Our People

School Leadership

Deirdre Hearmon
Principal
principal@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Holly Brittenden
Deputy Principal / Room 10
dp@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Jenny Johnson – Senco | Waihou Team leader 
jjohnson@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Megan Paul – Sports | Tikapa Team leader
mpaul@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Kirsty Young – ICT | Te Moananui a kiwa Team leader 
kyoung@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Teaching Staff

jjohnson@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Rosie Marshall – Room 1
rmarshall@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Arnie Fernando – Room 2

afernando@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Jane Somerville – Room 3

jsomerville@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Neve Walker – Room 4
nwalker@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Chars Bartling – Room 5

cbartling@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Maree Entwisle – Room 6
mentwisle@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Megan Paul – Room 7
mpaul@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Kirsty Young – Room 8
kyoung@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Gerard O’Neill – Room 9
goneill@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Holly Brittenden  (DP) & Linda Gamble – Room 10
lgamble@tearohaprimary.school.nz

CRT Teachers

Cara Boyd – Release Cover

Linda Gamble – Release Cover

Sally Findlay – Release Cover

Office & Administration

Camella Melrose

School Office
admin@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Accounts / Finance
accounts@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Support Staff

Glenn Tonkin – Caretaker

Shelly Peters
Social Worker in Schools (SWiS)
Shelly.Peters@fwn.org.nz

Teacher Aides & Support Staff

Daniela Gonzalez – ORS Teacher

Kate Wassell – PMP Coordinator

Robyn Elgar – Outdoor Education / Teacher Aide

Trinity Warren – Teacher Aide

Tash Ball – Teacher Aide

Kathleen Howell – Teacher Aide

Clarissa Hart – Teacher Aide

Jess Grey – Teacher Aide

Laura Gwyne –  Teacher Aide

Gillian Walker –  Teacher Aide

Staff on Leave

Sabbatical

Maternity Leave

Paige Mooney – Room 5 (Returns mid-2026)
pmooney@tearohaprimary.school.nz

Amy Rodger– Room 4 (Returns mid- 2027)
arodger@tearohaprimary.school.nz