Not a bad 100th birthday present.

ASB has given Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar School, the $150 million farm it's leased from the bank for almost 90 years.

Mount Albert Grammar School Headmaster Patrick Dunn told Tim Dower the 8 hectare farm is used to teach students agriculture and horticulture.

He says there's no better way for young urban people to learn a role in a primary industry than having a farm right next to the school.

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