Mō Mātou | About Us

Hineihaea Murphy

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Apa, Ngāi Tahu.

• MA (Applied Linguistics) with Merit (VUW)

• Dip (Post grad) Bilingual Teaching (HTC)

• Trained Teachers Certificate (Sec.) (ASTC)

• BA (Waikato)

Hineihaea is trained secondary Māori language teacher with more than 30 years experience in Māori language education. She has facilitated many teacher in-service programmes on curriculum, second language pedagogy, and assessment. She is an accredited English-medium and Māori-medium professional learning and development facilitator.

Mark Fell

Pākehā

• MEdAdmin with Honours (Massey University)

• BA (UC)

Mark is an experienced Human Resources and Organisational Development specialist who has held senior management positions in large government departments. He has successfully managed the restructuring and implementation of HR systems and practices in several government and educational organisations.

Āwhina Gray

Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Manawa

• Dip Design and Art (TWOR)

• Higher Dip. Teaching (WCE)

• Dip Bilingual Teaching (WCE)

• Trained Teachers Certificate (WCE)

• Teachers College Diploma (WCE)

Āwhina is an experienced primary and secondary teacher and tutors part-time at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. She has been involved in NCEA since its inception, developing standards for Te Reo Māori, Te Reo Rangatira, Hauora and Hangarau Matihiko and is an accredited professional learning and development facilitator.

Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Apa, Ngāi Tahu

• Te Tohu Paerua o Te Reo Kairangi (2023)

• BMS with First Class Honours (Waikato)

Ko te huarahi e whai nei a Te Aorangi, ko te whakapau i tōna kaha ki ngā kaupapa whakarauora reo me te poipoi i te ōhanga Māori kia puta ai he hua ki ngā whānau Māori. Ko tāna, he torotoro i ōna ringa ki ētahi kaupapa e tutuki ai ēnei wawata. Te Aorangi’s overall endeavour is to make a positive impact in the revitalisation of the Māori Language and the development of the Māori economy.

Beth Dixon

Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāi Tahu

• Te Panekiretanga o te Reo

• B.Ed. Primary (Waikato)

• Dip. Teaching (HCE)

Beth is an experienced primary teacher and taught in English and Māori-medium settings. She is also an accredited English-medium and Māori-medium professional learning and development facilitator and has facilitated professional development in Te Poutama Tau, Te Whakapiki i te Reo and Marau-ā-Kura.

Nadine Malcolm

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tarāwhai

Nadine has 12 years primary and middle school teaching experience in English medium schools and 5 years experience as a Specialist Curriculum Leader of Languages. She has a particular passion for teaching te reo Māori and supporting teachers in their programme planning and teaching of te reo Māori. Nadine is particularly interested and passionate about using second language acquisition theories to inform best practice of teaching te reo Māori to enhance the learning experience for all ākonga.

Shyree Reedy

Ngāti Porou

• BCA - HR and Mngt (VUW)

• Te Ara Reo Māori Level 4 (TWOA)

Shyree is responsible for keeping our online environment up to date and functioning well – that includes the Ako Panuku website, and our online communications (e-pānui, social media).

Anja Woltmann

Tiamana

• MA (Eng Linguistics and Literature, Pedagogy)

Anja joined the Haemata team in October 2019 and has a background in office management and administration as well as hospitality, having worked for the commercial arm of the local iwi in Whakatāne and tourism-related front desk work. She supports the team in the smooth running and organisation of ongoing and upcoming projects.

Tuihana Walker

Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga, Te Arawa

Tuihana leads Ako Panuku's communications. She has worked with a diverse range of clients from iwi and community organisations to large corporations, delivering impactful communications and integrated campaigns, highlighting her talent in storytelling, content creation, and inclusive public relations. She is currently studying PRINZ APR and an MMS in PR.

Mike Hollings

Ngāti Raukawa, Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi

With over 35 years in the education sector, Mike played a key role in the establishment of kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori in Wairarapa and UoW’s Bilingual Teaching diploma. As the CEO of Te Kura for 17 years, he led its transformative shift to becoming a fully online distance education provider that offers flexible and personalised real-life learning experiences to over 30,000 ākonga.

Te Ahunui Farnham

Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe

• BEd - Huarahi Māori Specialisation (UoA)

• Master of Māori Language Excellence | Te Tohu Paerua o Te Reo Kairangi (TWoA)

• Te Panekiretanga o te Reo Māori (TWoA)

• Toi Reo Māori | Translating and Interpreting Licence (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori)

Donovan Te Ahunui is a te reo Māori teacher and consultant in Māori-medium education. His education was through the medium of te reo Māori, from kōhanga reo right through to university. Te Ahunui is also a licensed interpreter and translator of the Māori language (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori - Māori Language Commission).