The Catholic Maori boys college, Hato Paora College, Feilding, was highlighted in a recently-released auditor-general’s report for not having completed their 2012 audits by the due date of February 28 this year.
It said the school had been extra vigilant after problems in its audit last year, which may have caused delays.
Board chairman Peter Douglas said that after the school was last year labelled in breach of the Education Act for board mismanagement, it was very particular about this year’s audit.
Hato Paora took the unusual step of combining its constitutionally-separate boards last year, joining the trustees’ work with that of the proprietors, bringing together about 20 people, but there had been issues around record keeping and conflicts of interest.
The school had since taken measures to separate the two governing bodies and to ensure the book work was accurate. Continue reading