Kāpiti Maths and Physics Tutoring

06/04/2026

School holidays, and I hope you had a good Easter, enjoying the mild and sunny weather this weekend in Kāpiti. The school holidays are a suitable time to catch up with a topic or a subject at a time that is more convenient. I am available both weeks of the school holidays in the morning or afternoon for tutoring, either some extra tutoring or regular tutoring at the normal time. For those attempting the Numeracy and Literacy co-requisites in Term 2 it can also be a suitable time to do some extra work towards these. If you would like tutoring over the next two weeks please send me a message to [email protected], using Messenger from this page (for Messenger you need to initiate the contact from the page), or message by text/SMS or WhatsApp, M: (027) 571 6042.

Looking ahead to Term 2 the afternoon sessions I have available are Tuesday and Friday at 5 pm, and Thursday and Friday at 3.40 pm. Tutoring in the weekday mornings, evenings (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday available) and Saturday are by arrangement to fit schedules as needed

Looking further ahead students in Y12 and Y13 could be reflecting on the term gone and revising ahead of the end of the year before everything gets forgotten. They need to enjoy some downtime from study as well.

15/03/2026

From my wife Angela, note that I am available both weeks of the school holidays.

10/03/2026

Week 7 of Term 1 and I am available to tutor Monday to Friday mornings and afternoons and Saturday morning and other times by arrangement (e.g. evenings). Sessions are normally one hour. The morning sessions during the week are suitable for Year 13 students during one of their study periods. Sessions after school are still available either Friday 3.40 pm or Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 5 pm, and 7.30 pm most evenings if that works better. Tutoring is normally face-to-face but I am also doing more tutoring online with students from Wellington and Auckland.

With school holidays coming up in April I am available mornings and afternoons both weeks of the holidays for tutoring if you require some extra tutoring or want to continue with regular tutoring at a different time for the holidays.

As a reminder I can tutor Mathematics Y9-13 including Calculus and Statistics, Physics Y12-Y13, and Numeracy and Literacy. I can consider other subjects depending on the level and sometimes a student will ask help in the other subjects anyway during the tutorials. If you think your student could benefit from some individual tutoring, please send me a message to [email protected], using Messenger from this page (for Messenger you need to initiate the contact from the page), or message by text/SMS or WhatsApp, M: (027) 571 6042.

Hope that the studies and assessments are going well!

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22/01/2026

Term 1 begins next week and I am available for one-on-one tutoring of secondary school and tertiary students with the start of the academic year. I am available to tutor Monday to Friday morning, afternoon and evening and Saturday morning and other times by arrangement. Sessions are normally one hour. The morning sessions during the week are suitable for Year 13 students during one of their study periods although Thursday at 8.45 am is suitable for the late start at KC and PC. Sessions after school are still available either Friday 3.40 pm or Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 5 pm, and about 7.30 pm every evening, or Thursday at 8.45 am if you can fit it in with the late start. Tutoring is normally face-to-face but it can be online if required.

As a reminder I can tutor Mathematics Y9-13 including Calculus and some Statistics, Physics Y12-Y13, and Numeracy and Literacy. I can consider other subjects depending on the level and sometimes a student will ask for help in the other subjects anyway during the tutorials. If you think your student could benefit from some individual tutoring, please send me a message to [email protected], using Messenger from this page (for Messenger you need to initiate the contact from the page), or message by text/SMS or WhatsApp, M: 027 571 6042

Best wishes for the new school year everyone.

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08/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone. With the festive season over I am available to tutor secondary school and tertiary students over their summer holidays. Sessions at the moment can be casual or regular – it might be that tutoring is needed to revise what was learnt in 2025, or to prepare for 2026, for example in Literacy and Numeracy or to get a head start in Calculus or Physics.

Besides Mathematics and Physics my past experience suggests that I can probably help with understanding some software tools such as word processing, spread sheets and presentations, or even just e-mail. These areas might be more applicable to adults wanting some guidance.

Looking at Mathematics for each year group it tends to repeat the same concepts each time adding more depth to what was done the previous year. Is Mathematics a language – it meets many criteria for a language but perhaps not the criterion of being spoken (though this is debated). My suggestion is that practicing the language will help with understanding of it.

If you want to arrange tutoring please contact me by direct message or WhatsApp.

Note NCEA Examination results will be released on Wednesday 14 January.

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24/12/2025

A student asked me the other week if we had a holiday and the answer is “not really.” But tutoring is definitely over for 2025 with Christmas tomorrow.

My suggestion to many students has been to read for pleasure – looking at the research there are a number of benefits that come with reading for pleasure, particularly reading fiction in printed form, not digital. Benefits can include increased confidence in reading and mathematics, enhanced reading proficiency, better learning outcomes and increased language skills, and social and emotional benefits (it is not shown that reading causes these, just correlated with). So, encourage the kids to read!

Finally, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2026 to everyone and many thanks to the parents and students who came for tutoring in 2025, it has been a pleasure to meet you and help you with your learning.

Cheers
Mark

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17/11/2025

Secondary school exams are well underway and finish on the 28 November. Many students are finished with tutoring for the year as their exams are done (or done in the subjects I tutor), until they start again in Term 1. This means that there are sessions of tutoring, either casual or on a regular basis that are available until the end of the term/year. Likely these suit Year 9 and 10 students who want to do some Numeracy or Literacy revision, or some Year 8 students wanting to get a head start on going to college. Tutoring is also available over the summer holidays. Please contact me if you are interested. Thanks, Mark

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19/09/2025

Hi there, my name is Mark Tunnicliffe and I live on the Kāpiti Coast ((Raumati Beach) with my wife Angela and family. I have been doing Mathematics and Physics tutoring since April this year, initially as a help for Angela for her tutoring business but now as my own business. I am a mechanical engineer by profession having worked 18 years in industry in research and development before joining Massey University in 2015 as a Senior Lecturer for the Engineering programme in Palmerston North and I taught there until the end of 2024 when the engineering programme was closed. Since April I have been tutoring Year 10 Numeracy and Literacy, as well as Years 11 to 13 Maths (Algebra and Calculus), occasionally Statistics, and Year 12 and 13 Physics. If you think your student could benefit from some individual tutoring, please send me a message to the details listed, or I can be contacted using WhatsApp (contact button available). The holidays are a perfect time to get stuck into some revision with final external exams not too far away in Term 4, plus some remaining Derived Grade Exams still need to be completed. I am available Week 1 and Week 2 (Mon-Weds) of the school holidays. In Term time my afternoon sessions are full but there is space in the mornings for students who can come in the morning. Evening and weekend tutoring by arrangement

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