Christopher Luxon says he was told the school was soon to receive funding to help with its repairs. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
National leader Christopher Luxon says he offered to help a leaking school in his Botany electorate.
Botany Downs Secondary College's roofs have been leaking for years, across the school.
Repairs promised by the government four years ago are not due to start till next winter.
"I have offered to meet with the principal and to write to the Ministry of Education," Luxon told RNZ.
"However, in early May, [principal] Karen [Brinsden] wrote to my electorate office explaining that the school had received positive news from the ministry that there was funding to resolve the school's issues.
"She thanked us for the support and indicated that if the steps outlined by the ministry to resolve the issues did not eventuate, the board may seek my support once again."
Botany Downs Secondary College. Photo: Supplied / Google Maps
Brinsden confirmed to RNZ that this is what had occurred.
The high school has experienced leaks falling on students' heads in the four years since Labour's Chris Hipkins announced a repair programme during the time he was Education Minister.
It was not just the too-small gutters overflowing and roofs leaking across the campus, Brinsden told RNZ earlier this week.
"The water that gets into the ceiling areas, with ceiling tiles that are dropping to the floor," Brinsden said.
"We've just been very fortunate that there's nobody injured at any time that that's happened."
