Jo Raphael: More focus needed on school upgrades 11 Feb, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read Funding has finally been approved for a Rotorua school to get its first proper upgrade since it opened in 1956. Photo / File Funding has finally been approved for a Rotorua school to get its first proper upgrade since it opened in 1956. Photo / File OPINION The squeaky wheel gets the grease – when someone complains about a problem long enough and loud enough, something is done about it. That's how Lynmore School principal Lorraine Taylor describes lobbying the Government for upgrades to the school. Rotorua Lakes Council has approved Lynmore School's $3.5 million six-classroom block - after eight years of lobbying the Government.