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te kauniHera council cHairPerson’s rePort This is my final annual report as Chair of Council of Waiariki Institute of Technology – Te Whare Takiura (Waiariki). As at 31 December 2006 after 10.5 years on Council and 8 years as Chair my term of office was completed. I leave Waiariki in the knowledge that it is well placed to continue to meet the tertiary education needs of the Waiariki region and nation and that the Council and management teams will deliver on Waiariki’s vision. Nationally 2006 was a year where there was a considerable amount of work in the formulation of policy which required a major investment of time and resources of the ITPNZ Board and CEO’s of individual institutes of technology and polytechnics. Further work will be undertaken in the development of policy in 2007 leading to its implementation in 2008. Waiariki has actively contributed to this reform process and is very positive moving into this new environment. Our new CEO Dr Pim Borren started in February 2006. Pim has worked actively around strengthening Waiariki’s ability to operate in this new policy environment by working closely with central government agencies such as the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and Tertiary Advisory Monitoring Unit (TAMU) (who merged during the later part of 2006); bolstering academic quality through Institutes of Technology Polytechnics Quality (ITPQ) and working internally to further develop capability. If there was an area where Waiariki could do more in the future it would be about strengthening delivery and presence in our regional campuses in Eastern Bay of Plenty, South Waikato and Taupō and providing greater options around learning, particularly around successful models of distance education. This will only likely happen when the funding model for institutions such as Waiariki is based on a broader range of objectives. This will allow more resourcing on our regional campuses and provide more learner options such as short courses, block courses, distance education and various forms of e-learning. Waiariki has a willingness to work in a collaborative manner. This approach made us successful in working with the TEC and achieving acceptance for our applications for stages 2 and 3 of the Quality Reinvestment Programme. 8 2006 ANNUAL REPORT THERE WERE A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF SUCCESSES IN 2006. ACADEMICALLY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF qUALITY ASSURED STATUS FROM ITPNZ WAS A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT. The new environment will pose some challenges for Waiariki. Under the current policy proposals Waiariki has a key regional role in facilitating regional delivery. This may lead to some conflicts with other providers. Also as an autonomous tertiary institution Waiariki needs a flexible policy environment to respond in an appropriate and timely manner to regional tertiary educational needs. The ability of TEC to direct institutions may limit regional responsiveness and flavour to education in the future. In 2006 Council and Te Mana Mātauranga (TMM) continued the focus on improving governance performance. This occurred through participation in nationally organised governance programmes and the delivery of a customised governance workshop. Also a successful workshop on biculturalism produced a set of Waiariki values which have been produced and will appear in Waiariki facilities in 2007. Overall, while Waiariki had a surplus of $495,000 after non operating revenue in 2006, financial performance could have been a lot worse given the big reduction in EFTS at the start of 2006. Management worked actively to reduce the projected deficit of ($2,014,000). Also other financial indicators remained reasonably strong and our reluctance to borrow in the past has paid dividends in reducing exposure to a downturn in income. While income was below forecast management undertook an outstanding job in holding expenditure. Waiariki continued to maintain prudent financial policies and invested in learning environments and facilities that were critical while maintaining our cash position. On behalf of Council I congratulate the CEO, Senior Management Team, Heads of School and all other staff in the efforts that went to manage income and expenditure during the year. There were a considerable number of successes in 2006. Academically the achievement of quality assured status from ITPNZ was a major achievement. There are still some issues around our early childhood programme which we will be looking to resolve in 2007. Also CEO Pim completed a review of schools with the outcome being a reduction from 8 to 6, which also resulted in the appointment of a number of new heads of school. Also the appointment of deputy CEO (Māori) was a first for Waiariki and the sector.
The RADI partnership has completed its work and 2007 will see the establishment of a major facility to provide state of the art training and education in wood processing at our main Rotorua campus. Council, through the activities of the Joint Committee, maintained an effective relationship with TMM and I would like to thank the Chairperson of TMM, Monty Daniels for his efforts. In 2006 long serving Council member Jenny Mahoney (Eastern Bay of Plenty) and Chair of Audit Committee completed her term of office after 12 years. Also Sharon Stevens (staff) was elected president of the national staff union and a replacement will be elected by staff in 2007. Congratulations also go to Rae Wi (Waiariki students association) who joined Council at the beginning of 2006 and was appointed to the board of ITPQ at the end of 2006. On behalf of Council I would thank these and other Council members for their ongoing commitment and constructive governance over the year. We also experienced a major loss in 2006 with the passing of the Rev. Rauhuia Green, a member of Council for around five years and kaumātua to the ITPNZ sector. Rau was a big loss to Waiariki and our community. There were a number of changes in management in 2006 the most significant being a change in Chief Executive Officer. Waiariki was fortunate to secure the services of Dr Neville Withers on a short term appointment as CEO up until early February when Dr Pim Borren took office. As Waiariki has continued to grow its capital base, it will also need to ensure that it can continue to invest in new learning environments. Many of the skills that New Zealand desperately needs are in areas that are very capital intensive such as trades and technology and we will need to continue to invest in these areas. There will be further opportunities for businesses and community organisations to support Waiariki to achieve this mission in the future. This is an area I am keen to support into the future. Overall Waiariki will need to strive to retain its unique character that is open, tolerant and supportive of students and staff. This has to be undertaken in the context of achieving high levels of educational and financial performance and accountability to all stakeholders. Reflecting on the years of service I would like to pay tribute to all CEO’s that I have worked with (Arapeta Tahana, Dr Peter Rutland, Nieva Buhay, Dr Reynold Macpherson, Dr Neville Withers and Dr Pim Borren) and to all of my fellow Council members and the tremendous effort that many have put in over time. Few outside the tertiary education sector appreciate the complex array of educational, financial, business, stakeholder and policy requirements that tertiary organisations have to deal with in previous and current operating environments. Waiariki has had a number of achievements while I have been on the Council and all successes could be attributed to an effective team environment, particularly between Council, management, iwi, business and the wider community. A fact often overlooked in annual reports but by far the greatest achievement at Waiariki by all staff, students and Council has been the graduation ceremonies and capping the many nursing, health, computing, business, tourism, forestry, education, social science, journalism, art and design, engineering and agriculture students at Waiariki’s marae and in the Rotorua Convention Centre. Waiariki’s core business is about producing graduates that will add to the capability of our nation and region and enable people to achieve their potential. It has been my pleasure to be involved with Waiariki and it has been a privilege to Chair the organisation. Congratulations to incoming Chairperson Tupara Morrison and Deputy Chairperson Sharon Opai and I am confident about Waiariki’s future and the ability of the Council, CEO and management team to govern and manage it into the future. It will be important for Council members, members of Te Mana Mātauranga, CEO, senior management team, staff, students association and students and for members of the advisory committees and members of the community to work together to achieve the educational outcomes that our region and nation need through the growth and development of our institution, Waiariki Institute of Technology – Te Whare Takiura. Deryck Shaw March 2007 Council Chairperson: 1998 to 2006 Member of Council: 1996 to 2006 2006 ANNUAL REPORT 9
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