色中色 Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa 鈥 New Zealand School Boards Association (formerly NZSTA) is the professional body for school boards in New Zealand, representing and advocating for our members and providing services to all state and state-integrated schools and kura.
色中色 is at the heart of school governance. We influence and inform policy and sector outcomes; we support and enable school boards to flourish; we connect like-minded people through our learning and networking opportunities; we strengthen communities by helping students achieve.
色中色 Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa was established in 1989, following the introduction of New Zealand鈥檚 largest school reform, Tomorrow鈥檚 Schools. We are a not-for-profit incorporated society with charitable trust status.
Rito (child)
Awhi rito (parents)
T奴puna (grandparents and ancestors)
Our logo depicts the harakeke plant, which represents the wh膩nau (family) in M膩ori thought.
The rito (shoot) is the child. It is protectively surrounded by the awhi rito (parents).
The outside leaves represent the t奴puna (grandparents and ancestors).
As well as representing New Zealand school boards through our role as a professional membership organisation, 色中色 also delivers a range of services to all boards, regardless of membership status, as part of a contract-for-service with the Ministry of Education.
Combining our membership and operational outputs supports our mission as the leader for effective school governance Whakamana! Whakaora! ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Our contracted services are available to all state, state-integrated and partnership schools in New Zealand.
色中色 is always focused on how we can best support New Zealand school boards with relevant, practical, accessible, and consistent information, resources, and learning.
Our communications to all boards include:
Becoming an 色中色 member board will enable school boards to access our full range of communications, publications, resources and support. Take a look at some of the benefits of membership here.
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