The Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn, has closed the all boarding halls at the Māori college Hato Petera. The hostels houses about 60 of the school’s 70 students and will be permanently closed. The closure of the hostels was first suggested earlier this month, and parents were called to a meeting to discuss the Read more
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There is a future for Hato Petera College
Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
“I believe there is a future for Hato Petera. What it looks like, I don’t know,” Dr O’Sullivan said. Whether that includes boarders is not clear. O’Sullivan is the chairman of the 12-person Whanau Hato Petera Trust which manages Hato Petera’s hostel. The school recently announced a review of its structure and the model in Read more
Hato Petera students doing a home make over on their hostel
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
The students at Hato Petera College are taking things into their own hands in an effort to ensure their hostel remains a going concern. The Ministry of Education doesn’t have oversight of school hostels, but it is responsible for their licensing and in extreme circumstances they can revoke them. The ministry has expressed concerns about Read more
More raruraru at Hato Petera College
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015Hato Petera College principal John Matthews has been suspended from his role as Chief Executive of the accommodation division, but remains head of the school. The move has caused further disharmony between trustees of the school boards, one of which runs the school, while the other is responsible for the marae, the hostel and the Read more
Hato Petera ‘not for sale’
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015Auckland’s Catholic bishop has no plans to sell troubled Hato Petera College, leased by the diocese to the school on a rolling term. Bishop Pat Dunn returned from a fortnight in Tokelau to clarify that the diocese never intended to sell the Northcote property. “He has become annoyed at the constantly repeated comments in the Read more
Hato Petera College Board elects 7 new members
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
On Sunday the Whanau Hato Petera Trust elected seven new members. The 12-person trust board had been reduced to five after a number of recent resignations. The present chairman, Tame Te Rangi, retained his position. Hato Petera Collge has two boards. One is the Whanau Hato Petera Trust, which is responsible for the dorms and Read more
Dr Lance O’Sullivan steps in to help Hato Petera College
Friday, June 19th, 2015Outspoken children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan is preparing to take “drastic action” at a troubled Auckland boarding school after learning of what he says are serious safety issues. Dr O’Sullivan, a Kaitaia GP who has been named New Zealander of the Year and Maori of the Year, claims Northcote’s Hato Petera College has failed Read more
Education Minister says Hato Petera is the church’s problem
Friday, May 1st, 2015
Education Minister Hekia Parata says the problems at Hato Petera College are a reflection of how the Catholic Church runs its Maori boarding kura. She said the issues have always been in the church’s hands – and not the government’s. Parata was responding to a call by New Zealand First’s education spokesperson, Tracy Martin, for Read more
CYFS dumping its problems on Hato Petera College
Friday, May 1st, 2015New Zealand First deputy leader Tracey Martin has accused Child, Youth and Family of undermining Maori boarding schools by dumping troubled teens on them. “They need more support than most young people. So just dumping them on a school and saying ‘There you go, have at it,’ is not good enough by the government Read more
Hato Petera threatened by over heated property market?
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015The Auckland Diocese has offered Hato Petera College, which sits on prime real estate on Auckland’s North Shore, only a short-term extension to its lease. New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin has suggested moves are underway to cash in on the booming property market. Continue reading