March 17, 2020
Maori majority on polytech board
Former Te Puni Kokiri chief executive Leith Comer and consultant Ripeka Evans have been appointed to the initial board of Toi Ohomai, the polytechnic serving the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato.
In the reshaping of the polytechnic and vocational training sector Toi Ohomai is now a subsidiary of the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.
The other board members are its chair, Catherine Cooney, and Rotorua lawyer Ngaroma Tahana.
Ms Cooney says Toi Ohomai has invested in its Māori and iwi partnerships and is keen to strengthen them while supporting other providers around the country to create better partnerships and working relationships with Māori and iwi.
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