Ngahere

Tēnā koutou katoa. Nō Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Pikiao me Ngāti Porou te iwi. Ko Huriwai raua ko Teleaga te whānau. Nō Porirua ahau. Ko Khaylen Huriwai (Aka Matua Khaylen) tōku ingoa. Kia Ora, I’m a born and bred Porirua boy growing up on Champion Street in Cannons Creek while also having stints of living overseas in countries such as Korea, India and Australia. Building our tamariki to have a strong sense of culture and identity is a big part of my teaching philosophy. I have a huge passion for sports and can often be found playing league, flag, indoor netball or anything team orientated. I bring this love into my teaching and believe sports and PE support tamariki to learn valuable life long skills in a fun and active way. My spare time these days is usually spent with my beautiful tamariki, Tiaia and Kāwhia and my lovely wife who some of you may know as Whaea Grace.

Tēnā koutou e te whānau, Nō Wales, Scotland me Poland ahau. I tipu ake au ki Whanganui, e noho ana au i Titahi Bay.
Ko Hazel tōku hoa rangatira, ko Bowie tāku tamāhine. Ko Michaela Evans tōku ingoa.

What a privilege it is to live and work in Tītahi Bay. I was brought up all over Te Ika-ā-māui, including Levin, Whanganui and Hamilton. However, I have been based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for over 10 years now. When not at mahi I will be out in nature with my whānau. You might spot me surfing in the bay or walking around our local maunga.

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Ko Te Kāhui o Taranaki tōku iwi. Ko Sagele rāua ko Elvines, ko Wiese i te whānau. I tipu ake au ki Porirua ā e noho ana. Ko Tiana-Lee rātou ko Xavier, ko Noah, ko Cortez, ko Rylee i nga Tamariki. I am a Samoan/Māori mumma of five, that loves to spend time with nature, go on walks, and swim at the beach. I enjoy creating memories with my fanau (family) and uō (friends), singing, and being active. I am excited to meet your wonderful tamaiti as a kaiako at this beautiful kura. My passion lies with our future generations, believing each and every ākonga has a bright path ahead of them, deserving of support, encouragement, and aroha. What a privilege to be a part of their journey, watching them flourish one day at a time.

Hei whakakopi ake ko te whakataukī e kī ana whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou -To summarise there is a proverb that says, if you follow the path of learning, the world is your oyster.

Ngā mihi nui,

Whaea Jess

Tēnā Koutou Katoa, Ko Whetumatarau te maunga, Ko Awatere te awa, Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi, Ko Delwyn Gardner (a.k.a Matua Gardner) tōku ingoa.
2025 will see me teaching in my 11th year at Tītahi Bay School. I proudly grew up in Cannons Creek until meeting my beautiful wife and eventually moving to this paradise we call The Bay. We have one son who went through our kura and currently attends Mana College. I absolutely love living in this wonderful community, and the huge three minute commute to work is also a bonus. We have such amazing teachers at Tītahi Bay School, who always go out of their way to encourage and support our tamariki to thrive. I am an advocate for Te Reo Māori and Kapa Haka as I believe they give our tamariki skills and knowledge that will help them in the future.
When not teaching, you can usually see me outdoors, either walking my dog, riding my bike, playing tennis or golf, or just hanging out with whānau.
“Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere, Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao The bird who feeds on the miro berry, has the forest, the bird who feeds on knowledge, has the world”