Former Taiko School pupil Janette Young remembers her old school days and wrote a book about the area, The Tale of Taiko 1906-2006. Memories of growing up in the Pleasant Point area came flooding back for Janette Young as a history board was unveiled at her former school in Taiko recently. The 84 year-old was a pupil at Taiko School from 1941 to 1948 and reminisced with The Timaru Herald about her seven years there after the first of 16 school history boards for old school buildings in the district was unveiled by the Pleasant Point Schools Archives group at the Taiko hall. Supplied Taiko School children in 1943, from left back row, Neil Sharp, Jim Marshall (Janette's brother), Betty Gill, John Talbot and David Turpie. Looking back she thinks Taiko school gave her a strong learning foundation for later life so watching the unveiling of the information board was an emotional time for her.

Source: Stuff January 05, 2021 00:45 UTC