Turakina Maori Girls' College's board of trustees has appointed a facilitator as the school fights for survival.
Education Minister Hekia Parata announced this month the boarding school in Marton had until September 11 to complete a consultation process, and that closure of the 110-year-old school was on the cards.
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board of trustees has appointed TeHuia Bill Hamilton as facilitator to work through the process with the school and the ministry.
Board chairwoman Trish Biddle-Amoroa said of two candidates Mr Hamilton was selected as the most suitable.
A former school principal, Mr Hamilton has been chairman of the Maori Education Trust Board, a Treaty settlement negotiator for Nga Rauru, a manager of the Human Rights Commission and an adviser on Maori education to the Department of Education in the 1980s.
