Pursuant to sections 146 and 156 of the Education Act 1989, I hereby give the following notice:
N o t i c e
1. This notice may be cited as Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae, Auckland Establishment.
2. This notice shall come into force the day after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. I hereby establish in Auckland, a Year 1-13 composite designated character school called Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae.
4. The following aims, purposes and objectives, together with the use of te reo Maori as the principal language
of instruction, shall constitute the designated character of
Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae:
- To produce excellent competency in te reo and Matauranga Maori, derived primarily from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
- To nurture and grow the seed from Rangiatea through
te reo Maori me ona tikanga, whanaungatanga, wairua and whakapapa.
- To raise the achievement of the tamariki through
the customs and cultural literacy of Te Ao Maori and
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.
- To honour the kura's relationship with mana whenua and the rich and important history of the Mangere area.
- To develop within the tamariki, consciousness of
their connection to Tainui and the kingitanga and their individual and collective responsibility to ensuring that connection remains intact.
- To reflect within the kura curriculum the shared values of the whanau, hapu, iwi and kura community.
- To produce young people who are able to fulfil their own potentials and able to make choices about their future.
- To maintain and encourage the growth of a kura culture that generates a shared commitment from staff, students and parents to high standards of achievement and personal behaviour.
- To provide an educational environment (wharekura)
that promotes the educational vision, goals, objectives, management and self-determination of the tangata whenua of Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of June 2010.
HON ANNE TOLLEY, Minister of Education.