NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 178

Wanganui

9 and 16 February
27 April
4 May
6 and 13 July

14 and 21 September
30 November
7 December

Palmerston North

9, 16 and 23 February
2 and 30 March
27 April
4 and 18 May
8 and 15 June
6 and 13 July

3, 10 and 24 August
14 and 21 September
12 October
2, 9 and 30 November
7 December

Nelson

16 February
4 May
13 July

21 September
7 December

Blenheim

9 February
23 March
27 April

6 July
14 September
30 November

Greymouth

16 March
22 June

28 September

Timaru

23 February
27 April
18 May
20 July

14 September
2 November

Dunedin

16 February
9, 16 and 30 March
6 April
11 and 18 May
8 and 15 June
6 and 13 July

3, 10 and 31 August
7 and 28 September
5 and 27 October
2, 23 and 30 November

Invercargill

9 February
20 April
2 and 8 June

17 and 24 August
16 and 23 November

Hours of Sittings and Fixtures

1. Subject to the direction of the Executive Judge, or the Presiding Judge, sittings will commence at 10 a.m. during the period stated (except on public holidays and during vacations).

2. Fixtures for all business will be allocated by the Registrar in accordance with the rules and administrative directions of the Court.

Given under our hands at Wellington this 4th day of December 1997.

THOMAS EICHELBAUM, Chief Justice.
J. A. DOOGUE, Judge.
D. P. NEAZOR, Judge.

Vacations: (all dates inclusive):

Long Vacation:
1997–1998, 20 December 1997 to 31 January 1998.
1998–1999, 20 December 1998 to 31 January 1999.

Easter Vacation:
9 April to 17 April 1998.

Education

Education Act 1989

Closure of Oturehua School (3794) Notice

Pursuant to section 154 of the Education Act 1989, I hereby declare that Oturehua School (3794), Central Otago, will close on the 31st day of December 1997 and will cease to be established on that day.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1997.

WYATT CREECH, Minister of Education.

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Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti

Under sections 146 and 155 of the Education Act 1989, the Minister of Education hereby gives the following notice:

Notice

1. This notice may be cited as Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti.

2. This notice shall come into force on 1 January 1998.

3. I hereby establish in Dunedin a primary school called Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti, and designate the school as a kura kaupapa Maori.

4. Aims, purposes and objectives of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti.

Together with the use of te reo Maori as the principal language of instruction, the following aims, purposes and objectives constitute the character of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti:

(i) Te Aho Matua is the guiding philosophy of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti;

(ii) The National Education Guidelines and the National Administration Guidelines will be implemented in conjunction with Te Aho Matua;

(iii) The needs of the children and their learning as members of iwi, hapu, and whanau shall be paramount. Through kura kaupapa Maori education we will address the imbalance within the bicultural and bilingual world in which we live;

(iv) Remove all barriers to our children’s education;

(v) Ensure the highest possible standard of education achievement under the mana of Te Aho Matua;

(vi) Provide good health and safety practices under the guidelines of Te Aho Matua;

(vii) Provide children with positive learning environments both within and beyond the classroom;

(viii) Develop the natural abilities of each child holistically;

(ix) Resource professional development of staff;

(x) Provide training and development in te reo;

(xi) Assist in the development of Maori initiatives pertaining to Te Aho Matua;

(xii) Explore options for further educational growth.

5. Constitution of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti shall comprise:

   a. Five people appointed by the Minister.

   b. The principal, or principal delegate.

   c. Not more than 4 persons co-opted by the board.