But there was no such luck for King’s High School pupils who spent much of yesterday cleaning up rubbish around Dunedin’s parks and walkways.
"We’ve found a couple of syringes and one discarded child’s nappy among the rubbish," The Kingsmen (King’s High School Old Boys’ Association) president Chris George said.
"But nothing of archaeological interest that we’ll be giving to the museum — not even the odd dollar coin — or at least, none that the boys have handed in to me."
He said it was the second year in a row the group had conducted cleanups around the city.
"The idea is to get the boys involved in a community project.
"We’ve also been obtaining sponsorship, and this year the proceeds are going to the Dunedin Night Shelter because it’s a local organisation and it’s an opportunity to help the people who are helping those who are less fortunate than ourselves.
"It’s great that our boys get exposed to that, it’s going to a good cause, and everybody should play a part in keeping the city nice and tidy."
It was hoped about $1000 would be given to the night shelter, he said.
"Next year, we’re hoping to expand the cleanup day and challenge other schools to get involved as well."
At the end of the day, the boys were rewarded for their hard work with pizza and burgers.
