He Kura Tūwhera Open Door Policy 
Our kura has an Open Door Policy, which means that parents are welcome to come into our kura and visit at anytime. Please feel free to come into the staff room at anytime for a cup of tea.

If you are interested in helping on a regular basis, please talk to your child's kaiako.  There are lots of ways that parents can help and there are a few places in the kura that English is allowed to be spoken, so kaua e whakamā, don't be shy, haere mai.

Ngā Pou o te Kura Māori o Porirua
There are three posts that support the tāhuhu, namely the pou mua (front post), the pou tokomanawa (centre post) and the pou tuarongo (back wall post). There is also the pou at the very front of house, this is the pou kaiāwhā (porch post).

Class levels are grouped into each of these pou.  One pou is housed in each Whare ā-Kura (classroom block).

• Pou Tuarongo Tau 1-2 (Years 1-2)    Brinkley Harris, Ashleigh Crawford, Mererangi Moore, Te Ata Arthur, Anaka Whitikia-Ngatuere
• Pou Tokomanawa Tau 3-5 (Years 3-5 ) Tania Panepasa, Tayler Cassidy, Juanita Teepa, Coralai Green-Repia, Rihari Harris
• Pou Mua Tau 6-8 (Intermediate years 6-8) Te Ruahuihui Hiroti, Tuhiwai Hauiti-Parapara, Lavinia Pewhairangi, Gareth Tiopira
• Pou Kaiāwhā Tau 9-13 (Wharekura) Kataraina Taepa-Matakātea, Beau Matakātea,  Te Kauru Nohotima, Hayley Galo, Jacob Wilkins-Hodges, Jasmine Arthur, Indiana Hotereni, Swapan Saha, Jinesh Joseph, Keanu Andrews-Sio, Claude Aranui, Sharyn Cassidy, Nathan Rei
• Te  Whare Kōnae - Evelyn Wharehinga - Tumuaki Tuarua; Kataraina Taepa-Matakaatea - Tumuaki Tuarua; Naere Andrews, EveJane Baker, Diane Tunoho - RTM, Rawiri Hindle Pito Mata, Merania Turei Kairiiwhi, Megan Marshall Pito Mata