How Step 2 works

Each Purapura may advance only one candidate to Step 3.

If more than one nomination has been received from Step 1:

• the Purapura holds a hui to consider the candidates. The minutes from this hui must be recorded, signed and submitted with the Step 2 form.

• each Kōhanga Reo within the Purapura has one vote

• the candidate with the most votes becomes the Purapura representative for Step 3 (if applicable)

The Board Elections Process Step Two PDF outlines the full process and explains how to record your final decision on the Step Two form.
 

How to complete Step 2: Purapura nominations and voting

Once your Purapura has held its hui and confirmed its preferred candidate, complete the Step Two form in the Board Elections Process Step Two document.

Your form must include:

1. Purapura and candidate details

• Name of the Purapura

• Rohe

• Full name of the selected candidate

• Date of the hui where the decision was made

2. Voting process and decision

Confirm that each Kōhanga Reo within the Purapura had one vote.

Your hui minutes must clearly record:

• which Kōhanga Reo were present

• the voting process used

• the outcome of the vote and the name of the successful candidate

3. Contact details

Provide:

• The Purapura contact person

• mobile phone number

• email address

4. Purapura confirmation and signature

The Purapura Representative must sign the form to confirm the Purapura agreement to put the candidate forward to the next stage.

5. Purapura hui minutes

Attach a signed copy of the Purapura hui minutes that record the decision.

Please ensure the form and minutes are submitted together. Incomplete or partially submitted documentation may cause delays or result in the nomination being deemed invalid.

Tie or split vote

If a tie or a split vote occurs that cannot be easily resolved, the following process applies:

1. Revote

The Purapura conducts a second vote.

2. Nominee discussion

If the result remains tied, nominees meet to discuss whether one wishes to withdraw.

3. Purapura resolution

If no nominee withdraws, the Purapura attempts to reach a collective resolution.

4. External panel

If the Purapura cannot reach agreement, an external panel of three members will make the final decision on behalf of the whānau.

The panel will inform the Board Elections Support Team by email. The Elections Support Team will then notify the Kaitohu ā Rohe and all Kōhanga Reo within the Purapura of the outcome.

How and where to send your Step 2 information

Email the completed Step Two form and your signed Purapura hui minutes to: [email protected]

Step 2 closes at 5pm, 28 February 2026.

Information received after this time cannot be accepted.

Where to find more information

Full information about the 2026 Board elections, including the Trust Deed, guidelines, forms and key dates, are available on the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board Elections 2026 page on the Kōhanga Reo website.

Pātai?

If you have any questions about Step 2 or the wider election process, please contact:

Te Rangipaia Serepisos or Nicola Bonica
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0800 564 2642 (press 0 to be transferred to the BOT Elections team)

Pono ki te kaupapa, Puna ko te Reo.
Mauri ora ki a tātou katoa.
Noho ora mai i roto i ngā manaakitanga o te wā.

Daniel Procter                                         
Board Co-Chair     
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust
 

Peggy Luke-Ngaheke
Board Co-Chair
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust