Matarau School Board

Matarau School Board

  • Fi Goodin (Chair)
  • Katrina Pearson
  • Trent Rapana
  • David Postlewaight
  • Toni Pivac
  • David Bassett
  • Adam Crump (School Representative)

To Contact the Board
The Board can be contacted on 

The Board is responsible for the governance of the school and we meet twice a term. There is usually some reading to do before the meeting, and occasionally there are other school events to attend. You can find more general information about school boards here: https://www.tewhakaroputanga.org.nz/about-us/what-are-school-boards

If you have any questions or would like to chat feel free to contact any current Parent Representatives, or email

Board Goals

  • The school aims to nurture
  • Excellence in literacy and numeracy
  • A commitment to personal bests
  • Values and work habits which are integral to effective learning and to life beyond school
  • The purposeful integration of ICT
  • Partnership between home and school
  • Success for all students
  • Good environmental awareness and practices
  • Physical education as a component of well-being and to provide opportunities to develop