Manurewa High School Alumni Guestbook

Rob Ah Chong Jill is a personnel consultant, has two Melissa Reihana (nee Murrell) commercial refrigeration and air Bachelor of Social Services in Christine van Gisbergen 1981-1985 children and enjoys lots of things, 1988-1991 conditioning systems. Darren is also the Biculturalism at the Te Wanaga O 1973-1976 Rob is a key account manager for Boston particularly photography. Melissa currently works as a President of the Institute of Refrigeration Aotearoa in Mangere. I come from a Digital, large-format print/signage Performance Manager-Electricity at Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers family of nine siblings and my parents are Andrew Weir specialists. He looks after existing clients Janet Kiddle-Saggers Vector Limited. Melissa has held this role of NZ (IRHACE)) and a director of the still living in Manurewa. 1978-1980 and keeps an eye out for new 1972-1974 for 3.5 years, and has worked at Vector Climate Control Companies Association opportunities. Janet is living in Manurewa (Hillpark), for just over 19 years. She is happily (CCCA). He completed a Refrigeration Ian Shirkey Engineering Apprenticeship upon leaving Michelle Williams having lived in the UK and in married and has two children (aged 14 1963-1967 1981-1984 Michael Bailey Christchurch, before moving "home". She and 6) and lives with her family in The Manurewa High in his seventh form year. After being in the Navy, a postie, a 1968-1972 is the Retail Solutions Manager for AMP Gardens subdivision in Manurewa. Tania D Siteine courgette picker and a few dozen other Capital Shopping Centres . Lindsay Rewcastle 1975-1977 random jobs, Michelle became a singer/ Sheryl Brodie Michael Norager 1968-1972 Tania is a General Manager for Ngati songwriter for about five years until her 1979 Tanya Kravcenko 1961-1964 Lindsay is focused on software and Hine Health Trust and manages the bank balance pushed her back to full 1980-1983 Michael is retired but works four days a services for process industry Social Service Arm of the Trust. She is time employment. Ten years ago she Vaughan Dodd Tanya trained to become a Chartered week at Mitre 10 Mega in Pukekohe. He manufacturers in North America & social-work qualified and worked in the was lucky enough to land a job cleaning Accountant which took 10 years. She is married and lives in Bombay. He loves Europe. Lindsay has over 30 years of field for five years before becoming a water coolers with Just Water and has 1979-1983 experience as a developer and leader of Vaughan is a two times graduate from worked in lots of different industries to the outdoors and making miniatures, supervisor, then moving to practice been with them ever since and is now a find out what she really enjoyed. This which is making dolls’ houses and all that international software companies. Two manager and then General Manager for member of the senior management team. Massey - with a Bachelor of Arts in Social companies he founded grew to over 300 Sciences and a Post-Graduate Diploma included the IRD, a small Chartered goes into them. the past five years. She is involved in She is responsible for the Accounts Accounting firm, a software company staff. One became part of Business & basketball, which started with playing for Receivable department and National in Rehabilitation Studies. He lives in Decision Group, and the other is now a , and works for the Ministry of (Solution 6) Reckitt and Coleman, and Paresh Patel the A1 team at school and continued to Warehouse Network. NZ Dairy Foods. Once her daughter was 2003-2007 part of Fujitsu. Lindsay’s educational representing Northland over many years. Social background is chemistry and industrial Development in as a Regional born she decided to return to her roots She has also coached Whangarei, and work for myself as a Public management. His emphasis on food and Northland and NZ representative teams. Disability Advisor. Sanjay Patel beverage companies, combined with an Steve and Ann Williamson Practitioner, which she thoroughly 1997-2001 She has four children and 12 Mokopuna. 1961-1964 enjoys. She is on the committee for our early career in industrial engineering Fiona Donald Sanjay works at Fisher & Paykel gave him the ideal background to local People in Business group Healthcare. Lynda Sloman 1972-1976 and is slowly increasing our membership. become involved with software Daryl Wrightson Fiona has recently started working as a 1968-1973 1978 She lives in Beachlands with her partner, applications for process manufacturing Lynda is a funeral director with Customer Service Representative for a loves living by the sea and is now a Wendy Petrie companies. subscriptions company, handling the 1985-1989 Resthaven Funerals. She has two proud owner of a boat. She is also a children, one grandson, and her mother Stephen Wrigley serials subscriptions for a wide range of keen netball player at our local club. Wendy is the co-host of ONE News each Ezekiel Robson 1987 libraries - public, private, and weeknight at 6pm. She has had a living in Auckland. Her brother Rick lives 1993-1997 in Wellington. Lynda's interests include Stephen is co owner and sales director of corporate. Prior to this she part-owned distinguished career in news Since 2005 Ezekil has led the Kidpower BioStart Limited. BioStart is a NZ-based and managed a commercial avocado Brett LeQuesne broadcasting, in New Zealand and North meditation, music, walking, and the ever 1988-1992 Trust to deliver anti-bullying, violence precious family times. biotech business specializsng in orchard for seven years. America, where she worked for a major prevention, personal safety and microbial extracts for crop protection, Brett graduated from AUT with a degree news channel covering big global events. in education and sports management. confidence training for thousands of biofertilisers, silage preservatives and Ann Ellwood During her time working on One News, Susan Smith (nee Marr) rumen probiotics. Twenty two years later, after a successful children, youth and families in 1967 1979-1983 she's covered many big events including Auckland. He has also volunteered as a career in banking and finance, he is now the Pike River Mine disaster, Ann lives in Botany Downs and has been working in sport - his passion - as the counsellor and mentor with Youthline an occupational therapist for 25 years. Christchurch's earthquake, the Rugby for 15 years. He is passionate Kenry Tang coaching coordinator for a high school World Cup and the Royal Wedding. She 2007-2011 soccer programme, based in California. about respect and inclusion for disabled Chris Farhi has also proved herself an expert in people in our community. He applies his Kenry is an auto electrician in training, Brett was previously vice president of a coverage of global news events. This and is currently installing ATMs for HTS 1998-2002 large financial institution, and credits the leadership skills and personal experience Chris is a consultant with Wareham & Co included the suicide bomber attack on of low vision, as the Chairperson of group at Wakapacific. Global Financial Crisis for the change in London's transport system, which killed where he focuses on corporate real career. Counties Manukau Health Board’s estate strategy and combines his dozens and paralysed the city. When the Disability Advisory Group and as a Boxing Day Tsunami struck Southeast Toakase Tonga knowledge of project, financial and Carolyn Loader member of ’s Disability market analysis to advise leading Asia, she presented the ONE News Advisory Group. He is standing for the 1992-1996 1996-2000 bulletin for 13 days straight, with all the businesses and institutions. He also in this year’s lectures in Property at the University of latest developments. Adding to the pace Local Government elections. Colin Melville of Wendy's exciting life are the three Mark Tooley Auckland Business School. 2004-2008 1977-1979 children she shares with her husband Colin is a Crime Scene Attendant with Ross. Leilani Schmidt Bill Goss the NZ Police. 1993-1997 Vincent Tullenoes I reside in the Mangere Area where it’s 1961-1963 2005-2009 Darren Rawnsley close to home, work and study. I am 1979-1983 passionate about working with troubled Rangimarie Hamiora Darren is the National Contracts 2006-2009 Bex (Ripeka) Mikaere people. I am employed with the Wayne Valder 1988-1992 Manager for McAlpine Hussmann, a 75+ Department of Corrections as a full-time 1985 year old Refrigeration Company, which Bex is a self-employed graphic designer, Probation Officer based at the Mangere Wayne is director of Profloors Ltd in installs and services both the major . Jill Hirstich and has 20 years’ experience in graphic Community Probation Service Centre. I design. supermarket companies in NZ and in the have also taken up further studies in 1967-1970 Pacific, including PNG. and other Event Album

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1. Ann Ellwood, Michelle Williams, Tanya Kravcenko. 2. Young Enterprise students Kanika Parseth and Lillian Kumar from KidInc. 3. Carolyn Loader, Phil Muir (Associate Principal). 4. Daryl Wrightson. 5. Darren Rawnsley, Vaughan Dodd. 6. Fiona Donald. 7. Hospitality students Aileen Tafiaina, Devendra Gopalan, Odin Snow-Pere, Wendy Petrie, Daisy Chandra (Staff), Ida Stowers, Veronica Rata, Kamonwan Nomnoo. 8. Leilani Schmidt, Carolyn Loader, Roger Metcalfe (Staff), Lyn Mulcahy (Staff). 9. Salvatore Gargiulo (Principal), Wendy Petrie. 10. Sanjay Patel, Priti Patel, Chris Farhi. 11. Tania Siteine, Bex Mikaere, Melissa Reihana (nee Murrell) 12. Stephen Wrigley, Wayne Valder, Daniel Wilson (Deputy Principal). 13. Wendy Petrie, David Voisey (School Archivist). 14. David Afoa, Tim Randle (Staff). 15. Singers Agnes Paupau, Tara Thomas and Tutapakore Pita. 6 12 13

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