Our Staff

Leadership Team

Margaret Aikman
Principal
principal@takanini.school.nz 


Jayne Senington
Deputy Principal
jsenington@takanini.school.nz 

Jarrod Pihama
Deputy Principal
jpihama@takanini.school.nz 

Janet Williams
Deputy Principal
jwilliams@takanini.school.nz 

Teaching Teams

Kaakano (Y0-3)

Kaakano Leader - Jayne Senington

Kate Redmond
Room 20 ILE - New Entrant
kredmond@takanini.school.nz 

Ripeka Tokona
Room 18 - Year 1
ripekat@takanini.school.nz

 Inano Tavita-Sucich
Room 19 - Year 1
itavitasucich@takanini.school.nz 

Manpreet Kaur
Room 21 - Year 1
mkaur@takanini.school.nz 

Karamjeet Kaur
Room 14 - Year 1
kkaur@takanini.school.nz 

Aman Virk
Room 17 ILE - Year 1/2
avirk@takanini.school.nz 

Ashmika Devi
Room 16 ILE - Year 1/2
adevi@takanini.school.nz 

Francis Rae
Room 15 - Year 2/3
frae@takanini.school.nz 

Carolyn Grace
Room 1 - Year 2/3
cgrace@takanini.school.nz 

Shalyn Ram
Room 4 - Year 2/3
sram@takanini.school.nz 

Charlotte Johnson
Room 5 - Year 2/3
cjohnson@takanini.school.nz 

Maahuri (Y4-6)

Maahuri Leader - Jarrod Pihama

Manjot Kaur Jawanda
Room 2 - Year 4
mjawanda@takanini.school.nz 

Ingrid Klokow
Room 3 - Year 4/5
iklokow@takanini.school.nz 

Jasvir Sidhu
Room 6 - Year 4/5
jsidhu@takanini.school.nz 

Ceri Gwillim
Room 7 - Year 5/6
cgwillim@takanini.school.nz 

Thomas Jack
Room 10 - Year 5/6
tjack@takanini.school.nz 

Helena Simpson
Room 11 - Year 6
hsimpson@takanini.school.nz 

Raakau (Y7-8)

Raakau Leader - Janet Williams

Karlene Taiapa
Room 8 - Year 7/8
ktaiapa@takanini.school.nz 

Tara Tahapehi
Room 9 - Year 7/8
ttahapehi@takanini.school.nz 

Neezan Ali
Room 12 - Year 7/8
nali@takanini.school.nz 

George Danielson
Room 13 - Year 7/8
gdanielson@takanini.school.nz 


Speciality and Release

Learning Support

Office and Property

Angie Richardson
Creative Arts Therapist

Michelle Tomkies
Classroom Release Teacher

Sandi Hita
Garden to Table - Kitchen Specialist

Pauline Vercoe
Garden to Table - Garden Specialist

Kathryn Garthwaite
Garden to Table / Science Enrichment Teacher

Niki Sullivan
Literacy Learning Support Y0-3

Lisa Vale
Resource Leader / Librarian

Julie Downes
Learning Assistant

Ane Gifford
Learning Assistant

Krystle Ngawati
Learning Assistant

Sheryl Castle
Learning Assistant

Karen Jack
Learning Assistant

Prabhjot Kaur Dang
Learning Assistant

Stephanie Williams
Learning Assistant

Gloria Mario
Learning Assistant

Marianna Jankevitch
Learning Assistant

Nona Pogi
Learning Assistant

Diana  Muñoz
Learning Assistant

Helen Baucke
Executive Manager

Wendy Beever
School Secretary / Reception

Leilah Tuipelehake
Attendance Officer / Reception

Winnie Toetoe
Caretaker