New Guinea comes to New Plymouth

Is that a silver bogie?

Ladies and Gentlemen, if you look to your left you will see a fine example of New Zealand femininity on display. Lovely aint she?

Apparently this look is now acceptable at New Plymouth Girls' High School.

Well there's an advance in civilization for you, our adoption and acceptance of the bodily mutilations common amongst New Guinea tribesman savages.

I originally wrote some very harsh things here but the silly little girl in the picture is just that - a silly little girl and we were all young and foolish once.

Of course in those days we had adults to help steer us in the right direction, parents, school teachers, priests and so forth. Something that is clearly lacking in these enlightened times.