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Our Board Of Trustees

The Board of Trustees (BOT) provides strategic leadership and direction to our kura. The Board works in partnership with the ākonga and kaimahi, the community, and government to ensure the best possible outcomes for all ākonga. This is achieved through particular governance activities such as:

    • Setting the strategic direction and targets for the kura
    • Planning towards and reporting on achieving those targets
    • Curriculum management
    • Financial and property management
    • Policies and procedures
    • Health and safety
    • Employment of kaimahi at the kura

The Board sets the direction for the kura in its charter and policy framework, and monitors progress toward achieving expectations (governance). The principal has delegated responsibility for how the kura will achieve the Board’s expectations, working within the law and the Board’s policy framework (management).

For all Board-related enquiries, please email our Presiding Member at presidingmember@maidstone.school.nz

Email our Board of Trustees
View Our 2025 Financial Statement
View Our 2025 Statement of Variance

Board Meeting Dates 2026

Board meetings begin at 6.00pm at the kura, members of the public are welcome to attend. 
Please contact the kura if you are wish to attend a meeting.

Term 1
Monday 23rd February
Monday 23rd March

Term 2
Monday 11th May
Monday 8th June

Term 3
Monday 10th August
Monday 7th September

Term 4
Monday 2nd November
Monday 30th November

Board Meeting Minutes

Click on the dates below to view the latest minutes.

Our Board Members

Isaac Hayes

Tumuaki |Principal
Isaac.hayes@maidstone.school.nz 

Liz Moka

Kaimahi Elected Trustee

Louise Thomson

Community Elected Trustee

Greg Burroughs

Community Elected Trustee

Evelyn Moody

Presiding Member
Community Elected Trustee
presidingmember@maidstone.school.nz

Shanny Robinson

Community Elected Trustee

Hera Whaanga

Community Elected Trustee

Hineuru Tutua-Nathan

Co-opted Trustee - Appointed Poipoia te Kākano Komiti Chair

Jimmy Butcher

Co-opted Trustee

Poipoia te Kākano Komiti - Bilingual Unit Committee

The Poipoia te Kākano Komiti has been established to provide whānau-led guidance and support for our bilingual unit. The Komiti works alongside kura leadership to strengthen the delivery of a programme aligned with Te Marautanga o Aotearoa curriculum, ensuring tamariki are supported to succeed in te reo Māori, their identity, and their learning, while strengthening connections with whānau, Ōrongomai Marae, Mana whenua and the wider hapori.

Members of the Komiti include elected whānau representatives from families of tamariki enrolled in Poipoia te Kākano, ensuring whānau voice is embedded in decision-making and the ongoing development of Poipoia te Kākano. 

Our Komiti Members

Hineuru Tutua-Nathan

Chairperson (Appointed)

Kiri Kara

Whānau Representative

Ihaka Whaanga

Whānau Representative

Paiwai Hina

Whānau Representative

Emily Eves

Whānau Representative

Aorangi Koia-Alesana

Staff Representative

Sophie Hudson

Kura Leadership Representative