A founding member of Te Wananga o Aotearoa says the institute's faced huge challenges - including being forced to build its headquarters on a rubbish tip. The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, says the ongoing problems at Hato Petera school in Auckland is a reflection of how the Catholic Church runs its Maori boarding kura. The land manager - the Maori Trustee - has thrown a lifeline to a charity for the disabled.