TE MANA WHAKAHAERE

An Establishment Board of Trustees was appointed by the Minister of Education after consultation with Te Rūnanga o Tūranga Nui a Kiwa as the Proprietor. The inaugural establishment board meeting was held on 15 November, 2018

The original establishment board trustees were : Joelene Takai (Chair), Huia Pihema, Phyllis Rickard, Sharon Maynard, Te Urikore Biddle and Anthony Karauria.

On the resignation of Phyllis Rickard in 2019, Erina Hurihanganui was co-opted. On the resignation of Erina Hurihanganui in 2020, Jared Johnstone was co-opted to the establishment board. On the resignation of Huia Pihema in July 2020, Moera Brown was appointed as proprietor representative.

During 2018, the board began to develop the governance systems infrastructure of the school and to consult on and plan for a property design which visually speaks of the tikanga and tipuna of Tūranganui a Kiwa.

The tumuaki of Tūranga Tangata Rite, Teresa Scott, was appointed to lead the development of the kura, in July 2019.