The Hagley College Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Rowan Milburn as the new Tumuaki/Principal of Te Puna Wai o Waipapa/Hagley College.

Tēnā Koutou

The Board is absolutely delighted to announce the successful appointment of Rowan Milburn to the role of Tumuaki/Principal of Te Puna Wai o Waipapa / Hagley College. This follows a robust and thorough recruitment process, which attracted the interest of several very high calibre applicants. Rowan will formally take up this position at the beginning of Term 2.

We would like to also take this opportunity to again thank all of you who contributed to the formation of the person specification and job description through your survey responses, and to our external recruitment consultants, Sheffield Consulting, for their exemplary mahi in assisting the Board to navigate this important process.

We congratulate Rowan on her appointment and look forward to her continued leadership of our kura.

We will be in touch around a welcoming ceremony in term two.

Ngā mihi nui

Mel Morris (Presiding Chair) on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Rowan’s response:

Tēnā koutou,

It is an incredible honour to be appointed Tumuaki of Te Puna Wai o Waipapa/Hagley College.

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work alongside such an incredible staff, a diverse and awesome group of students and a supportive whānau community.

My motivation for the position has always been focused on being Tumuaki of this kura, not any kura. Working alongside our Senior Leadership Team to make decisions that have a positive impact on all of our ākonga remains my driver and I am looking forward to being a Tumuaki that remains well-connected to our students and their families.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have had opportunities to develop my leadership over the last two years in particular. These experiences have prepared me for the Tumuaki role and I can’t wait to officially start!

A big thank you to the Board of Trustees for their support and confidence in me.

I will be in touch with an Orange setting COVID-19 update towards the end of the holidays. Have a lovely Easter.

Naku noa, nā

Rowan Milburn