Real feather shuttlecocks, like those used in the Olympics, contain 16 feathers plucked from the left, and only the left, wing of a goose. "After some theory work we were set the task of building three houses on the campus that went on to become the first classrooms for Unitech. There were 30 or so of us so we split into three groups and set about our task. Unfortunately this offended the girls studying the secretary course so under threat of fine we were not permitted to strip to the waist. "A co-ed school but boys and girls were not allowed to talk to each other during play time or lunch time.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 16:52 UTC