Pursuant to 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 Pukemiro Establishment.
2. This notice shall come into force the day after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. I hereby establish in Pukepoto, a full primary school called Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro 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 Pukemiro are:
(i) Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro commit totally to the guiding principles outlined in Te Aho Matua.
(ii) That the paramount purpose of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro is the needs of tamariki and their learning.
(iii) That all tamariki enjoy an education, which
respects their tino rangitiratanga, dignity, rights and individuality.
(iv) We undertake to educate our tamariki through te reo Maori total immersion as a medium of instruction.
(v) That our tamariki develop sensitivity and respect for all others.
(vi) That this education challenges them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of excellence.
Constitution of the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro shall comprise:
(a) five people appointed by the Minister of Education;
(b) the principal, or principal designate; and
(c) not more than four people co-opted by the board.
Signed at Wellington this 11th day of August 2005.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
The school will become operational on 1 October 2005. The present kura teina, Te Kura o Pukemiro, will cease to exist as from that date.