Leah Friis teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Rotorua campus. She joined the institute in 2020 and has more… Read full profile
Our Tutors
Our tutors are the heart of Toi Ohomai and whānaungatanga is part of everything we do here. As students of Toi Ohomai, you’ll feel a sense of family, of welcome.
Our friendly learning spaces and smaller class sizes will give you confidence as you gain new skills that will lead you into the future, and our tutors will be there for you every step of the way.
Your success is what we’re all about!
Leah Friis
School of Design, Innovation and Service Industries
David Tiumalu
School of Design, Innovation and Service IndustriesDavid Tiumalu teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering (Level 4) at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Tauranga Campus. Throughout his career, he has… Read full profile
Anne Bradley
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITAnne teaches in the Master of Management programme, specialising in Research Methods, Change Management and the supervision of master’s theses. Her teaching focuses on building… Read full profile
Peter Blakeway
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITPeter is a Principal Academic Staff Member teaching and supervising across the Master of Management and MAPS programmes. He is based in Melbourne, where he and his wife… Read full profile
Rani Dhaliwal
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITRani teaches in the Master of Applied Professional Studies programme on the Mentoring and Leadership Strand which includes specialist subject areas around reflective practice,… Read full profile
Steve Comber
School of TradesWhen he’s not teaching the next generation of automotive technicians and mechanics at the Toi Ohomai Taupō campus, Academic Staff Member – Automotive Apprenticeships, Steve… Read full profile
Ruth Thomas
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITRuth is a Senior Academic Staff Member in the Master of Applied Professional Studies (MAPS) team, teaching in the Adult Teaching and Mentoring and Leadership strands. … Read full profile
Matthew Miller
School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and ITMatt teaches Research Protocols and leads the dissertation programme within the Master of Applied Professional Studies. His work focuses on supporting postgraduate students to… Read full profile
Paddy Stewart
School of Health, Education and EnvironmentPaddy has been part of the Environmental Management teaching team since 2002 and teaches the Biological Surveying courses, and also advises students on their research projects… Read full profile
Elena Marais
School of Health, Education and EnvironmentElena joined Toi Ohomai in 2021 and teaches across a range of subjects, including freshwater ecology, waste management, terrestrial invertebrates, and research design and… Read full profile