{"id":8935,"date":"2026-07-27T23:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turiteaschoolwp.colmandesigns.co.nz\/?page_id=8935"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:01:31","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turiteaschoolwp.colmandesigns.co.nz\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ko Wai M\u0101tou (Our People)<br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Turitea_Staff_25-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Turitea_ST_08-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4>Anna Kane  <\/h4>\n<p>Kaiako &#8211; RimU &#8211; Year 0\/1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:anna.kane@turitea.school.nz\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Turitea_ST_04-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4>Carly Lanham  <\/h4>\n<p>Kaiako &#8211; R\u0101t\u0101 -Year 1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:carly.lanham@turitea.school.nz\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4>Cameron Schaw  <\/h4>\n<p>Kaiako &#8211; P\u014dhutukawa &#8211; Year 2\/3<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cameron.schaw@turitea.school.nz\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Turitea_ST_02-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4>Trish Molloy  <\/h4>\n<p>Kaiako &#8211; Mata\u012b &#8211; Year 3\/4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:trish.molloy@turitea.school.nz\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Turitea_ST_09-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4>Hannah Evans <\/h4>\n<p> Kaiako &#8211; kauri- Year 4\/5<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hannah.evans@turitea.school.nz\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img 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