The following 'Roll Call' names were of those who attended the Old Taita School Reunion (1859-1962) in October 1962 and the years they first attended the school
1875-1900 Taita School Roll Call
1901-1910 Taita School Roll Call
1911-1915 Taita School Roll Call
1916-1920 Taita School Roll Call
1921-1925 Taita School Roll Call
1926 - 1930
1931-1936 Taita School Roll Call
1937-1951 Taita School Roll Call

The Roll Call for the TAITA SCHOOL 1926 - 1930:

* Elizabeth ADAM
* Joc ADAM

* Nola Rubina AUGUST (1924-2013)
. Daughter of Herbert Lewis 'Bert' August (1885-1944), married Leonard Preston 'Len' Burborough (1923-1999) in 1947 & Harriet Rubina Jessie Bentley (1894-1985)
. BURBOROUGH Nola Rubina; Of Paraparaumu, on 22 September 2013, at Kena Kena Rest Home, aged 88 years. “Quietly at peace” Loved wife of the late Len. Loved mother & mother-in-law of Neil & Mary, and Lynley. “Always in our hearts” Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Kena Kena, for all their love and care. In lieu of flowers donations to the Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind, in memory of Nola, would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A Service to celebrate Nola’s life will be held at Kapiti Coast Funeral Home Chapel, 9-11 Hinemoa Street, Paraparaumu tomorrow Wednesday 25th September at 1:30pm followed by private cremation.

* Maurice BALLS

* Naomi Jean BARTOSH (1922-2010)
. married Angus McColl 'Mac' Sutherland in 1939
. SUTHERLAND, Naomi Jean. On 1st March 2010, peacefully at Roseneath, Carterton. In her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Angus McColl (Mac) Sutherland. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Sylvia and Albie Osborne (Greytown), Robert (deceased) and Mina (Hastings), Rosemary and David Owen (Carterton), Finlay and Joy (Masterton), Jeanette and Allan Gates (Carterton), Duncan and Rosie (Australia) and loved and respected by Anne (Rotorua). Much loved Grandma of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Loved sister of Ruth Lawrence (Hastings) and loved Auntie of many. A service for Naomi will be held in St David’s Union Church, Carterton on Monday 8th March 2010 at 11.00 a.m. followed by burial at the Clareville Lawn Cemetery

* Rex BENTLEY

* Neil BRADDOCK (1924-1985)
. married Alison Edna Tait in 1946
* Peter Langley 'Brady' BRADDOCK
. sons of Roy Langley Braddock & Eunice Amelia Elizabeth Moore
. Wellington May 2022. BRADDOCK, Peter Langley (Brady): Aged 70. Treasured son of the late Roy and Eunice of Petone, and brother of Neil (deceased). Nephew to four great boys, Shane (deceased), Dean, Mark and Glen. Stepfather to Sarah and Alex (deceased) who were much loved. Uncle Birdy to St John and Baxter. An international roller hockey referee and president of NZ Roller Hockey. Will be sorely missed by many from roller hockey, Wellington rugby, Lyall Bay Surf Club, golf, fishing, yachting and brass band circles. In lieu of flowers donations to the Mary Potter Hospice would be appreciated. A service will be held at The Wellington Chapel on Cambridge, 45 Cambridge Terrace, on Wednesday 25th May 2022, at 2.00pm, thereafter private cremation.

* George BROWN
* Geraldine BROWN

* Albert William 'Alby' COTTLE (1924-2006)
. son of William Albert Cottle & Catherine Doull at Old Taita. He married Phyllis Jose Wilkie (1925-2014) in 1947. Buried Clareville

* Val DYER

* Florence Margaret 'Biddy' EALES (1921-2016)
. daughter of Frank Cecil Eales & Susan Walters. Married Allen Ian August (1915-2003) in 1940
. AUGUST, Florence Margaret (Biddy): Born in Lower Hutt 28.10.1921. Passed away in Tauranga 12.5.2016. Loved wife of Allen (deceased). Mother of Ian, Graham (deceased), Darryl, and Lois Moyes. Cherished grandmother and great grandmother of all her grand and great grandchildren. A celebration of Biddy's life will be held in the chapel of Willetts Funeral Services Ltd, 21 King Street, Whakatane on Tuesday, 17 May at 1pm followed by a private cremation. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Society, Whakatane

* Rita FERRETTI (1922-1997)
. daughter of Francesco Feretti (1885-1974) & Teresa Angela Maria Poli (1888-1963), married Ronald Thirwell Campbell (1924-2002) in 1950

* Dorothy Edna FUGE (1925-1996)
. married Maurice Joseph De Muth in 1949
* Edward George 'Ted' FUGE (1922-2016)
. married Joanne 'Joan' Blakely in 1944
. FUGE, Edward George: Edward George: (Service WWII Royal NZ Navy). Of Otaki. On Thursday 25 August 2016, aged 94 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Joan, special friend of the late Joy Webb. Loved father and father-in-law of John, Stephen and Janet, Mary and Bud Baldwin, Patricia; and Jim. Loved Grandad of Paul and Janene, George, James, Andrew, Richard and Daniel. Loved great-Grandad of 13. A private service will be held. Messages to 547 Queen Street East, Levin.

* Topham Henry 'Top' GADSBY (1918-2011)
. son of William Arthur Gadsby (1897-1975) & Lavinia Martha Sanders (1896-1940), married Maisie Vera Burt in 1946

* Jack GORDON

* Malcolm HALL

* John HARVARD

* Frank HEWER (1924-2015)
. married Doreen Cowie (1927-1961) in 1945. Died Auckland, buried Taita Old. Doreen is buried Clareville with a son Victor Francis Hewer (1951-2013)
* Seymour HEWER (1922-1988)
. married Beatrice Ella Cousine in 1951. Buried Pyes Pa
* 2 of 12 known children (8 sons), born in Taita, of Frederick Seymour Hewer (1881-1953) & Annie Emeline Westbury (1886-1962). Frederick was a candidate in the 1944 Lower Hutt Councillor elections. He is buried Wanganui. Annie is buried Taita Old

* George HOOPER

* Ailsa Dawn HOPPING
. married John Thomas Bridge (1917-2004) in 1941
* Robert Edwin 'Bob' HOPPING
. married Valerie Elaine Salmon (1928-1993) in 1954. Married Pamela Mary 'Pam' Powell (nee Dutton) (1929-2022)
. HOPPING, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy. Loved wife of Robert Edwin Hopping. Mother of Gary, and Mark Powell. Stepmother to the late Lance Hopping. Grandmother to all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A vaccinated service for Pam will be held in the Magdalinos Room, Havelock Function Centre, Te Mata Road, Havelock North, on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 11.00 am, followed by interment at the Clareville Services Lawn Cemetery, Carterton, on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 12 noon.

* Natalie HUTCHISON
* Valda Baird HUTCHISON (1925-1985)
. married Ronald James Morris (1920-1990) in 1947. They are buried Markara

* Reuben KING (1921-1985)
. a son of Leonard KING & Ada Martha Jane CHIVERS

* Zella Margaret LYNCH (1923-2008)
. married Dudley Clarence Martin (1915-1982) in 1940

* Douglas Harvey MAYCROFT (1922-1983)
. married Betty Ella Chestnut in 1945. He is buried Akatarawa

* James Amerigo 'Jim' MENARA (1925-2018)
. Married Bessie Leck/Ritchie (1925-2013) in 1956
. Bessie was born in Otago and was a half sister of Mary Arbuckle Ritchie who married John Henry Ker in 1935 and next married Thomas George Fuller in 1942 . Bessie had 1st married Vernon Joseph Lecaldano (aka Leck 1902-1970) in 1946. Vernon was a NZ Esperantist, lifelong member of UEA and from 1939-1946, chief delegate for NZ. Vernon had 1st married Ada Courtney in 1927
. MENARA. Bessie (nee Ritchie). Member of the Order of St. John and Pioneer Business Woman. On Monday 11th November, 2013 at Wellington Hospital; in her 89th year. Beloved wife of Jim. Cherished and much loved mother and mother-in-law of Katrina, Marcus and Denise, and Lynne. Sister-in-law of Ines and Aunt of Maureen, Glenny, Virginia and Michael. Special thanks to her close and caring friends and the Wellington Hospital Neurological staff for their unsurpassed care in her final days. A service for Bessie will be held at St. Martin de Porres Church, Park Avenue, Avalon, Lower Hutt on Monday, 18th November, 2013 at 1:00pm followed by a private cremation.
. MENARA. James Amerigo (Jim): On November 17, 2018, peacefully at Lower Hutt; aged 93 years. Beloved husband of the late Bessie. Cherished and much loved father of Katrina, Marcus, and Lynne, and father-in-law of Denise. Loved brother of Ines, and uncle of Virginia and Michael. Sadly missed by all his extended family in France. Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St Martin de Porres, 8 Park Avenue, Lower Hutt, on Friday, November 23, 2018, at 11.00am, followed by interment at Taita Cemetery.

* Gina PANOZZO

* Ngaire Edith PECK (1922-2006)
. daughter of Samuel PECK & Edith WHITE
- married Charles John 'Charlie' GALLAGHER in 1948, lived in Masterton
- Charlie was a grandson of John GALLAGHER & Catherine O'DONNELL of County Tyrone Ireland

* Margaret REILLY

* Ngaire ROUTLEY

* Jack SANDERS
* William SANDERS

* Lawrence Edward Otto 'Laurie' SHIRNACK
. son of Herman Otto Schirnack & Evelyn Francis Bartosh who married in Lover Hutt 27 Sep 1922. He married Maureen Alda Huddleston (1925-2016) 15 Nov 1947. They are buried in Levin Old cemetery with 2 day old daughter Lesley Shirnack (1949)

* Riccardo Domenico STELLA (1924-1980)
. born Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, married Maria Soldera (1923-2003) in 1946, buried Taita Lawn. Maria buried Whenua Tapu

* James Reginald 'Jim' TUSTIN (1922-2010)
. Auckland. TUSTIN, James Reginald (Jim). On December 1, 2010. You were ready to go and we had to say goodbye. Much loved father and the best granddad in the world. You left us such great memories and remain forever in our hearts. Alison, Harry, Michael, Grant and Dianne Watt.
. married Charlotte Elizabeth 'Betty' Murray (1924-2021) in 1944
* Auckland. TUSTIN, Charlotte Elizabeth (Betty). On 13 February 2021 at Howick Baptist Home, age 96. Treasured wife of the late Jim; admired mother and mother-in-law of Terry and Denzel, Barry and Glenda, Linda and Ed Morgan, Alison and Harry Watt, Brent and Belinda; awesome Nana of Tiff, Natalie, Jacqui, Kylee, Chad, Rob, Deb, Michael, Grant, Dianne, Jessica and Ollie-my-best-boyfriend; and her 12 great grandchildren. A service for Betty will be held at North Shore Memorial Park, 235 Schnapper Rock Rd, Albany on Friday 19 February 2021 at 1pm.

* Edin WALTERS
* Philip 'Rex' Walters (1925-1990)
. Son of Philip Walters & Ivy King, grandson of Rueben King & Emily Williams (nee White), all of Taita, married Violet Lily 'Vi' Colson (1926-2020) in 1949

* Ethyl WYATT

* Yvonne Mary WYPER (1922-2021)
. married Robert Innes Hislop in 1944
. Petone. HISLOP, Yvonne Mary: Passed peacefully on 19 February 2021, aged 98 years. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Wayne (late) & Colleen, Robyn, Brent & Delia. Much loved grandmother of Dean & Austa, Adam & Emily, Mark (late), Shelley & Allen, Monique, Alexander and Anna & David. Loved by her great-grandchildren and extended family. A special thanks to the team at Bob Scott Retirement Village for their amazing care over the last 3 years. A private cremation for immediate family will be held followed by a memorial service at a much later date.

School News during this time frame ..
Evening Post, 3 May 1927
The Taita School Committee entered an emphatic protest last night against the proposed plebiscite of parents at the instance of the promoters of the Religious Exercises in Schools Bill and requests the Wellington Education Bill to refuse to allow such plebiscite to be taken or to allow any private individual access to the school records for such purpose.

Evening Post, 20 July 1927
The only letter received by the Education Board at its meeting this morning was at least a pleasant one. It came from the Taita School Committee and far from containing any complaints or requests, it expressed thanks to the board for the interest which it had always taken in the school and its welfare. A Member: "That's quite a nice bouquet. If school committees knew how the board battled for them from time to time, we might get more of these letters."

Hutt News, 14 June 1928
The Taita School football team, playing on their own ground, beat Silverstream by 15 to nil last Friday, Scorers for Taita ere: J. Beagle (2), J. Rudman (1), O. Stupples (1) and L. Searle (1).

Hutt News, 25 Oct 1928
Grand Benefit Entertainment. Taita Public Hall. Wednesday, October 31, at 8. Petone Benefit Entertainers. First-Class Programme by Leading Artists. Proceeds in aid of Taita School Funds. Buy a Ticket and Help the Children. Admission - Adults 1/6. Children under 14 years 6d

Hutt News, 15 Nov 1928
ENID CLAUGHTON, (aged 13) Standard VI, Taita School, wrote to the Editor .. Why do the citizens of the Lower Hutt catch the bus or train and travel to Wellington to buy their requirements? Is it because there is a larger display of goods to choose from? If so there would be just as large or even a larger, display in their own town, if they would only patronise it, instead of another town. The goods in the shops in Lower Hutt are the same as what are in the shops in Wellington. Because Wellington is a city and the Lower Hutt only a little township it does not mean that the goods are better in the Wellington shops. The goods in the shops in the Lower Hutt come from the same warehouses as the goods in the shops in Wellington, therefore they are just as good in quality and value. When we come to consider it, things are very much dearer when you have to pary for the return fare from the Hutt to Wellington. Do the citizens of Wellington come to the Lower Hutt especially to buy their goods? No! they make use of their own town for that. Is there any reason why the people of Lower Hutt should not follow their example. Do not take the trade from your own town to another one miles and miles away. It would be a very wise plan if the people living in and around the Lower Hutt did all their shopping there instead of going to Wellington or any other town, so citizens open your eyes to the true facts before it is too late and do all your shopping and spend your money in the up-to-date little town of Lower Hutt. If you take this advice you will be helping to support your own little township.

Hutt News, 20 Dec 1928
EXAMINATION RESULTS
Dux of School - Leonard Searle
Endorsed Competency - Lloyd Skilleter
Competency - Jack Kudman
Proficiency - Stanley Barker, Wyvern Cade, Jim Jack, Leonard Searle, Orton Stupples, Kathleen Chivers, Enid Claughton, Vina Cottle, Doroth Foley, Molly McArthur, Joan McArthur, Elsie Westerbury

Hutt News, 24 Jan 1929
PICNIC - The Taita School Annual Picnic will be held at Williams Park, Day's Bay on Saturday, February 2nd, 1929. Transport leaves Taita School at 9 a.m. V. Pemberton, Hon Sec.

Evening Post, 4 Feb 1929
Taita School Art Union. Doll's House Raffle, winning No 318. Winner, H. Foley, Taita. A. Burgess, Chairman

Hutt News, 21 Feb 1929
It is with regret that we record the death of Mrs Anstis (Clara 1869-1929) which took place at her residence in Myrtle Street recently. The Mrs Anstis was well known in the Taita where she spent the early years of her life. For many years she was a teacher in the Taita School and Lower Hutt School and was a great favourite with the children. During her long illness she bore her suffering with great fortitude and always had a cheery word for all with whom she came in contact. She will be sadly missed and the bereaved will have the sympathy of all in their sad affliction. The late Mrs Anstis was laid to rest in the Taita Anglican Church cemetery.
Of Note Clara, nee Meager, was a daughter of Henry Meager & Elizabeth Welch. She resigned from Taita School in 1923 when she married Alfred Freeman Anstis (as his 2nd wife). Alfred (1868-1937), first married Alice May Harris (1875-1923) in 1893. He died 8 years after Clara and they are buried together