Our School

Our Pepeha - Ko Te Mana Whenua

Ko Taranaki te maunga
Ko Huatoki te awa
Ko Tokomaru te waka
Ko Te Atiawa te iwi
Ko Ngāti Te Whiti te hapū
Ko Otūmaikuku, ko Pūkākā, ko Whakawhitiwhiti ngā pā tawhito
Ko Westown te kura
Ko Kim Theyers te tumuaki
Tihei mauri ora!

Our School Pepeha is how we as a combined school community introduce ourselves.
It tells the story of the places and people we are connected to and we acknowledge.
We understand individual students and their families will have their own connections that are different to ours, but this is who we are as a combined school family.

Taranaki is our mountain
Huatoki is our river
Tokomaru is our waka
Te Atiawa is our tribe
Ngāti Te Whiti is our sub-tribe
Otūmaikuku (Barrett Street Hospital), Pūkākā (Marsland Hill), Whakawhitiwhiti (Street) are our old pā sites
Westown is our school
Kim Theyers is our Principal