Under section 180 of the Education and Training Act 2020, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I hereby direct the appointment of a limited statutory manager for the Thames High School (111) Board (“Board”).

The following functions, powers and duties of the Board are to be vested in the limited statutory manager:

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 relating to health and safety compliance.

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 this limited statutory manager.

This notice takes effect on 30 June 2026.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of June 2026.

HELEN HURST, Acting Deputy Secretary, Education Services, Ministry of Education.