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Certificate of special merit

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Certificate of special merit

This certificate of special merit was awarded in 1941 to Peter Hodsell, a pupil at Waipū District High School, for coming third in the livestock rearing competition. These competitions were run by boys’ and girls’ agricultural clubs to foster an interest in farming.

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Robert Peden, Agricultural education – Primary and secondary education, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/16912/certificate-of-special-merit (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Robert Peden, published 1 March 2009.