Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 28, 2019 3:51:45 GMT 12
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL UNABLE TO GET SIGNOFF FOR PĀ EXPANSION
A special character school in Christchurch with a waitlist of over 200 Māori students can't get signoff from the Ministry of Education for a new site to build not just a school, but a village.
Te Pā o Rākaihautū is a pā wānanga with 236 students, plus two kōhanga reo alongside, based in Linwood.
It is state funded but gets its special character status from the Waitaha rangatira it is named after, Rākaihautū, who was the first ancestor of Te Waipounamu that carved out the Island's lakes and rivers....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/404254/christchurch-school-unable-to-get-signoff-for-pa-expansion
A special character school in Christchurch with a waitlist of over 200 Māori students can't get signoff from the Ministry of Education for a new site to build not just a school, but a village.
Te Pā o Rākaihautū is a pā wānanga with 236 students, plus two kōhanga reo alongside, based in Linwood.
It is state funded but gets its special character status from the Waitaha rangatira it is named after, Rākaihautū, who was the first ancestor of Te Waipounamu that carved out the Island's lakes and rivers....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/404254/christchurch-school-unable-to-get-signoff-for-pa-expansion