New Zealand: Tauranga’s First Full Immersion Maori Secondary School Cleared For Construction

New Zealand: Tauranga’s First Full Immersion Maori Secondary School Cleared For Construction An Environment Court decision has dismissed objections from neighbours to the building of a 350-pupil full immersion Maori secondary school at Bethlehem. Iria Whiu, the chair of Te Wharekura o Mauao’s board, says it’s great news and should help bolster local understanding and respect for cultures. Construction will start early in the new year to be ready to open for the start of the 2012 school...

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