Ben teaches on the Toi Ohomai Certificate in Fitness (Cert4fitness) course specialising in personal training and group fitness. He is currently studying his second year of… Read full profile
Our Tutors
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!
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School of Health, Education and Environment
Allister Field
School of Health, Education and EnvironmentAllister is a passionate educator with extensive experience in teaching and curriculum development. As a Senior Academic Staff Member at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, he… Read full profile
Tania Anderson
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesTania Anderson is a vocational educator with more than 30 years in the hairdressing industry and over two decades teaching the… Read full profile
Tyla Murray
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesBased at the Toi Ohomai Tauranga campus, Tyla Murray teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) programme. She joined Toi Ohomai in 2025 with more than a… Read full profile
Michelle McGregor
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesMichelle 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
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesJewelle 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
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesJacquie 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
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesLeon 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
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesLeah 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
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesDavid 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