Under section 180(7) of the Education and Training Act 2020, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I hereby amend the notice of Direction to Appoint a Limited Statutory Manager for the Murupara Area School (658) Board (“Board”) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 30 May 2025, Notice No. 2025-go2814.

1. I hereby direct that the following functions, powers and duties of the Board are vested in a new Limited Statutory Manager (LSM2):
1. All functions, powers and duties of the Board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise).
2. All functions, powers and duties of the Board to manage financial operations (whether statutory or otherwise).
2. All other functions, powers and duties of the Board vested in the Limited Statutory Manager by notice New Zealand Gazette, 30 May 2025, Notice No. 2025-go2814 remain vested in the current Limited Statutory Manager (LSM1):
1. All functions, powers and duties of the Board in curriculum management including teaching and assessment practice (whether statutory or otherwise).
2. All functions, powers and duties of the Board to establish policies and procedures (whether statutory or otherwise).
3. All functions, powers and duties of the Board in relation to property management (whether statutory or otherwise).

The Board will retain its primary duty of care as a person conducting a business or undertaking, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, above and beyond all functions, powers, and duties of LSM1 and LSM2.

This notice will take effect on the date of publication.

Dated at Tauranga this 14th day of November 2025.

JOCELYN MIKAERE, Hautū | Deputy Secretary, Te Mahau | Te Tai Whenua, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education.