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Office of Hon Erica Stanford MP | Minister of Education| Minister of Immigration|
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20 December 2023
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The Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford, has asked me to reply to your email of
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2023 about the Innovation Centre project at Kaipara College. I acknowledge the
pause in construction has been frustrating for the school and its community, and I appreciate you
taking the time to write.
The Secretary for Education, Iona Holsted, has looked into the matter and apologised to the school
for the way decisions around the pause in construction of the Innovation Centre were handled and
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The decision to pause work on the Innovation Centre was made because of the high cost of
delivering the project and because previously projected roll growth has not occurred. However, the
Ministry’s communication and engagement with the school on these issues should have been
better.
The Ministry will work closely with Kaipara College to reach a confirmed or revised building
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Thank you again for writing.
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Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko | Infrastructure and Digital
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