Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :"Many of you will be pleased to know that next year the college is to fall in with Mr. Marshall's policies, so there will be no special merit awards - instead we are instituting a mediocre cup for each of you." Evening Post. 9th Dec.1986

A headmaster, grand in school tie and scholarly gown, stands on the stage beside a table laden with prize books and cups. Behind the table sit the staff looking deadpan and in front of the stage are the students who accept his statement about Mr Marshall's plan for mediocrity with a mixture of cheerfulness and disbelief.

Unrestrained extraction of hot water by bores caused a startling decline in the field's thermal activity between the 1970s and late 1980s, affecting the performance of famous geysers such as Pohutu.But the situation improved after restrictions on use were introduced in 1986 and a ban imposed on drilling new bores within a 1.5km radius of the tourist drawcard Whakarewarewa. [Source - National News 12.7.05]

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Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone on paper, 322 x 485 mm

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