Ruth is a Senior Academic Staff Member in the Master of Applied Professional Studies (MAPS) team, teaching in the Adult Teaching and Mentoring and Leadership strands. … Read full profile
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Ruth Thomas
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT
Matthew Miller
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITMatt teaches Research Protocols and leads the dissertation programme within the Master of Applied Professional Studies. His work focuses on supporting postgraduate students to… Read full profile
Paddy Stewart
School of Health, Education and EnvironmentPaddy has been part of the Environmental Management teaching team since 2002 and teaches the Biological Surveying courses, and also advises students on their research projects… Read full profile
Elena Marais
School of Health, Education and EnvironmentElena joined Toi Ohomai in 2021 and teaches across a range of subjects, including freshwater ecology, waste management, terrestrial invertebrates, and research design and… Read full profile
Nick Ririnui
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesToi Ohomai Institute of Technology Academic Staff Member, Nick Ririnui, is a music educator with over 20 years’ experience teaching musical performance and production, drumming… Read full profile
Francisco De Abreu Roldao
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITFrancisco De Abreu Roldao holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology from the University of Auckland. He has extensive… Read full profile
Bruce Tuhakaraina
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITBruce Tuhakaraina is a passionate educator with over eight years’ experience teaching software and web development at tertiary level. Bruce specialises in fostering student… Read full profile
Quinton Bidois
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesAt Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Quinton Bidois (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Tapu and Ngati- Ranginui Pirirakau) teaches Visual Arts - one of the three majors offered as part of… Read full profile
Mel Paton
School of TradesSwapping the boardroom for greener pastures
After growing up on a farm and building a career in advertising, Mel Paton’s love for the outdoors and a desire to help… Read full profile
Riley Claxton
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesRiley mainly teaches the graphic design courses at Toi Ohomai and specialises in teaching techniques and design skills for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. He finds this very… Read full profile