Our tutors are the heart of Toi Ohomai and whānaungatanga is part of everything we do here. As students of Toi Ohomai, you’ll feel a sense of family, of welcome.

Our friendly learning spaces and smaller class sizes will give you confidence as you gain new skills that will lead you into the future, and our tutors will be there for you every step of the way.

Your success is what we’re all about!

  • Michelle McGregor

    Michelle McGregor

    School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries


    Michelle McGregor teaches hairdressing at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Mokoia, Rotorua campus.

    She joined our institute in 2024 and teaches the New Zealand… Read full profile

  • Jewelle Lloyd

    Jewelle Lloyd

    School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries


    Jewelle Lloyd has over 30 years’ experience in vocational education and has trained more than 500 hairdressers. Based at our Whakatāne campus since 2018, Jewelle teaches the… Read full profile

  • Jacquie Horgan

    Jacquie Horgan

    School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries


    Jacquie Horgan teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) (Level 4) programme at our Whakatāne Campus, bringing more than four decades of… Read full profile

  • Leon Hughes-Turuta

    Leon Hughes-Turuta

    School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries


    Leon Hughes-Turuta teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering (Level 4) at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Rotorua campus. 

    As a former… Read full profile

  • Leah Friis

    Leah Friis

    School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries


    Leah Friis teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Rotorua campus. She joined the institute in 2020 and has more… Read full profile

  • David Tiumalu teaches Commercial Barbering

    David Tiumalu

    School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries


    David Tiumalu teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering (Level 4) at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Tauranga Campus. Throughout his career, he has… Read full profile

  • Anne Bradley

    Anne Bradley

    School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT


    Anne teaches in the Master of Management programme, specialising in Research Methods, Change Management and the supervision of master’s theses. Her teaching focuses on building… Read full profile

  • Peter Blakeway

    Peter Blakeway

    School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT


    Peter is a Principal Academic Staff Member teaching and supervising across the Master of Management and MAPS programmes. 

    He is based in Melbourne, where he and his… Read full profile

  • Rani Dhaliwal

    Rani Dhaliwal

    School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT


    Rani teaches in the Master of Applied Professional Studies programme on the Mentoring and Leadership Strand which includes specialist subject areas around reflective practice,… Read full profile

  • Steve Comber

    Steve Comber

    School of Trades


    When he’s not teaching the next generation of automotive technicians and mechanics at the Toi Ohomai Taupō campus, Academic Staff Member – Automotive Apprenticeships, Steve… Read full profile