3576 No. 132

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

3. I hereby establish in Turangi a composite school,
   catering for Years 1–15, called Te Kura o Hirangi and
   designate the school as a Designated Character School.

Aims, Purposes and Objectives of Te Kura o Hirangi

4. Te Kura o Hirangi will provide:

A. A curriculum that actively promotes and fosters
pride in being Māori

A positive learning environment will be fostered
through eight essential principles:

• Spirituality.
• Self respect, pride.
• Patience, courage, calm and resilience.
• Life skills.
• Hospitality, kindness, caring.
• Creativity.
• Industriousness, self discipline, diligence.
• Cultural awareness.

Ancestors such as Ngātoroirangi, tribal expert,
warrior, chief and hero, will feature prominently in
curricula.

B. A curriculum that maintains the integrity of kaupapa
Māori and is delivered principally through
te reo Māori

The dialect and cultural practices of Tuwharetoa ki te
Mātāpuna will be the principal vehicles of
communication, instruction and delivery.
Whānau will be required to become actively involved
in learning te reo Māori me one tikanga.

C. A culturally appropriate environment that nurtures
and nourishes the mauri of the child

• The front pillar will represent Knowledge with the
  back wall representing ancient knowledge.
  Students will seek the knowledge that
  Tanetewānanga retrieved from Rangiātea.

• The rear pillar will represent Stewardship.
  Students will learn their roles as kaitiaki of their
  world.

• The central pillar will represent Relationships.
  Students will acknowledge and respect all people.

• The ridgepole will represent Genealogy.
  Students will explore familial links.

• The windows will represent Analysis, Debate and
  Research.
  Students will be enlightened through considered
  discussion.

• The entrance will represent all Learners.
  Students will be equipped with skills appropriate to
  their world.

• The uniting principle, represented by the
  foundations, will be Spirituality.

  There is a collective responsibility for wellbeing.

Constitution of the Board of Trustees

5. The Board of Trustees of Te Kura o Hirangi shall
   comprise:
   (a) five people appointed by the Minister;
   (b) the principal, or principal designate;
   (c) not more than four persons co-opted by the board.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of September 2003.

TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.

Te Whakatu i te Kura o Hirangi

Whai muri mai i ngā wāhanga 146 me te 156 o te Ture
Mātauranga 1989, e pānui ana ahau i ngā kōrero e whai ake
nei.

Pānui

1. He pānui tēnei e karanga ana i te whakatūtanga a Te
   Kura o Hirangi.

2. Ka whai mana tēnei pānui ā te rā muri mai i te
   pānuitanga ki roto i Te Pānui o Te Kāhui o Aotearoa.

3. E whakatu ana ahau i tētahi Wharekura, mā ngā tau
   1–15, i Turangi. Ko tana ingoa ko Te Kura o Hirangi, ā, ka
   tohua te kura nei hei Kura Mana Motuhake.

Ngā Whainga

4. A. He kura e whai ana i ngā tapuwae ā ō tātou tūpuna
   kia tū rangatira ai ngā mokopuna

Kia ū ki ngā pū tohu e waru hei toka whakapūmau mō
ngā whareakonga o te kura ahakoa te wahanga, ahakoa
te ākonga:

• Wairuatanga.
• Tū Rangatira.
• Manawanui.
• Ngā pūkenga.
• Manaaki.
• Waihanga.
• Pukumahi.
• Whai tikanga.

Ko Ngātoroirangi te tupuna matua, he tohunga, he toa,
he rangatira, he tupua.

B. Pono ki te kaupapa, puna ko te reo

Kia ū ki te reo me ngā tikanga o te Mātāpuna.
Me whai hoki ngā pakeke ki te ako i te reo me ngā
tikanga.

C. He wharerūrūhau te Kura o Hīrangi hei whakatupu
pai i ngā mokopuna

• Ko te Mātauranga te poumua.
  Ko ngā kete e toru nā Tanetewānanga i poupoua
  mai i Rangiātea.

• Ko te Kaitiakitanga te tuarongo.
  Kia tupu ake ngā tamariki hei Kaitiaki i ngā
  painga huhua o te ao.

• Ko te Whanaungatanga te poutokomanawa.
  Ko te puna aroha tēnei, kia paiheretia ngā tāngata
  katoa ahakoa nō hea, ahakoa ko wai.

• Ko te Whakapapa te tāhūhū.
  Te whaiao, te aomārama, ka puta ngā mea katoa.

• Ko te Wānanga me te Rangahau ngā matapihi.
  Tirohia ā muri hei oranga mō mua.

• Ko te Whakatupuranga te roro o te whare.
  Kia ngākaunui ki te whai i ngā toi hou, ki te tito, ki
  te hanga hoki.

• Ko te Wairuatanga te piripiringa o te whare.
  Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai ō ki muri.

Ko te āhua o te Poari Whakahaere

5. Ka pēnei te Poari Whakahaere i Te Kura o Hirangi:
   (a) Tokorima ngā tāngata e tohua ana e te Minita;
   (b) Ko te tumuaki, te Tumuaki mā naianei rānei;
   (c) Tokowhā (Kaua e nuku atu) ngā tāngata ka
   karangahia e te Poari.

Ka tohua i te Whanganui a Tara i tēnei 9 rā o Mahuru 2003.

TREVOR MALLARD, Minita Matauranga.