Under section 180 of the Education and Training Act 2020, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I amend the Notice of Direction to Appoint a Limited Statutory Manager for Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai (878) School Board (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 15 August 2024, Notice No. 2024-go4043 and amended in the New Zealand Gazette, 1 October 2024, Notice No. 2024-go4816).

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

• All Functions, Powers and Duties of the Board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise);
• All Functions, Powers and Duties of the Board to manage financial operations (whether statutory or otherwise); and
• All Functions, Powers and Duties of the Board to manage communications (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 this limited statutory manager.

This notice takes effect on Monday, 13 July 2026.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of July 2026.

GEOFF SHORT, Hautū | Deputy Secretary, Te Mahau | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education.