While hundreds of children around the district settled into their first week of school last week, there was another new face at Eltham Primary School adjusting to her new desk.
Kathryn Pick, Eltham Primary School's new principal, says she was excited to get stuck in at her new school.
"I have had a wonderful first week meeting everyone, and while I don't quite know everyone's names on sight just yet, I am learning."
Kathryn, who has moved to the area from Hawkes Bay, has been teaching for 12 years and was a teaching principal at her last school.
"While I won't be teaching at Eltham Primary School I would like to create a focus around local Maori history, as I think it is important for the students to learn about and understand."