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Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa – New Zealand School Boards Association (formerly NZSTA) is the professional body for school boards in New Zealand, representing and advocating for our members and providing services to all state and state-integrated schools and kura.
Te Whakarōputanga is at the heart of school governance. We influence and inform policy and sector outcomes; we support and enable school boards to flourish; we connect like-minded people through our learning and networking opportunities; we strengthen communities by helping students achieve.
Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa was established in 1989, following the introduction of New Zealand’s largest school reform, Tomorrow’s Schools. We are a not-for-profit incorporated society with charitable trust status.
Rito (child)
Awhi rito (parents)
Tūpuna (grandparents and ancestors)
Our logo depicts the harakeke plant, which represents the whānau (family) in Māori thought.
The rito (shoot) is the child. It is protectively surrounded by the awhi rito (parents).
The outside leaves represent the tūpuna (grandparents and ancestors).
As well as representing New Zealand school boards through our role as a professional membership organisation, Te Whakarōputanga also delivers a range of services to all boards, regardless of membership status, as part of a contract-for-service with the Ministry of Education.
Combining our membership and operational outputs supports our mission as the leader for effective school governance Whakamana! Whakaora! ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Our contracted services are available to all state, state-integrated and partnership schools in New Zealand.
Te Whakarōputanga is always focused on how we can best support New Zealand school boards with relevant, practical, accessible, and consistent information, resources, and learning.
Our communications to all boards include:
Becoming an Te Whakarōputanga member board will enable school boards to access our full range of communications, publications, resources and support. Take a look at some of the benefits of membership here.
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