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!
Rachel Nash embodies our value of whānaungatanga and her passion and support of her students is key to the success they achieve during their studies and beyond.
Rachel believes that relationships and supportive networks form the foundations of professional success, and she works hard to pass this wisdom on to her students, in… Read full profile
Confidence isn’t always easy to come by. For Toi Ohomai hairdressing tutor, Lynette Smith, that is the most rewarding part of the job: inspiring confidence in her students, the clients that they work with and the employers that end up hiring them. Lynette is a tutor for the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) at our… Read full profile
Dr Akhtar Zaman is a Principal Academic Staff Member in the School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT at Toi Ohomai.
He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Otago, New Zealand, following an international academic journey that includes an MA in International and Development Economics from Berlin, Germany… Read full profile
Dr Andriy Kovalenko is a Principal Academic Staff Member (Business Management) in the School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT at Toi Ohomai.
He teaches marketing and research related courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research interests include higher education marketing, adult teaching… Read full profile
Dr Krishna Reddy is a Principal Academic Staff Member (Postgraduate Business) in the School of Te Kura Māori, Pathways, Business and IT. Previous to his role at Toi Ohomai, he was an Associate Professor and the Head of Department (Finance) at the Australia Institute of Business in Adelaide, South Australia.… Read full profile
