Ministry of Education Contacts
Parents, whānau, and caregivers can contact the Ministry of Education regional offices for information and guidance in relation to gifted and talented children. Enquiries will be forwarded as appropriate to the local adviser, to the TKI website, or to parent associations. Also available are copies of the handbook Gifted and Talented Students: Meeting Their Needs in New Zealand Schools and other publications.
Contact people in Ministry offices
as at April 2004
This information is currently being updated.
National Office
Wellington
Curriculum Teaching and Learning section
phone 04 463 8045
Northern Region
Auckland and Whangarei
Schools Development Officer
phone 09 430 4921
Central Northern Region
Hamilton office
Schools Development Officer
phone 07 858 7158
Schools/ECE & Student Support Analyst
phone 07 858 7162
Napier office (serving Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti)
Student Support Development Officer
phone 06 833 6747
Central South Region
Wanganui office
Education Officer Schools
phone 06 349 6304
Lower Hutt office
Manager of schools and ECE
phone 04 463 8692
Pasifika Education Co-ordinator
phone 04 463 8693
Southern Region
Nelson office
Development Officer
phone 03 546 3480
Christchurch office
Pasifika Education Co-ordinator
phone 03 364 3336
Student Support Development Officer
phone 03 364 3347
Manager Student Support
phone 03 364 3366
Dunedin office
Student Support Development Officer
phone 03 471 5203
Invercargill office
Development Officer – Student Support
phone 03 211 3612