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Fleur Hohaia-Rollinson

Senior Lecturer

Pūkenga Matua

Auckland | Manukau

Role

Fleur is a Senior Lecturer teaching in the Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) and Master of Education (ECE) programmes. She supports her tauira to become successful teachers through course work, practicum, and pastoral care. She also supports her colleagues in their research projects or higher study through her research experience.


Education Background

Fleur has over 20 years of experience in the early childhood sector. She has worked as a lecturer in the polytechnic sector for the last 16 years. She has held key roles as strand and course leader focused on Tangata Whenua and Tiriti-based courses, practicum courses and more recently identity, language and culture courses.

Fleur also led the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) programme as a degree leader.


Research Background

As part of the directed study research component of her Master’s degree in 2016 Fleur reviewed the Early Childhood Education curriculum as a bicultural document ’20’ years later. Recently, she was also part of a collaborative research project focused on inclusion, equity and teacher diversity in Early Childhood Education to develop a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators that can attract and retain a diverse teacher workforce in ECE.


Teaching Interests

As a lecturer and researcher, Fleur is committed to supporting the well-being and educational outcomes for all tamariki by supporting the professional development of a well-qualified, knowledgeable, and inclusive ECE teacher workforce.


Recent Publications

Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Hall, E., & Tate, A., Solomon, J., Griffiths, V., Hartley, D., Malcolm, J., Purdue, K., Williamson-Garner, D. (2025). Becoming a qualified teacher in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand: Challenges for student teachers with disabilities. Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education, 19(2), 77-101. Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education

Griffiths, V., Malcolm, J., Hall, E., Hartley, D., Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Purdue, K., Solomon, J., & Williamson-Garner, D. (2025). Supporting disabled teachers right to teach: Implementing “reasonable accommodations” in practice for ECE student kaiako and kaiako with disabilities. EC Folio. Vol 29 (1). www.nzcer.org.nz/nzcerpress/early-childhood-folio/articles/supporting-disabled-teachers-right-teach-implementing

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