Rakakao Kindergarten celebrates each child’s unique and individual learning journey.

Pickering Street kindergarten is located next to Waikirikiri School. We welcome input from our whanau and community and have links to the school.

We are guided by three core values: Manaakitanga (caring for others and surroundings): Whakawhanaungatanga (building and maintaining relationships) and Rangatiratanga (self-management, leadership and persistence).

Through these values our learning programme focuses on supporting and extending four critical areas of learning:

• Whakamana – develop and display a positive self-worth
• Ngā Hononga – initiate, build and maintain relationships
• Mana Reo – communicate effectively for a range of purposes
• Mana Aoturoa – develop the skills and attitudes to be active, engaged learners

We are a professional teaching team headed by Donny Manuel (Head Teacher), with Rebecca Christie-Beale (Teacher) and Nicola Morley (Teacher) assisted by Kaiawhina Marisa Neho and kindergarten aide Sunny Pink.

Email Contact Form

• Name:
• Email:
• Message:
• Send Email