MERVYN MANAAKI MAIHI (above) Head Prefect of. Whangarei Boys' High School, will make the New Zealand contribution to the international exchange of greetings in the BBC Welsh Children's Hour Christmas Programme. Mervyn, who is R.S.M. of the School Battalion, is an outstanding schoolboy athlete, and has captained the school Rugby football team for the past two seasons. But his interest in sport doesn't end there—Mervyn plays tennis, is captain of the school softball team and was a member of the Whangarei Representative Indoor Basketball team. In addition, he holds the School's swimming championship and the shot-put record. Mervyn plans to be a research chemist and is going on to University to take a science degree.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 547, 16 December 1949, Page 21
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115MERVYN MANAAKI MAIHI (above) Head Prefect of. Whangarei Boys' High School, will make the New Zealand contribution to the international exchange of greetings in the BBC Welsh Children's Hour Christmas Programme. Mervyn, who is R.S.M. of the School Battalion, is an outstanding schoolboy athlete, and has captained the school Rugby football team for the past two seasons. But his interest in sport doesn't end there—Mervyn plays tennis, is captain of the school softball team and was a member of the Whangarei Representative Indoor Basketball team. In addition, he holds the School's swimming championship and the shot-put record. Mervyn plans to be a research chemist and is going on to University to take a science degree. New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 547, 16 December 1949, Page 21
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