Turei Metiria: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Turei Metiria: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 27 March 2013. Volume:688;Page:8982. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
11. 
METIRIA TUREI (Co-Leader—Green) 
 to the  
Minister of Education 
: Will she wait until the Chief Ombudsman’s investigation of the Ministry of Education’s processes on school closures is complete before making a final decision on the Salisbury and Christchurch school closures? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery) 
 on behalf of the Minister of Education: No. 
Metiria Turei 
: What advice has the Minister received on the possibility that Christchurch schools could launch a judicial review of her decisions to close them because the consultation with them has been a façade like with Salisbury School? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: The consultation with Christchurch schools has been comprehensive as was evidenced by the changes that were made when the final decisions were put before them and there is still a further consultation period to go. 
Metiria Turei 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I asked what advice the Minister had received about a potential judicial review and that question was not answered. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I invite the member afterwards to have a look at the question. She then talked about consultation being a charade and the Minister chose that part of the question and challenged whether in fact the consultation had been a charade. 
Metiria Turei 
: How can the Minister make a properly considered decision on which Christchurch schools are to close when at least five of those schools cannot make an informed submission because they are still waiting on vital geotechnical and population information from her ministry? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: There is a process that is used to close schools. That process is being followed as per usual. 
Metiria Turei 
: Why has Salisbury School been denied access to almost all of its 5-year funding since she decided to close the school? Is it because she is trying to close the school by stealth following the High Court ruling that her previous attempt was unlawful? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: No. Salisbury School continues to be funded. It is funded at the rate as if it had 40 residents; it currently has 20. 
Metiria Turei 
: How can New Zealand students and parents trust her to make decisions on their schools’ future when her decisions have been ruled unlawful by the courts and her processes are now being investigated by the Chief Ombudsman? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: People who have a view and an opportunity to challenge it are free to do so. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Supplementary question Te Ururoa Flavell. [ 
Interruption 
] Order! I have called Te Ururoa Flavell’s supplementary question. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Tena koe Mr Speaker. Kia ora tatou. Would the Minister consider spending the estimated $6 million that has been associated with kura kaupapa Maori relocation costs to set up a new kura kaupapa Maori or a satellite of another kura rather than forcing one to uproot to another community? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: I am not in a position to give a comprehensive answer to that question.