NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 54 — 25 MAY 2017

e. notifying the incumbent Te Tautarinui, the Secretary for Education and the public of those who have been selected as whānau representatives on Te Tautarinui; and

f. completing the whānau representative selection process within 40 working days from the date of the whānau hui referred to in clause 6 above.

Transitional arrangements replacing the Establishment Board of Trustees

13. The Minister of Education, under section 101(7) of the Act, will, by notice in the New Zealand Gazette, fix the date of the first board meeting for trustees selected, appointed or co-opted to Te Tautarinui under this notice.

14. The Establishment Board of Trustees of Te Pā o Rākaihautū shall:

a. appoint Te Pae Kōkōraki to fix dates for the initial whānau and hui whakawhanaunga to select whānau representatives. The whānau representatives must be selected prior to the date of the first board meeting set under section 101(7) of the Act;

b. notify the date of the first board meeting to the Nōku Te Ao Charitable Trust, which may appoint up to five trustees prior to that date; and

c. leave office at the end of the day before the date of the first board meeting set under section 101(7) of the Act.

15. The first whānau representatives and members appointed by the Nōku Te Ao Charitable Trust under these transitional arrangements shall take office on the date of the first board meeting set under section 101(7) of the Act, and Te Tautarinui may co-opt members from that date. The term of office for all Te Tautarinui members during the transitional period will end on the last date gazetted by the Minister for the 2019 triennial elections for schools. Casual vacancies for whānau representatives occurring during the transitional period will be managed using the process set out in clause 18.

Term of office of members appointed, selected or co-opted to Te Tautarinui after the transitional period

16. Each term of office for trustees selected by Te Pae Kōkōraki, co-opted by Te Tautarinui or appointed by the Nōku Te Ao Charitable Trust after the transitional period shall be for a period not exceeding three years. Eligible trustees may be reappointed, reselected or co-opted for further terms not exceeding three years. Te Tautarinui resolution co-opting a trustee, or a Nōku Te Ao Charitable Trust appointment, may specify a shorter term of office.

17. From 2019 the term of each board will end on the last date of the range of dates gazetted by the Minister of Education for school board of trustee triennial elections. In an election year each new board will take office on the day after the previous board leaves office.

Casual vacancies

18. If a casual vacancy for a whānau representative position arises prior to 6 months of the expiry of the term of that position, then Te Tautarinui must, within six weeks of the position becoming vacant:

a. resolve to select another eligible person to fill the vacancy using in the first instance the unsuccessful short-listed candidates from the most recent nominations if those nominees remain available and/or eligible; or

b. if required due to a lack of available nominees, appoint and reconvene Te Pae Kōkōraki to undertake the process of selection set out in this notice;

19. The term of office for the replacement trustee shall start on the date they are selected and be for the remainder of the term of the vacating trustee.

20. Changes to the constitution of Te Pā o Rākaihautū Board of Trustees will be subject to the approval of the Minister of Education and must be notified in the New Zealand Gazette.

This notice shall come into force on the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of May 2017.

HON NIKKI KAYE, Minister of Education.

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