Meet Our Team

Our Team

Tumuaki / Principal: David Nicoll

Kindergarten Kaiārahi / Centre Manager: Tash Robertson

Office Administrator: Cat Hendra

Financial Administrator: Bronwen Goodman

Caretaker: Adam Sparks

Enrolment Officer: Tash Robertson

Our Governance Bodies

Kāpiti Waldorf Trust: proprietor of our land and buildings and the guardian of our ‘Special Character’ for school and kindergarten, also oversees the governance of our Early Childhood Education at Te Rāwhiti Kindergarten

School Board: responsible for Te Rā School’s performance, and ensures that all legal requirements are met

Class Teachers 2026

Class 1: Isla Jacquet

Class 2: Lily Redgrave

Class 3: Ashley Gibbs

Class 4: Aleka Beaumont

Class 5: Julia Nass

Class 6: Susanna Dilks

Class 7: Adrianne Pollock

Teacher Release: Natasha McLean

Kindergarten Teachers and Assistants 2026

Kererū Group: Harri Burrel and Sarah Wheeler with Alana Silke

Korimako Group: Beth MacGibbon and Mary Holmes with Fiona Mason-Raynel

Riroriro Group: Lotti Henehan with Norrita Attwood

Breaks: Peter Hill and Veronica Bastholm

Playgroup: Natasha McLean, Lana Clark and Summer Henderson-Bush

Specialist Teachers and Support Staff

Literacy Support: Thereza Scott

Eurythmy: Sue Pegler

Handwork: Sharon Wilmshurst

Woodwork: Paul Fletcher

Kaiārahi i te Reo:

Cooking: Perrine Boy and
Natasha McLean

Gardening: Perrine Boy

Art: Maria Protassova

Orchestra: Mary Taylor & Ann White

String Programme: Mary Taylor

Teacher Aides: Amber Dahlberg, Gema Aitken

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Kāpiti Waldorf Trust
(Proprietors Trust)

The Kāpiti Waldorf Trust, as governance body, founded Te Rāwhiti Kindergarten and Te Rā School. The Trust made the choice to negotiate an Integration Agreement with the Ministry of Education in order for Te Rā to become a state-integrated school with a special character (Waldorf School).

The Trust continues to be the governance body that safeguards our Special Character. It ensures we deliver high quality Waldorf education and owns and/or leases the land and buildings. The Trust also holds the licence for our kindergartens operating at the Raumati South site.

KWT Chair: Joannes Boele van Hensbroek

Trust Members: Tash Robertson (Kindergarten Licencee), Doris Zuur, Paul Fletcher, James Dilks Bridie Fahey & Simon Bell

School Board

Every state, state-integrated schools and kura in New Zealand is governed by a school board, which is a Crown entity. A Crown entity is an organisation that is part of New Zealand’s public sector.

The board’s job is to see that everything that needs to be done gets done – legally, ethically, and in the best interests of its students. It is also the employer of all staff, including the Principal, and sets the overall strategic direction. The Principal is the board’s ‘Chief Executive’ and manages the School or Kura in line with the board’s direction and policies.

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Presiding Member: Larah van der Meer - chair@tera.school.nz
Teacher Rep: Ashley Gibbs
Parent Reps: Cassie Lawrence, Elisabeth Patelesio, Anita Mortlock, Johnon MacDonald
Principal: David Nicoll
Proprietor’s Rep: Tash Robertson
Board Secretary: Cat Hendra