Tauranga Primary School moments in history

 Artist, Anne Hyde's drawing of old school block. Bay of Plenty Times, 6 July 1977

1977

Artist details history of old school block. Drawing by Mrs Anne Hyde as part of series of drawings of the district's remaining old buildings. Bay of Plenty Times, 6 July 1977. 

Council discusses fate of school building. Suggestions for possible ways of ensuring that the old wooden building at the Tauranga Primary School was not demolished. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 September 1977.

1978

Time and cost concern committee. Meeting between the building committee of the South Auckland Education Board and the Save the School Committee. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 October 1978.

Building move upsets councillor. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 December 1978.

Building discussed. Bay of Plenty Times, 21 March 1978.

Petition to save old primary school. Bay of Plenty Times, 21 July 1978.

School Petition. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 July 1978.

School decision upsets. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 August 1978.

School Building. Various opinion pieces by members of the public varying from "Shift it", "Little Johnny's Mother, "Don't Shift It", "Waste Not", to "Back to Basics" and "Just an old Granny". Bay of Plenty Times, dates 9, 14, 16, 21, 27 and 28 September 1978 and 2, 6 March 1979.

Trust feels school must be saved. Bay of Plenty Times, 7 September 1978.

Trust party visits school. Bay of Plenty Times, 27 September 1978.

Trust backing pleases. Bay of Plenty Times, 9 September 1978.

Old school 'must move'. Bay of Plenty Times, 17 August 1978.

Compromise wanted. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 August 1978.

'Shock decision' on old school. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 August 1978.

Editorial: The old school. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 August 1978.

Trust takes interest in school. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 August 1978.

Fate of old building. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 September 1978.

Survey reveals views on school. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 September 1978.

Board says old school building goes. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 October 1978.

Trust classifies primary school. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 October 1978.

Committee inquiries for school. Bay of Plenty Times, 7 December 1978.

Old school must go - calling tenders is authorised. Also, Fate of Old School. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 December 1978.

1979

School building might be saved. Bay of Plenty Times, 27 February 1979.

Old school 'legally not historic'. Council discussion on what can legally be done to save the old school building, Bay of Plenty Times, 13 February 1979.

1982

Making time to share a good story. Image of two students reading a book in school grounds (Rachael and Sandra Knapton). Bay of Plenty Times, 28 April 1982.

Tauranga Primary School bell stolen. Bay of Plenty Times, 29 May 1982.

Beats frost. Student, Ryan Hunt, feeding pot-bellied stove. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 June 1982.