Michelle leads the Kiwibots programme nationwide, working with Event Partners, educators, and all of our Kiwibots whānau. 

 

Responsible to the Board of Trustees, Michelle has a background in teaching and a Masters in Educational Leadership. She covers the main business aspects of Kiwibots.​​​

Doug is a technology teacher and comes from a background of automotive and hard materials technologies. 

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He has been with Kiwibots since the first years, starting the teams at Onehunga High School (SymbiOHsis) who have represented NZ and won at the VEX World Championships.

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Since 2014, Stephan has organised the VEX IQ National Championships for Kiwibots. Stephan has also set up the Central Region Robotics Trust to support new schools/teams that want to try robotics across the central North Island.

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Stephan is based in the Manawatu, teaching at St. Peter's College and won the Inspiration All-Star award in 2019.

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Katana is based in Christchurch and has been with the Kiwibots programme since 2010 and then joining as a Regional Coordinator in 2017. She has been teaching Digital Technologies at Burnside College since 2010.

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Known as the Christchurch regional mum, she supports the teams across Canterbury as well as other South Island groups.

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Based in Wellington, Issy has been through the Kiwibots programme herself after stumbling upon it while at Wellington Girls' High School.

 

She's joined us as a Regional Coordinator to continue creating events for our Kiwi kids and has been one of our longest student turned alumni volunteers!

David is based in Auckland and is one of our longest serving Kiwibots ambassadors, creating teams and introducing VEX to his school when Kiwibots started in 2009.

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Winner of Inspiration All-Star 2016, David juggles supporting many VRC teams across Auckland as well as the pick, pack and despatch of goods for teams nationwide.

Toni and her husband, Paul, help support all the events and teams from the Bay of Plenty.

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Toni's been with Kiwibots for a number of years. As well as all the engagement from her region, she has also had her own children go through the programme. She has won Volunteer of the Year a number of times to recognise her passion and work in the community.

 

Ben is based in Palmerston North and is the Chairperson of Central Robotics Trust, running this with Stephan van Haren. 

 

Ben has been through the Kiwibots programme as a student before joining as part of the core team, with a particular interest in the technical side of our events.​​​

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Andy has been a key volunteer with Kiwibots for a number of years working alongside Katana. He is currently at St. Andrew's College.

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Prior to his extensive career in teaching, Andy comes from an engineering background and brings these skills to his work, sharing invaluable insights for students and colleagues.

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John has been involved in the Kiwibots program since 2014, competing in 2015 with Long Bay College and then in 2017 with world champions AURA.
 

Now working as a mechatronics engineer in Dunedin, John is keen to get more competitive robotics going down in the Otago region. Contact us if you’re keen to be a part of our robotics down south!

 

 Craig teaches at Lynfield College and has been part of the Kiwibots programme since it started in NZ.

 

He has coached many teams across Auckland, and successfully brought teams to the World Championships to claim titles for NZ too. 

 

 

 

 

Jana is an experienced Kaiako at Spotswood College, in Taranaki. She holds several positions, including Technology Programme Leader | Pouārahi Hangarau, Digital Technology Kaiako |  Pouāko Hangarau Matihiko, ICT Manager | Pouārahi Hangarau Whakaaturanga 

11JRBpa Learning Advisory | Pouāwhina.

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Jana brings a wealth of experience and passion to robotics.

Brandon is based in Palmerston North and first started as a student at PNBHS in 2011.

He has continued to help as a volunteer at scrimmages and other events ever since.

 

Brandon is a Mechatronics engineer and Massey University alumni, based in the Manawatu region, with a huge passion for Science and Technology.

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Andy is the Head of Digital Technology at Christchurch Boys’ High School and is involved with Kiwibots, eSports and laptop refurbishment.

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Prior to returning to Christchurch, Andy taught in Auckland and the UK. He is passionate about getting as many people involved in technology and innovation as possible. When possible he loves to travel but is settling for doing this virtually at the moment.

 

Te Awara, Tuhoe and Ngati Whare; “me kii nga hau e wha".

 

Hutana has a background in Te Ao Māori and Education and is currently kaiako at Wakatipu High School. Hutana is passionate about Hangarau Matihiko (digital technology) and Karetao (robotics).

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Hutana aims to enhance the Māori holistic view of health and wellbeing in Aotearoa.