Partnership failure leads to Unitec Maori exodus 03 Feb 2021 13:42 PM
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The former chair of Te Rūnanga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka says Unitec s refusal to share power is a breach of trust and confidence.
Tui Ah Loo quit after the appointment of a new board and CEO following a period in which Auckland s largest polytechnic had been run by a commissioner.
Her deputy Megan Tunks and rūnanga member Hare Rua also quit.
She says Unitec s inability to commit to true partnership drove her to remove a photograph of her father, the late Sir John Turei, from the Unitec boardroom.
Ella Stewart
Several Māori staff at Auckland s Unitec have resigned over what they say is institutionalised racism at the campus.
The Unitec Māori staff collective - Te Roopu Mataara - say they have been disrespected and staff and students feel culturally unsafe.
About 300 people gathered from the community this morning to stand with Tui Ah Loo who has resigned as the chair of the rūnanga.
Te Rūnanga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka is Unitec s non-executive advisory group which was founded in 1991 to ensure they were considering how the Māori perspective was being represented and heard within the institution.
Auckland Unitec resignations: Māori left in precarious position
29 Jan, 2021 07:52 PM
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RNZ
By Ella Stewart of RNZ
Several Māori staff at Auckland s Unitec have resigned over what they say is institutionalised racism at the campus.
The Unitec Māori staff collective - Te Roopu Mataara - say they have been disrespected and staff and students feel culturally unsafe.
About 300 people gathered from the community this morning to stand with Tui Ah Loo, who has resigned as the chair of the rūnanga.
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Tui Ah Loo, who has worked there for 21 years, cited disrespect shown to Māori.