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School fundraising

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School fundraising

State schools usually had active parent–teacher associations, which organised school galas and other events to raise money for equipment and facilities. This novel event, a piano-smashing competition, was held at a Heretaunga College gala in Upper Hutt in the 1960s.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Primary and secondary education – School administration and funding, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36657/school-fundraising (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 29 May 2012.