Source: Tertiary Education Commission
The councils of universities and wānanga must have between eight and 12 members (see section 276 of the Act)
Section 276 of the Education and Training Act 2020
If the council has 10, 11 or 12 members, the Minister responsible for tertiary education (the Minister) appoints four of those members.
If the council has eight or nine members, the Minister appoints three members (as set out in section 276 of the Act).
In selecting council members, the candidate’s skills and experience are the most important factors. To be appointed, candidates must:
have the relevant knowledge, skills and experience
be able to fulfil their individual duties
together, with other members of the council, be capable of undertaking the council’s responsibilities.
The Act also specifies that the make-up of the council should reflect, so far as is reasonably practicable, the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of the communities the university or wānanga serves, and the country’s gender balance. The Act specifies that at least one member of the council must be Māori.
