Peter Renton

Candidate Statement August 2022

Kia ora, I have been privileged over the last few years to be an active member, and recently, chairperson of the Tahuna Board of Trustees. My skills, passion, and experience have allowed me to support Tahuna Intermediate with its appointment and transition with our new Principal, Simon Clarke. Now is the perfect opportunity for us to continue to grow our approach with our children, our teaching staff and administration into what is an exciting time of change at Tahuna Intermediate. The foundations have been set with excellent facilities and planned work, now is the time to support our teams with capitalising on the platform we have created.

As a professional with leadership and engineering experience, I believe that I can continue to contribute to your Board of Trustees team and help bring the best out of Board of Trustees team.

Identifying innovative approaches and improved solutions to everyday challenges both motivate me and drive me. Observation, inspiration, and determination are a great foundation for success. In my experience introducing fresh perspectives and new techniques is the first step when taking teams on the journey of continuous improvement towards an evolved and growing team. Similar to our Principal, my goal is to remain on the cutting-edge of advancements within our sector. As an Engineering Professional, my successes have stemmed from essential skills, including project management, effective leadership, technical expertise across a broad base of sectors, and productive collaboration within a clear strategic direction. I have delivered projects in multiple organisations and have used this experience teaching kids at Tainui Primary with Robotics and STEAM projects.

My personality and strengths will compliment your Board of Trustees team and I am asking for consideration to continue to build on the foundation previous Board of Trustees have laid.

Whakawhetai ki a koe mo towhakairo pono–Thank you for your consideration sincerely