Comments on: How the hell can a Charter School just take over a State School?

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:25:09 +0000

Not true regarding signatures. The Bangers Education and Wellbeing Trust deed rules document has signatures from James Cherrington-Thomas and Montell Falakoa.

See:

https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=1d16215a-f138-ee11-bb23-000d3acc4199&redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fregister.charities.govt.nz%2FCharitiesRegister%2FSearch%3FSubmitted%3DTrue%26CharityNameSearchType%3DContains%26CharityName%3DBangerz

By: Stuart Munro

Stuart Munro — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:19:47 +0000

I’ve nothing against charter schools per se – education benefits from constant experimentation.

But the rate at which they consume public funding is excessive – they are supposed to self-fund, from families that desire a more intensive education. Where is the Taxpayers Union’s porky pig? There’s enough taxpayer funded fat in these schools to build a whole new Gerry Brownlee – though why anyone would wish to do so is beyond my humble imagination.

By: covid is pa

covid is pa — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:44:07 +0000

The COC are becoming brazen trying to take over a state school.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:29:02 +0000

This scam was in the legislation right from the start, and it is not surprising some unscrupulous person is taking advantage of this. The history of the English Academy School system (their name for charter schools) shows that state schools are always liable for takeover either by private interests or because of governmental decree. Expect this government to try that stunt at some stage.

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:24:59 +0000

In reply to Patrize Garden. So what are they paying the tax-payers for the land and buildings? Let the market decide!!!!

By: Patrize Garden

Patrize Garden — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:13:40 +0000

We must all realise by now that there is no end in sight to the corruption and manipulations from thIs CoC-up. They are hell bent on destroying everything meaningful and don’t give a toss who gets hurt in the process. The Kelston Boys’ Highschool sabotage is a prime example of the audacity of Seymour’s ilk. Really, no warning, no public consultation, not even the courtesy of involving the Headmaster, school Board of Governors or parents. What in hell’s name is going on here? Who wants to take it over and who is financing them – again take a guess if it involves Seymour! This is yet another glaring reason why this CoC sick lot need to be DUMPED NOW. The mere fact that these new charter schools are costing us – the taxpayers – more than six times per pupil than state schools, is appalling, and all this while school aged children and their families live in cars, garages and sheds! FGS what have we become as a society? Have we totally lost the plot to honour MONEY, POWER, GREED?

By: Mohammed Khan

Mohammed Khan — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:36:45 +0000

Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust is an interesting one. Like several other ventures (which have received a lot of Lottery grant money, by the way) like the Northern Education and Wellbeing Trust and Pro-Pare Athlete Management Trust, the silent partner is a Rhys Michael Cullen (you can see his signature all through the founding documents of BEWT).

Then Dr. Cullen first came to public attention in 2005 for publishing ‘Maori Health’, which according to the NZ Herald “calls for Maori to smoke, gamble and eat fatty foods if they want to… The book, published by the Kotahitanga Community Trust, also labels Maori health workers who promote a different message as brainwashed “house niggers” and “health Nazis”. ” Even back then, Cullen was being prosecuted for running a fake school.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/maori-health-book-irresponsible/FXQ3KFVTQE6ZOJFJRJI77RENQY/

Then he got struck off for supplying meth precursors to organized crime… and proceeded to use his links to his dodgy fake schools and league clubs to get kids to steal cars for his chop shop.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/struck-off-doctor-has-convictions-upheld-after-six-year-battle/ZXSKECBQUPLUM5QCINBKK4GZPI/

Interesting guy.

By: gordon walker

gordon walker — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:17:57 +0000

Private health care and private schools coming to all soon you bottom dwellers are toast .More poverty and suicide in the next few years unless you vote these COC out next year .We might see some very damaging laws passed in the next few months around funding the wealthy further .