An introduction to the BLENNZ Board of Trustees
BLENNZ has a national board of trustees which is representative of BLENNZ parents and of the wider blindness education sector.
The role of the BLENNZ board is to govern the school, with a focus on providing an environment that fosters achievement for children and young people who are blind or low vision.
BoT Members and roles
Board Secretary: Janny Cooke (09) 266-7109 Extension: 2000
Chairperson: Mitch Harris and Homai Campus School Parent Trustee
Principal: Karen Stobbs
Parent Trustees – Visual Resource Centres:
- Ross Meikle
- Christopher Michael Gunn
- David Cullen
Staff Elected Trustee: Kelly Doyle
Appointed Trustees:
- John Mulka – Blind Low Vision NZ
- Nigel Ngahiwi – Tangata Whenua
BoT Meeting venues and time
The board hold their face to face meetings at the Homai Campus on a Friday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. In 2021 six meetings will be held throughout the year, three face to face and three via Zoom.
- February 26 – Face to Face,
- March 26 – via Zoom,
- May 28 – via Zoom,
- August 13 – Face to Face,
- October 29 – via Zoom,
- December 3 – Face to face
BoT Newsletters and Documents
- 2016 highlights.
- BoT Newsletter – Term 1 2018.
- BoT – Term 4 2018 Newsletter.
- BoT Newsletter – Term 4 2019.
BLENNZ Official Documentation
Use these links to access the following documentation:
2021
2019
- 2019 Annual Report,
- 2019 BLENNZ Charter,
- 2019 Full Audited Financials-Final,
- 2019 Audited Accounts-Financials-Accessible,
- 2019 Audited Accounts-Notes-Accessible,
- 2019 Audited Accounts-Readers of Annual Report-Accessible,
- 2019 BLENNZ Management Letter,
- 2019 BLENNZ Management Letter-Accessible,
Homai Early Childhood Centre
- Homai Annual Report 2019,
- Homai 2019 Audit Report (amended July 2020),
- Homai Management Letter 2019,
- Homai Management Letter 2019,
- Analysis of Variance Report 2019,
- Financial Statements 2019.
2018
- 2018 Annual Report,
- 2018 BLENNZ Charter,
- 2018 Audited Accounts,
- 2018 Audited Accounts Notes,
- Audited Accounts Final,
- Letter for Readers of Annual Report,
- 2018 Statement of Variance Detailed to accompany Annual Report.
2017
- 2017 Charter.
- 2017 Annual Plan.
- 2017 ERO Review.
- 2017 Annual Report.
- External Report Specialist Service Standards.
- 4.1 c-BLENNZ 2017 Independent Auditors Report.
- 4.1 b-BLENNZ 2017 Audited Financial Accounts.
- 4.1 d-BLENNZ 2017 Audited Accounts-Notes.
- 4.3 b-HECCET 2017 Audited Financial Statements.
- 4.3 c-HECCET 2017 Audited accounts-notes.
2016
Child Protection
If anyone would like further information regarding this policy please make contact through BLENNZ email or by calling us on 0800 253669.
