Consultation on Te Wānanga o Raukawa reconstitution proposal

Closed 28 Oct 2022

Opened 20 Sep 2022

Contact

044638000

wānanga.consultation@education.govt.nz

Feedback updated 17 Apr 2023

We asked

The Ministry of Education and Te Wānanga o Raukawa have been working together to develop a proposal for legislative change to recognise the mana and tino rangatiratanga of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, reflect the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi-based relationship Te Wānanga o Raukawa has with the Crown, and reflect the unique role that Te Wānanga o Raukawa plays in the education system.

We asked for feedback on the proposal to:

  • reconstitute Te Wānanga o Raukawa as a new statutory entity, with dual accountability to the ART Confederation (Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira) and the Crown; AND
  • introduce new bespoke (custom) administrative arrangements for Te Wānanga o Raukawa related to its purpose, functions, and governance.

This work sits alongside work we have been doing with Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to develop a broader proposal for a Wānanga sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020.

You said

An overwhelming majority of submitters who participated in Te Wānanga o Raukawa survey (over 99%) supported the proposal for Te Wānanga o Raukawa to become a new statutory entity (over 99%), supported the proposed legislated purpose (over 99%) and believe it reflects the mission and role of Te Wānanga o Raukawa (over 99%).

You can find a summary of what was submitted during consultation attached below.

We did

We summarised the feedback we received through consultation, used this to refine the proposals, and sought Cabinet agreement to final policy decisions in early December 2022 on the broader sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020. The outcome of this is the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No.3). This was introduced on 23 March 2023. Work is still continuing on the specific Te Wānanga o Raukawa proposal.

You can find the Bill here

You can make a submission on the Bill here. The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm on Monday, 01 May 2023

Results updated 24 Mar 2023

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Overview

Consultation is closed

Contact

04 463 8000

Wānanga.Consultation@education.govt.nz

The Ministry of Education and Te Wānanga o Raukawa have been working together to develop a proposal for legislative change to recognise the mana and tino rangatiratanga of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, reflect the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi-based relationship Te Wānanga o Raukawa has with the Crown, and reflect the unique role that Te Wānanga o Raukawa plays in the education system.

The proposal is to:

  • reconstitute Te Wānanga o Raukawa as a new statutory entity, with dual accountability to the ART Confederation (Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira) and the Crown; AND
  • introduce new bespoke (custom) administrative arrangements for Te Wānanga o Raukawa related to its purpose, functions, and governance.

This work sits alongside work we have been doing with Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to develop a broader proposal for a Wānanga sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020.

This framework would allow each Wānanga to work in collaboration with the Ministry to set new rules in terms of who they are accountable to and how, their purpose and functions, and their governance structures. The proposal for reconstituting Te Wānanga o Raukawa would sit underneath the Wānanga sector framework in secondary legislation, as an individual expression of the kaupapa and aspirations of Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Consultation materials

The proposal to reconstitute Te Wānanga o Raukawa is outlined in detail in our discussion document below. We also have a summary of the discussion document. A reo Māori summary of the discussion document will be available soon.

How to have your say

Te Wānanga o Raukawa, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, held engagement hui with its tauira (and their whānau), kaimahi, kaiāwhina and others in their community to give them the opportunity to learn about the proposal and how they might affect them, and provide feedback. 

The consultation closed 4pm on 28 October 2022.

What will happen with your feedback?

Following this consultation, the Ministry of Education will provide an anonymised summary of submissions to Te Wānanga of Raukawa. Te Wānanga of Raukawa, as well as the Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education) and the Minister of Education will consider the views expressed and feedback received through the consultation. The Ministry of Education will update this webpage on how the work is progressing, including timelines and next steps, following policy decisions.

All submissions received by the Government will be subject to the Official Information Act 1982.

Please set out clearly in your submission if you object to the release of any information in the submission, and in particular, which part (or parts) you consider should be withheld, together with your reasons for withholding the information. The Ministry of Education will consider such objections when responding to requests under the Official Information Act 1982.