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Tiritea School

Description: 1925 school pupils - photo take from Centennial booklet. Back row: Unidentified; Margaret Smith; Ivy Fitt; Kathleen Tait; Doris Smith; Freda Greatorex; Phyllis Doherty; Margaret Radcliffe; Miss Tarrant. Third row; Mr Hostick; Lois Milner; Gladys Davies; Gonda Milner; Dorothy Davies; Edith Greatorex; Mary Doherty; Violet Wolfsbauer; Freda Doherty. Second row: Teddy Davies; Stan Greatorex; Allen Fitt; John Cameron; Reuben Cameron; Sonny Smith. Front row: Donald Poingdestre; Walter Wolfbauer; Jack Bourke; Mervin Toms; Hilary Wolfsbauer; Bert Fisher; Charles Fitt.
Tiritea School changed its name to Turitea School in 2017. This followed the earlier official name change for the Turitea stream. The correct spelling of the stream's name is Turitea (turi = water, tea = bright or clear). However, during the 1880s the Palmerston North Borough Council misspelled the name and the incorrect version (Tititea) passed into common useage. In 1991, after the matter of correct spelling was raised by Rangitāne, the PNCC requested that the correct spelling be restored by the New Zealand Geographic Board.