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 2025
Class 1: Lily Redgrave
Class 2: Ashley Gibbs
Class 3: Aleka Beaumont
Class 4: Julia Nass
Class 5: Katherine Benge
Class 6: Adrianne Pollock
Class 7: Buck Campbell
Teacher release: Natasha McLean
Kindergarten Teachers and Assistants 2025
Kererū Group: Sarah Wheeler and Tina Regtien with Erin Blayney and Alana Silke (Kindergarten room 1)
Korimako Group: Beth MacGibbon with Fiona Mason-Raynel (Kindergarten room 2)
Riroriro Group: Eija Frost with Norrita Attwood and Alana Silke (Kindergarten room 3)
5 turning 6 Group: Mary Holmes and Olivia Chubb with Åsa Petterson (Kindergarten room 4)
Specialist Teachers and Support Staff
Literacy Support: Thereza Scott
Eurythmy: Sue Pegler
Handwork: Sharon Wilmshurst
Woodwork: Paul Fletcher
Kaiārahi i te Reo: Rongo Ngata
Cooking: Fiona Walker
Gardening: Perrine Boy
Art: Maria Protassova
Orchestra: Mary Taylor & Ann White
String Programme: Mary Taylor
Teacher Aides: Amber Dahlberg, Heather Autry, and Emma Henehan
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
Other trust members: Sylvia Madden (Kindergarten Licencee), Richard Hale, Doris Zuur, Tash Robertson, & 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.
Presiding Member: Steven Wheeler - chair@tera.school.nz
Māori Whānau reps: Keitaria Haira, Keryn Jones
Parent Reps: Ahly Titchener, Anita Mortlock, Katie Sparks & Larah van der Meer
Principal: David Nicoll
Proprietor’s Rep: Joannes Boele van Hensbroek
Staff Rep:
Board Secretary: Cat Hendra