Further study options and the introduction of a secondary teacher education programme are just some of the developments the new director of Whangārei's education campus would like to see.
Professor Stephen May is the new director of the University of Auckland's Te Tai Tokerau campus in Whangārei, replacing Professor Cindy Kiro who is now the Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori at the university.
The Whangārei campus has existed for 25 years and offers a Bachelor of Education in both an English medium and Māori medium.
May said he would like to see some development and has already introduced post-graduate course options out of the campus next year, with a particular focus on Māori-medium education, and is looking at re-engaging in secondary teacher education in 2020.
"We haven't offered it in a number of years, but we are going to re-offer post graduate programmes based out of Tai Tokerau," he said.