Nikki King
Ko Te Ramaroa te maunga
Ko Tuwhāteroa te wairere
Ko Whirinaki te awa me te whenua
Ko Matawhao te waka
Ko Kupe te tangata
Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi
Ko Te Hikutū te hapū
Nikki King is the Lead Project Manager at Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga | Evaluation Associates. She brings extensive expertise across the tertiary, intermediate, primary, and early childhood sectors, supporting tūmuaki and kaiako throughout Aotearoa. With experience teaching in both English-medium and Reo Rua settings, Nikki offers a rich depth of teaching and leadership knowledge.
Nikki has successfully led the delivery of high-value, complex education projects, working alongside diverse stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for educational communities. She holds qualifications in business management, specialising in marketing and strategic planning, and is a strong advocate for the indigenous Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) model, which she has used to guide strategic development across schools and community organisations.
Her professional background is complemented by extensive governance experience, having served as a chairperson and board member across several boards of trustees and executive committees.
Based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Nikki enjoys sport, travelling, and spending quality time with her whānau.
Mā whero, mā pango, ka oti ai te mahi
Through the coming together of the red and black, through your efforts and mine, the task is fulfilled, and we are made greater.
Here are the blog posts that Nikki has written to share her thinking with the education sector:
What does it mean to lead with courage, consistency, and equity in today’s schools? In this blog, Doreen, Renée, Bobby, and Nikki explore how leaders can embody whai, ako, mau, and tipu - becoming the steady rock their ākonga and communities can depend on.
Want to see why in-school PLD is making such a difference? Read our latest blog: Why ‘in school’ works – the power of localised structured literacy approaches PLD, featuring insights from facilitator Kathryn Eltringham and the schools she supports.