The Ministry of Education and Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (the Wānanga) are considering legislative changes to better recognise:
• the individual and collective mana and tino rangatiratanga of the Wānanga,
• the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi-based relationship between the Wānanga and the Crown, and
• the unique role that the Wānanga play in the tertiary education system.
The Ministry and the Wānanga have developed a shared proposal to create an enabling framework for the Wānanga sector. This enabling framework would allow each Wānanga to work in collaboration with the Ministry to develop new rules in terms of who they are accountable to and how, their purpose and functions, and their governance structures.
This event is an opportunity for the public to learn more about the proposal and provide feedback.
The consultation is open until 28 October 2022.
You can also provide feedback by:
• Visiting the Kōrero Mātauranga website https://conversation.education.govt.nz/conversations/wananga-sector-framework-proposal and complete the online submission form.
• Sending us an email to: wānanga.consultation@education.govt.nz
