Under sections 146 and 155 of the Education Act 1989, the Minister of Education, hereby gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. This notice may be cited as Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Ara Hou.
2. This notice shall come into force on 1 January 2002.
3. I hereby establish in the Napier/Hastings area a composite school called Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Ara Hou, and designate the school as a Kura Kaupapa Maori.
4. The school will operate in accordance with Te Aho Matua.
5. The special characteristics of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Ara Hou are:
? Ko te tino hiahia o te Whanau o Te Ara Hou, ko te poipoi i te tamaiti; kia rangona tona ihi, tona wehi, tona tapu; kia tipu tona mana me tona rangatiratanga; kia tu pakari, tu rangatira ia hei raukura mo tona iwi.
To nurture the child so that his/her uniqueness, power and prestige be felt and heard so that his/her power and chiefliness grow in bounds and that he/she stands tall and strong showing leadership qualities as a role model for his/her people.
? Ko te reo me nga tikanga hei tahuhu, ko te iwi hei poutokomanawa.
The language traditions, values and beliefs be our ridgepole and the people our centre pillar.
? Ka ako nga tamariki i te reo me nga tikanga e pa hangai ana ki to ratou Kahungunutanga, tae noa ki o ratou taura here, ki o ratou ake iwi hoki.
That the child learn the language and traditions pertaining to their tipuna of Kahungunu first, their ties to other hapu and tribes and all that pertains to their own tribes.
? E whakapono ana matou ki te whakamana i nga taonga tuku iho o nga matua tupuna. He matapuna matua tenei.
To raise the mana and status of all things Maori including the language, the customs and the traditions. This has primacy.
? Ko te kura te whanuitanga o te kainga. Ko ta te mahi o te kura, kia mahi tahi me te whanau kia whakahangai ki te horopaki o te ao o nga tamariki.
The school is an extension of the home. It is the task of the school to work closely with the whanau in matters that are real and meaningful to the child's world.
? Ko ta te whanau mahi ko te awhi, ko te ako, kia tipu ora mai te katoa o te tamaiti.
? It is our task to embrace, to teach so as to develop the whole child.
? Ko ta te whanau mahi ko te whakarite hotaka kounga, hotaka autaia kia piki nga tamariki ki nga taumata tiketike.
It is our task to provide exceptional programmes so that children excel.
? Me mahi ngatahi te whanau me nga kaiako kia tipu ora mai nga tamariki.
The teachers and the whanau must work together to develop the child holistically.
? E whakapono ana te whanau ki nga matapono o Te Aho Matua.
The whanau adheres to the philosophies and practices of Te Aho Matua.
6. Constitution of the Board of trustees. The Board of Trustees of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Ara Hou shall comprise:
(a) Five people appointed by the Minister.
(b) The principal, or principal designate.
(c) Not more than 4 people co-opted by the board.
Dated this 19th day of November 2001.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.