Principal Teena Johnson said the change was hugely significant for the school. “It means we have a place of belonging. We know where we come from and we know where we’re going.” She said it gave staff the knowledge to teach the correct local history. Four years ago the school started learning local Māori history, then started learning about the other ethnicities at the school. There are 19 different ethnicities at the school now. Peter Te Rangi, of the Rangitāne iwi, helped support the school during the programme and he gifted it the new name.
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Nzog to Relinquish NZ Permit
Mar 10, 2021 7:50:am
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by: Shardul Sharma
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Nzog to Relinquish NZ Permit
New Zealand Oil & Gas (Nzog) on March 10 said it has applied to relinquish petroleum exploration permit 55794, called Toroa, which contains the Kaipatiki prospect.
PEP 55794 is the last of Nzog’s exploration permits in New Zealand. The company believes that the same confluence of events that led it to relinquish the Clipper permit are at play here as well. “We have exhausted all avenues to find a potential partner to progress drilling this acreage and so reluctantly relinquish,” CEO Andrew Jefferies said.
Nzog last month applied to relinquish Clipper permit citing adverse regulatory settings for offshore exploration; the dry hole at OMV’s Tawhaki permit; the recent announcement terminating Wherry-1 drilling; and the effects of Covid-19 on drill rig costs and availability.
Headline: PEP 55794 Relinquishment
New Zealand Oil & Gas have applied to relinquish Petroleum Exploration Permit 55794 (Toroa) which contains the Kaipatiki prospect.
“PEP 55794 is the last of our New Zealand exploration permits. The same confluence of events that led us to relinquish our Clipper permit: adverse regulatory settings for offshore exploration; the dry hole at OMV’s Tawhaki permit; the recent announcement terminating Wherry-1 drilling; and the effects of COVID on drill rig costs and availability have caught the Toroa permit in the same perfect storm. We have exhausted all avenues to find a potential partner to progress drilling this acreage and so reluctantly relinquish,” says Chief executive Andrew Jefferies.