Wendy Wright / Email Me

Assistant Librarian /  Imogen Loakman / Email Me

Library Assistant / Louise Reichwein / Email Me

Library Assistant / Janice Carragher / Email Me