Pursuant to section 170 of the Education Act 1989, the Minister for Tertiary Education gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. This notice may be cited as the Amendment to
the Constitution of Te Mana Whakahaere (Council) of
Te Wananga o Aotearoa Te Kuratini o Nga Waka 2007
and will come into force on the date of its publication in
the New Zealand Gazette.
2. The constitution of the Council of Te Wananga o Aotearoa Te Kuratini o Nga Waka shall be composed as follows:
(a) Four members appointed by the Minister for Tertiary Education.
(b) The Pouhere (Chief Executive Officer) of
Te Wananga o Aotearoa.
(c) One permanent member of the academic staff of
Te Wananga o Aotearoa elected by the permanent members of that staff.
(d) One permanent member of the general staff of
Te Wananga o Aotearoa elected by the permanent members of that staff.
(e) At least one but no more than two persons who
are or who have been students of Te Wananga
o Aotearoa (the increase to two to be at the discretion of the council). The term of office for
the student representative(s) will be one year and the representative(s) shall be elected from time to time by one rohe of Te Wananga o Aotearoa and the right to elect shall fall to each rohe on a two year rotational basis in the order that the first letter of the rohe name falls in the Maori alphabet.
(f) One person appointed by the Council of
Te Wananga o Aotearoa after consultation with Business New Zealand.
(g) One person appointed by the Council of Te Wananga o Aotearoa after consultation with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.
(h) One person appointed by the council as kaumatua of Te Mana Whakahaere (Council) of Te Wananga
o Aotearoa.
(i) One member appointed by the council on the nomination of Kingi Tuheitia.
(j) No more than five persons co-opted by the council with regard to iwi representation, the specific needs of Te Wananga o Aotearoa, its unique character, and the gender, ethnic and socio-economic composition of the community served by Te Wananga o Aotearoa.
3. Subject to section 173 of the Education Act 1989, the maximum term for any member, other than the chief executive officer, shall be five four-year terms.
4. The notice constituting the Constitution of Te Mana Whakahaere (Council) of Te Wananga o Aotearoa
Te Kuratini o Nga Waka 2005, New Zealand Gazette,
20 October 2005, No. 177, page 4497, is revoked.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of October 2007.
HON. DR. MICHAEL CULLEN, Minister for Tertiary