MANA WHAKAHAERE

OUR GOVERNING BOARDS

Hukarere Girls’ College has two governing entities; the Te Aute Trust Board and the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the educational functions of the kura. The Te Aute Trust Board represents the Anglican Church and is the proprietor of the school buildings, and responsible for the operation of the wharenoho. 

HUKARERE GIRLS' COLLEGE BOARD

Kaiariki Hewett – Student Representative

Paula Rahiri – Parent Representative

Haign Hiha – Parent Representative          

Whai Kireka – Parent Representative     

Evelyn Leef – Tumuaki

Tracey Reid – Staff Representative

Mere Pohatu – Proprietor Representative

Rose Gould-Lardelli – Proprietor Representative 

Ruihana Paenga – Proprietor Representative       

Joleen Perry – Proprietor Representative (Co-Presiding Member)

Whitney Olsen-Miller – Parent Representative ( Co-Presiding Member)

THE TE AUTE TRUST BOARD

The Te Aute Trust Board was formally established in 1862 by a resolution passed by George Augustus Selwyn, the Bishop of New Zealand, in accordance with the powers conveyed to him under the provisions of The Bishop of New Zealand Trusts Act 1958. The resolution passed placed into trust lands previously transferred to the Anglican Church by way of grants from local Iwi and the Crown to create a perpetual endowment for the establishment and maintenance of schools at Te Aute and in the district of Ahuriri for the education of children.

The establishment of the Trust actually postdates the opening of Te Aute College which first started operation in 1854. The opening of Te Aute College was followed by the opening of Hukarere Girls’ College in 1875. These schools continue to operate today, Te Aute on its original site at Pukehou, and Hukarere transferring from Napier to its present site in the Eskdale Valley in 2004.The schools are both Integrated with a Maori- Anglican special character. The Te Aute Trust Board is the Proprietor with respect to both schools and operators of the Boarding facilities with are integral to the successful operation of each school. The Te Aute Trust Board is assisted in its role and has welcomed and benefited from the attendance of Honorary Mana Whenua Advisors, representatives of local Iwi, at its meetings. The Trust Board maintains relationships with the Boards of Trustees of Hukarere and Te Aute, these boards being responsible for educational achievement at each of the kura.

The Most Reverend Dr. Donald Tamihere – Chairman                

Dr James Graham – Co-Deputy Chairperson

Joleen Perry – Co-Deputy Chairperson

Archdecon Maui Tangohau – Trustee                             

The Most Reverend Philip Richardson – Trustee                    

Robin Hape – Trustee   

The Very Reverend Ruihana Paenga – Trustee