Chris Caselton
Board Chair

Chris is our BOT Chairperson. He has two children, one of which is a current Mairehau student. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and who has worked in construction for the last 23 years. He was born in the UK, grew up in Kent, studied in Manchester and then lived in Bristol, where he lived and worked until moving to NZ in 2013. Chris chose to be part of the BOT because he is a parent and wanted to be more involved with the school and because he wanted to contribute some of his experience to the proposed refurbishment project.

John Pearson
Deputy Board Chair

John's son and daughter attend Mairehau High School. John is a researcher at the University of Otago at Christchurch.

Don MacDonald
Co-opted Trustee

Don's son and daughter attended Mairehau High School.

Elissa Smith
Parent Trustee

Elissa has 4 children who will be at Mairehau for their secondary education. She has been working and volunteering in the education sector for 24 years with a strong focus on advocating for families and communities. She was keen to be on the Board to communicate the needs of current families and strengthen the school for the future.

Ihorangi Reweti-Peters
Student Representative

Ihorangi is a Year 13 student and was elected in 2022 by students to represent them on the board for the 2023 year.

Harry Romana
Principal

Harry has been the Principal of Mairehau High School since 2004.

Kyla Boocock
Staff Representative

Kyla is the Learning Team Leader of the Health, Outdoor Education & Physical Education Faculty. Kyla is also responsible for the Flexible Learning Time Year 9/10 curriculum.