Hayden is a learning advisor at Hobsonville Point Primary School, working primary with Year 6-8 students. He has been teaching for 8 years through a range of year levels from New Entrants to Year 8’s. Growing up in and around the Waitakere Ranges, Hayden has always...
Luke calls the beautiful Tauranga Moana home. He resides there with his wife Shannen. He has Whakapapa ties to Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pikiao, NgāPuhi and Ngāti Kuri. He is a Commercial Analyst with Westpac NZ and works in a team that assists Commercial and...
Ihaia is a Teacher at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu – a total immersion Māori school based in Hastings. In 2019, Ihaia joined the BLAKE Inspire for Teachers along with 28 other teachers, and returned as a support staff during the...
Ko Tainui te waka Ko Tararua te maunga Ko Ōhau te awa Ko Tukorehe te marae Ko Ngāti Tukorehe te iwi Ko Tessa Thomson tōku ingoa. Kia ora! I am Tessa Thomson and I am so excited to be the BLAKE NIWA Freshwater ambassador for 2020. I have just finished my undergraduate...
