Māori & Pasifika

Francesca Haddon

Te Manukura (highly esteemed leader)

Kia ora, I’m Fran and I have the awesome privilege of being Te Manukura for 2026! While one of the focuses of my role is to represent ākonga Māori through events such as Matariki, Te Wiki o Te Reo and Waitangi Day, the thing I’m most looking forward to is getting to know everyone. I really hope this year I can encourage and support students to strive for their goals, whatever they may be. There is no limit to what can be achieved, so never doubt yourself and know there will always be immense support behind you (as you can see with all the incredible people on this page!). If you see me around, please feel free to come up to me, I’m always happy to talk. Good luck for this year and onwards!! Ngā mihi nui.

Tēnā tātou katoa,
Ko Tohoraha te maunga,
Ko Kurahaupō te waka,
Ko Houhora te wahapū,
Ko Waiora te marae,
Ko Ngāti Waiora te hapū,
Ko Ngāti Kuri te iwi,
Ko Francesca ahau.

Olivia Schertenleib 

Head of Māori

Te Manawanui Mentor (Improving Outcomes for Māori and Pasifika Students)

Kia ora e te whānau,

My whakapapa Māori is to the South Island, but I grew up in this rohe and still live locally with my whānau. My own children attend Long Bay College. My role is to support our team to whakamana / empower our rangatahi Māori and Pasifika as strong, proud, and resilient, so that when it is their time to leave our school and navigate the world, they do so as confident, capable, and authentically themselves. 

E tika ana te kōrero a ō tātou tūpuna:
Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu – adorn the bird with feathers so that it may soar. 

Tēnā tātou katoa,
I te taha ō tōku māmā,
he uri ahau nō te iwi Kāi Tahu,
me te hapū, Kāti Huirapa ki Waihopai.
Waihoki, nō Fiji, nō Ingarangi ōku tīpuna.

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Sefita (Sef) Manu

Māori and Pasifika Community Support

Te Manawanui Mentor (Improving Outcomes for Māori and Pasifika Students)

Mālo e lelei fānau moe kainga kotoa pe ‘i Long Bay College  

 ‘Fofola e fala kae talanoa e kāinga’ is a Tongan metaphor of which the underlying meaning is an invitation to ākonga, kaiako me kaimahi and whānau to come together and talanoa – to talk.  A key part of my role as Māori & Pasifika Community Liaison.  

 I live locally with my wife and four daughters, two currently attend the college and we have been part of the community for the past 20 years. As a new role and initiative, my primary focus and desired outcome for our Māori & Pasifika ākonga is their wellbeing, to promote and celebrate their achievements, to encourage engagement and cultural pride, and to support our kainga and whānau both within school and the beautiful community we live in.  

Mālo ‘aupito.   

Nō Tonga ōku tīpuna,
Kei Torbay tōku kāinga ināianei,
Tokowhā āku tamāhine,
Ko Manu te ingoa o tōku whānau,
Ko Sef ahau,
Ko tēnei taku mihi ki ngā tāngata whenua o te rohe nei.

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Linda Everett

Te Manawanui Mentor (Improving Outcomes for Māori and Pasifika Students)

I embrace my cultural heritage from the UK, Europe, and New Zealand. I am Māori but cannot trace my whakapapa and am still researching my Māori ancestry. I grew up in the East Coast Bays and still live locally. I attended local schools and was a foundation student at Long Bay College.  

I joined LBC in 2022 after more than 20 years at Onehunga High School. I am currently Head of Commerce and have taken a lead role based on improving outcomes for Māori and Pasifika ākonga. This has led to the Te Manawanui program being formed – a program that mentors our Year 9 to Year 13 students. Te Manawanui is designed to support and advocate for ākonga with the ultimate outcomes of developing confident and proud rangatahi as well as supporting ākonga. 

Tēnā koutou katoa,
Ko Kōtirana, ko Aerana, ko Tiamana, ko Aotearoa ngā whakapaparanga mai.
He tangata Māori ahau (E rangahau ana ahau i tōku whakapapa Māori). Engari,
Ko Tāmaki Makaurau te whenua tupu,
Kei Waiake ahau e noho ana,
Ko Everett tōku whānau,
Ko Linda ahau.

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Ben Thomason

Alumni Head Boy

My name is Ben, I’m a tā moko artist raised on Auckland’s North Shore and a graduate of Long Bay College. I see my role at Long Bay as a mentor and kaiārahi for students, staff and parents alike. Helping everyone upskill within Te Ao Māori me ōna Tikanga. I feel it is my responsibility to aid in support for Tauira Māori and Staff so they can feel confident and informed around Te Reo Māori, Traditional Proceedings, Toi Māori and Māori student interaction. I feel honoured to be in such a role as an ex-student of Long Bay College, which only adds to my desire to see the school grow positively within the Māori Space.

Ko Ngā Pae Maunga o Tararua te maunga
Ko Te Moana o Raukawa te moana
Ko Ōtaki te awa
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Te Pou o Tainui te Marae
Ko Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga te iwi
Ko Ngāti Kapumanawawhiti te hapū

E kaha rere ana te hinu raukawa ki roto i te toto o te tangata nei
Ko Raukawa te kakara
Ko Raukawa te tangata Inā tētāhi o ngā uri o Raukawa e mihi kau atu ki a koutou katoa.

Jen Wilson

Kapa Haka & Reo Māori Volunteer

I am a volunteer with the Long Bay College kapa haka and the Year 12/13 reo Māori class. I have been teaching te reo and kapa haka at Torbay School since 2018 and have run the adults/whānau community kapa haka, Aru Wairere, alongside Whaea Briar for the past ten years. I grew up locally but my whānau are from England, Scotland and America. I consider it my obligation to pass on the mātauranga my many kaiako have shared with me and champion te reo Māori and kapa haka in my community.

I tipu ake au i raro i te maunga tapu o Rangitoto, e Koro, e tēnā koe, engari nō Ingarani, nō Amerika, nō Kōtirana hoki ōku tīpuna.
Kei Kōtirana, ko te Clann Gunn tōku iwi i te taha o tōku pāpā.
Kei Waiake ahau e noho ana.

Ko te tūmanako au, ka rere te reo rangatira, nō reira, ko te mahi tautoko te mahi matua ki a au.