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Prime Minister drops in on remote school

By

WILLIAM HOBBS

It may have been old hat for the Prime Minister, but it was a big thrill for the children of the remote Golden Bay High School, Takaka, when Mr Lange dropped in on them by helicopter yesterday. R.N.Z.A.F. Iroquois helicopters are usually seen in Golden Bay only during the yearly police drive to find and I destroy cannabis growing in the hills. I Mr Lange’s visit to Golden Bay yester- ! day was part of his final excursion into i the provinces to discuss and explain the I “Tomorrow’s Schools” programme to parents. As part of the public education process leading up to the election this month of school boards of trustees, Mr Lange held meetings in Motueka and Takaka. He also found time to take a 90-minute launch trip up the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park from Kaiteriteri in (he company of his predecessor as

Labour Party leader, Sir Wallace Rowling. About 70 people attended the meeting in Motueka to hear Mr Lange answer questions on funding, the future role of the special education service and the servicing of schools after the demise of education boards. At the Golden Bay High School, where the audience of about 40 parents and teachers was swelled by many of the school’s pupils there was a similar range of questions. * Mr Lange said the key to the “Tomorrow’s Schools” programme would be in the charters under which boards of trustees functioned. The outline for these school charters had not been finalised and the first draft presented had been sent back for reconsideration. Mr Lange said the charters which were finally approved would ensure that school boards of trustees could not be captured by pressure groups.

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Press, 19 April 1989, Page 3

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Prime Minister drops in on remote school Press, 19 April 1989, Page 3

Prime Minister drops in on remote school Press, 19 April 1989, Page 3