Student hospitalized during unsanctioned trip, statutory manager appointed after board conflict

Infighting at a South Auckland school board escalated over an unsanctioned student trip to Fiji, resulting in emotional meetings and the appointment of a limited statutory manager. During the five-day excursion for a kapa haka troupe linked to Pukekohe North School in December, one student was hospitalized, and others fell ill. The trip, funded by student fundraising and parental contributions, had to be organized privately due to the board’s indecision.

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