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 Waiuku Establishment.
2. This notice shall come into force the day after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. I hereby establish in Waiuku a full primary school called Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Waiuku 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 Waiuku include that it commits totally to the guiding principles outlined in Te Aho Matua, that:
? the paramount purpose of the kura is the needs of tamariki and their learning;
? all tamariki enjoy an education, which respects their tino rangatiratanga, dignity, rights and individuality;
? we undertake to educate our tamariki through te reo Maori total immersion as a medium of instruction;
? our tamariki develop a sensitivity and respect for all others;
? this education challenges them to reach their full potential in the pursuit excellence.
6. Constitution of the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori
o Waiuku shall comprise:
(a) five people appointed by the Minister;
(b) the principal, or principal designate;
(c) not more than four people co-opted by the board.
Signed this 2nd day of June 2006.
STEVE MAHAREY, 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 2006. The present kura teina, Te Whanau o Te Kura Kaupapa Maori
o Waiuku, will cease to exist from that date.