Carrying the Tapa

“After the first day at Porirua College I wondered what I’d got myself into. I couldn’t pronounce many of the students’ or teachers’ names, I had no idea of their background and little idea of where to start in terms of building relationships with them – well, without sounding a bit thick or ignorant… at this point I knew I had a challenge ahead of me,” Helen Hardwick (HOD PE Porirua College).