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From the Headmaster’s Pen
Dear
past and present
families, Old Collegians, Fellows and Friends of St Paul’s,
It has been nine months since I started my tenure as Headmaster and over that period of time there have been many highlights for St Paul’s Collegiate School.
The celebrations held on 30th and 31st July 2010, marking 25 years of the contribution of girls at St Paul’s (i.e. 1985 to 2010), proved a great success. Just over 70 Old Collegians and past staff took part in the two-day event – an excellent uptake given that the majority of the 866 female Old Collegians had attended the School over the past 10 years. It was superb to have all five of the original girls who first attended St Paul’s in 1985 at the celebrations. The event was so successful that a request was made to co-ordinate another one in 2015, to recognise the superb contribution of girls over three decades.
This year has proved to be one of ‘firsts’ for girls at St Paul’s: the first year that Year 11 (Fifth Form) girls have attended the School; the first Head Girl,Year 13 student Alice Fisher; while the celebrations saw the first female-only Haka performed at St Paul’s. The 100 current Harington girls had spent the previous 12 weeks learning Kapanapana. This is a Haka that was first performed during World War II, on the East Coast, when a VC medal recipient was brought home to be buried. The St Paul’s girls’ rendition of the Haka was spine-tingling and performed with real passion and energy, making the Powhiri and assembly all the more special.
Towards the end of the year should see construction start on the project to expand the Old Collegians’ Pavilion. We recently heard that the Perry Foundation had donated $150,000 towards the development, which will see the current Pavilion raised, four changing rooms added for Hockey, Cricket and Rugby use and a tiered grandstand with seating for approximately 250 spectators. We are currently seeking donations of $1,500 (i.e. or $500 per year over three years), to sponsor a pair of seats on the grandstand. We hope that current and past parents, Old Collegians and staff will get behind the fundraiser. All families who support the project will not only get a brass plaque on two of the grandstand seats but will
also be recognised on the Donors honours board inside the Old Collegians’ Pavilion.
Summer sport achievements have included: the 1st XI Cricket team’s successful tour to Australia; Year 13 student Luke Toomey winning the North Island Under-17 Golf title; a clean sweep in the Kelston Boys’ sports exchange; a silver medal in the senior teams’ event at the National Triathlon; a win in the Waikato Inter-School Equestrian trial event; four gold, five silver and two bronze medals at the North Island Track and Field Championship; a bronze in the Springbok Shield (i.e. Boys’ Under 18 Four) and a silver medal in the Boys’ Under 16 Four at the Maadi Cup Regatta.
To date, in winter sport our 1st XI Soccer, Senior A Basketball team, senior Chess team and 1st XI Hockey (twice) sides have all enjoyed victories over Hamilton Boys’ High School. Our 1st XI girls’ Soccer team currently lead their competition, while our 1st XV highlights have been victories over Tauranga Boys’ College, Wanganui Collegiate School, Epsom College (UK) and winning the final of the Waikato Secondary Schools’ competition. Liam Buchanan was ‘High Overall’ winner, shooting 90/90, and the senior Shooting team gained the silver medal for the first time in the (North Island Secondary School (NISS) Shooting Championships.
In cultural activities, the Choir enjoyed a highly successful tour to Hawaii and the drama productions ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’ have set benchmarks that will be difficult to replicate. ‘Sweeney Todd’ in particular was an ambitious project, but the outcome was a top-class, quality production, with impressive acting and singing.
Year 13 student Sam Hogg became one of just 21 students nationwide selected to accompany the Prime Minister to the Anzac Commemorations at Gallipoli, while the Year 13’s Construction class, accompanied Mr Heta Smith in July, went to Samoa to construct a fale (house) for a family who had lost loved ones and property in last year’s devastating tsunami.
Next year will see many exciting projects, including a much overdue overhaul of boarding houses and the dining room. Our roll is expected to grow to 640 students, with our Year 9 intake full even as I pen this. St Paul’s Collegiate is ‘on a roll’ and I hope you feel as proud as I am to be a part of this resurgence.
G W Lander, Headmaster
Recognising and Celebrating Girls at St Paul’s Collegiate School
Ihave been chosen and I feel privileged to review the highlights of girls over the last 25 years. I actually pre-date the arrival of the first intake.
In 1985, five very brave young ladies arrived as the foundation female members of St Paul’s Collegiate. I say brave because they came into an environment that was at times openly hostile and resistant to the notion of sharing classrooms with girls. Meetings of Old Boys and parents had even been held to stop the entry of girls to what they saw as an exclusive boys-only club.
However, it didn’t take long for these intrepid starters and the girls that followed in the next five years to prove that they deserved a respected position in the School. Boys had long hair, phys ed teachers wore stubbies, boys were staunch. But Ruth, Roimata, Andrea, Janet and Mary were not fazed. In fact, Ruth and Roimata convinced a number of these staunch
seniors that they should add dance skills to their repertoire and formed a dance troupe called Alpha Omega which performed in front of a number of schools and was invited to perform at the International Dance Federation Conference. There were two rugby players, a soccer 1st XI member and the top senior athlete. The scene was set for integration. The first Housemaster of the Girls’ House, Mr Malcolm Hill, will remember a famous photo taken in 1986 where the complement of Girls’ House, as it was called for six years, are sitting as a 1st XV would, with the meanest of faces. They really did start to round off the rough edges of the males of the time, showing them that spitting and swearing were not cool. From 1985 we have seen girls excel in all areas of endeavour and I’m going to name a few who exemplify the contribution they have made to St Paul’s and the success they have enjoyed. Hundreds of others were just as
wonderful. Following on from our foundation girls, in the next five years from 1990 there were girls like Marnie Fornusek who was the National Women’s White Water Kayaking Champion and Sarah Bryant the National Debating Champion and a member of the Enterprise team that won the National title with a product called ShatterPadz. Suzie Beehan arrived and I asked her why she would want to come to a school where girls were in effect in a fishbowl. Her response was that she wanted to be at a school where academic success was celebrated, unlike being seen as a geek or a nerd at her previous school. By the end of her second year Suzie became the first female Dux of St Paul’s Collegiate. If the ’80s were the foundation years (the Hill years), the ’90s were the consolidation years (the Etheridge, Pope years). Girls like Gwen Nikora who made the New Zealand Junior Tennis team played in our boys’ team
The Headmaster Grant Lander
Melissa and Ariana Mariu
St Paul’s School Choir
Roimata performs ‘I Dreamed a Dream’
Kaiwhakautu Meisha O’Connor Old Collegian 2006–2007
Melissa Gilmartin-Kara The Venerable Tikituterangi Raumati replies on behalf of the visitors
against King’s and Tauranga and embarrassed the best they could put up. The girls began to dominate in House Music, kick-started by Megan Titchener and Jenni Bull; the Fatu sisters were our first Waikato Netball representatives. By 1995 there were 45 girls in the House and this was the beginning of a dynasty of beauties that the House produced. Shontelle Thomas was Miss Waikato and Runner-up in Miss New Zealand and in 1996 Tamsyn Rose achieved the same results. In 1997 the girls were a powerful force in the Choir, led by Amy Watson, Natalie Swart and Helen Dagg who sang the National Anthem at the All Blacks/ Argentina match at the Waikato Stadium, and girls like Jo Sheriff were into absolutely everything going. Brilliant academic Katrina Ward was the School’s second girl Dux. The year 1998 saw the St Paul’s Open A win the Waikato Netball Championships with the one and only team we had at that time. The following year saw girls dominate in Lenco Cup Netball, House Music and Waikato Tennis with such girls as Donna Morrison, Kristy Parkes, Olivia Gibbons, Monique Aves, Phillipa Wildman and Kylie Sanson to name but a few. Those were the ’80s and ’90s and then came the noughties (the Young, Rhymer years), 2000 to 2010. In the early 2000s girls dominated in the cultural arena like the Choir, the Orchestra, and Stage Challenge. The first year of the decade saw the third girl Dux being April Fu, and Erin Simpson and Aishe Stewart sang at the Sydney Olympic Games. Erin of course has her own TV show now. Rebecca Wolfe and Cherie Bunting were in the Waikato Symphony and they gained gold medals at the New Zealand Youth Music Festival.
Sarah Jarvis became the National Open Women’s Slalom Ski Champion; Jaime Metcalfe was the New Zealand Women’s Water Ski Champion setting new records; Kylie Gunn continued the amazing success our girls have achieved in the charm, personality and beauty stakes when she was crowned the winner of Miss Universe Hamilton and singer Amy Straker went on to produce her first singing album.
In 2003, Mary Holmes excelled in the New Zealand Secondary School Choir and Gina Fitchett, Charlotte Tye and cyclist Carrissa Wilkes represented New Zealand. Hillary Davison was the fourth girl Dux in 2004 and Sarah Campbell was the enforcer in the House when she made the New Zealand Karate team in 2004. Kirsty Allen was magnificent in dance and music.
In the latter part of this decade we have seen outstanding sports and academics such as Kayla Greenville, Lymarah Wharerau, Rebecca
Pullon, Sally Taylor and Sophie Anne Chin. The Arts were raised to new heights with KB Kwele and Aqeela Kukaddy. Aqeela sang with Boh Runga at a concert here in the Chapel last year and was the star of the show. Last year we were again the Waikato Netball Champions and we have current Waikato Representatives in Bex and Alana.
I have named only a few of the amazing young women who have made up Harington House over the last 25 years. They have brought to the School such activities as Wearable Arts, fashion shows, incredible Stage Challenge performances, lip synch standards far and away more presentable than before they arrived, and an awesome girls’ Haka.
It is only fitting that we celebrate all of these things and share the experiences of being a girl at St Paul’s Collegiate School.
Peter Gilbert
We girls were welcomed into the not-so-successful dayboy Houses of Hall and Hamilton and even though we were only 5, we did make a difference and the boys and Housemasters made a point of using us. They didn’t care if we were girls – they were desperate and needed our help to get them off the bottom of the scoreboard! – Roimata
The St Paul’s experience was incredible and was truly the best thing to happen to me. I have never regretted being here. The teachers believed in me –especially Mr Hill. He invested a lot of time and faith in not only me but us all, and believed we could achieve whatever we took on. – Janet Williams
Whether you like or not, coming from St Paul’s opens doors. It will get your application read, it may get you the interview, and if you’re really lucky it might open the door that leads right back here to this school, like it did for me. – Andrea
Foundation Girls with Roimata’s daughter Darcie
Cutting of the celebration cake
Becky Sharman nee Watson, Nicola Owen, Meg Wilson
Natalie Swart, Charlotte Fitzgerald, Jo Gibbs nee Sherriff and Daniel Gibbs
Fiona Coughlan nee Scott and Anna McCormack nee Brooker
The 1980s
Malcolm Hill
Concert
Concert
The line-up of new Mums and Mothers-to-be: Catherine Etheredge, Anna McCormack, Fiona Coughlan, Susan Skeggs, Meg Wilson, Nicola Owen, Zoe Hawkins, Roimata and Natalie
Andrea and The Headmaster Grant Lander
Rachel Shirley and Campbell Ludbrook
Natalie Swart, Jo Gibbs nee Sherriff and Amy Whetu nee Watson
The 1990s
Scholars 2010
University of Waikato
The University of Waikato offers significant scholarships to school-leavers. The following are the students who have been awarded scholarships and prizes for 2010:
Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Academic Excellence (awarded at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor): Andrew Pullon received this award and was also invited to participate in the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme
The 2010 University of Waikato SchoolLeaver Scholarships recognise achievement in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). The Scholarships, valued $3,000, are awarded to students who achieved at least 60 credits at Level Three in NCEA in three or four approved subjects with at least 14 credits in each of those subjects.
The 2010 recipients were:
Simon Andrews
Arno Elsing
Jonathan Hannam
Wei Hsiao
Alex Mason
Timothy Ng
Andrew Pullon
David Tutt
Jesse Unkovich
Monique Van Lamoen
The 2010 University of Waikato Plus One School-Leaver Scholarships recognise academic excellence in students not eligible to receive a School-Leaver Scholarship as they have completed the International Baccalaureate or equivalent examinations,
or have taken a Gap year before enrolling at the University. There are a limited number of contestable scholarships.
The 2010 recipients were:
Mark Calderwood
Jonathan Nabbs
Thomas Parker
The Waikato Management School Memorandum of Understanding Scholarship was awarded to Andrew Pullon
April and May is the time of year when the Universities hold Graduation Ceremonies. Below are the degrees conferred to St Paul’s Collegiate School students, as named, at these ceremonies:
Graduates from Waikato
University June 2009 –May 2010
Laurence James Maxwell Hill – Master of Counselling – Second Class Honours (first division)
Jaimie Robyn Bowers – Bachelor of Communication Studies
Chia-Hung (Aaron) Chu – Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering
Catherine Monique Fry – Bachelor of Law with First Class Honours and also Bachelor of Science
Christopher James Mahon – Bachelor of Management Studies
Sarah Michelle Campbell – Bachelor of Social Sciences with First Class Honours
Tristram Raymond Fink – Bachelor of Management Studies with Second Class Honours (first division)
Wei Wang – Bachelor of Science – Applied Computing
Kirsty Louise Ross – Bachelor of Science
Gareth James Round – Bachelor of Laws
Shane Bradstreet – Bachelor of Computer
Graphic Design
Chun-Yin (Julia) Lin – Bachelor of Science
Hayley Jane Were – Bachelor of Science
Graduates from Victoria
University June 2009 –May 2010
Anna M Barrett – Bachelor of Building Science
Megan C Cooper – Bachelor of Commerce
and Administration and also Bachelor of Laws
Ryan J Eyers – Bachelor of Arts
Thomas H Jamieson – Bachelor of Arts
Thanaa Majeed – Bachelor of Architecture
Andrew J Porter – Bachelor of Design
Thomas J Watts – Bachelor of Design
Graduates from Massey University June 2009 –
May 2010
Simon Wilson – Bachelor of Business Studies
Monique Macfarlane – Bachelor of Design
Jane Armstrong – Certificate in Business Studies
Ido Drent – Bachelor of Business Studies
Hannah Yule – Bachelor of Technology with Honours
Emily Macdonald – Bachelor of Accountancy
Daniel Bull – Graduate Diploma in Geographic Information Systems
Christine Shone – Graduate Diploma in Business Studies
Carl Watkins – Diploma in Agriculture
Benjamin Robinson – Master of Dairy Science and Technology
Anne-Maree Hill – Bachelor of Science
Anna Hall – Bachelor of Design
In April 2010, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, Old Collegian Dr Rod Carr, presented certificates to recipients at a Scholarship Award ceremony attended by family, friends and academic staff involved in the selection process. The University was delighted to recognise and acknowledge their success. Former student Nissanka Weerekoon (Hamilton 2005–2009) was awarded a Scholarship Award for 2010.
Old Collegians President’s Report
The past six months has been a busy time for Old Collegians as the School works to revitalise and reconnect its alumni. Many have great experiences to share and a wealth of knowledge to contribute to the School in its present form. The focus since my last report has been the Girls’ 25th Reunion held on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st July. Twenty-five years is a very important milestone in the history of girls at St Paul’s. I remember the first year that girls started at St Paul’s very well. It just happened to be the first year that I started at the School as a third former (Year 9). There were only five girls and the girls’ house was located right in the middle of the school. It would not have been easy to be a girl at St Paul’s in those early years (1985 – 1990) as girls were and have remained a minority group in the School. There was often only one girl in a classroom of boys, and the girls had to adapt to a school which had a strong boys’ culture. However, not deterred by this, their hard work and perseverance gained the respect of their detractors and certainly helped pave the way for girls becoming an established part of the student body and role models for those to follow. The School now has over 100 girls in the senior school (Years 11 – 13).
Naturally there have been many firsts for the girls over the years:
First Old Girl to become a teacher at St Paul’s: Andrea de La Rue
First Head Girl (2010): Alice Fisher
First Old Girl on the Old Collegians’ Committee: Amy Whetu
First female Old Collegians’ Executive Officer: Deborah McRae
The 25th Reunion weekend was very successful with many girls renewing links with their classmates. I offer a big thank-you to the foundation girls that hosted the weekend – Roimata Templeton (nee Raumati), Andrea de la Rue (nee Jenkins), Ruth Walden (nee Lee Smith), Mary Graham and Janet Williams (nee Shewan).
In addition, we have had two successful Old Collegians’ gatherings in the Bay of Plenty and one in Auckland this year as we work to re-establish regional groups of contacts for Old Collegians. These three events are a result of the work Committee member David Mackay (School 1959 – 1961) has been doing in reconnecting Old Collegians
of the foundation years and now moving out and extending the network across the years. Old Collegian Ryan Dippie (Clark 1996 –2000), who owns and operates the Rain Bar in Papamoa, generously hosted one of the Bay of Plenty gatherings at his venue and I thank him for supporting the St Paul’s Old Collegians’ Association in this way. The Auckland event attracted a significant number of new members and the plan is to continue to host these events twice a year in each region. In October, Old Collegians from Gisborne and the surrounding districts will gather in conjunction with the School visit to the Gisborne Show.
The Pavilion redevelopment project profiled in the May issue of Network is progressing very well. The Old Collegians’ Association, the Foundation and School have just commenced a fundraising campaign to help raise the necessary funds for the redevelopment which is estimated to cost $553,000. The success of this project will depend on the money raised. To date, $200,000 has been raised and I would ask Old Collegians to become partners in this project by joining me and making a donation. The options of how you are able to participate are profiled separately in this edition.
If you have had the opportunity to read the of the history of the School in the book A Venture in Faith – The History of St Paul’s Collegiate School, you will understand that most of the buildings at the School have only been possible due to the generosity of the many donors that have supported the School over the years. The Pavilion project is no different.
GOALS FOR THE ASSOCIATION
The Old Collegians’ Association has three main goals for the 2010 year:
• To increase the number of email addresses we have for all members to make it easier to contact them when there is news or a function in their area. We had 10% when the May Network was published but have since increased this percentage to over 20%. If we do not already have your email address please email it to oldcollegians@stpauls.school.nz.
• To hold more regional networking functions which are hosted by local members. The number of people attending the Auckland and Papamoa Old Collegians’ functions has been very encouraging. Ivan Posa (School 1966 –
1970) will be holding a Hamilton function later in the year. Regional co-ordinators only have to arrange a venue and be a liaison – the Executive Officer assists with the emailing and inviting for the area. If you are interested in co-ordinating a group in your area, city or town, please contact the Old Collegians’ Executive Officer on 07 957 8805 or email oldcollegians@stpauls.school.nz.
• To establish a member benefits page on the website where Old Collegians are able to advertise their business or service to other members in a climate of ‘Refer with Confidence’. This page is still in development but please watch this space. The Old Collegians’ website is well worth a look if you have not already done so. You will find information on upcoming events, photos from past events, Old Collegian news and a regular update on the Pavilion fundraising project. To view please go to www.stpauls. school.nz then select the ‘Old Collegian’ tab. Finally, if you enjoy golf please note the St Paul’s Old Collegians’ Annual Golf Day which will be held on the Sunday after Waitangi Weekend 2011 in Hamilton and is being co-ordinated by Jon Tanner (Hamilton 1973 – 1977). This event is open to all Old Collegians and early enquiries should go to oldcollegians@stpauls. school.nz. An email reminder will be sent out closer to the time. If you would like to be notified of this event please ensure we have your up-to-date email address.
Campbell Ludbrook (School 1985 – 1989), President of St Paul’s Old Collegians’ Association
Mr G O (Oliver) Smart FCA turns 90
WAIKATO ANGLICAN BOYS’ COLLEGE TRUST TRUSTEE
1959 – 1966
Congratulations
Dad was a prominent businessman in Hamilton, having set up his accountancy firm Beatty Smart and Co. He was a Founding Trustee on the Waikato Anglican College Trust Board. He was active in the establishment of the School as early as October 1958 when he is recorded as being at one of the early working bees. As you can imagine, it was hard work raising funds, buying land and attracting quality staff and students in those early days of the fledgling operation. St Paul’s had its challenges, but Dad, along with all the other St Paul’s supporters of the day, had faith in the vision of the School and enrolled my older brother John Michael as a foundation student. I was to follow in his footsteps a couple of years later.
After seven years of helping steer St Paul’s through its early years, Dad accepted an appointment at the United Nations’ International Headquarters in Manhattan, New York. Over the next 16 years he made a considerable contribution to this world body and left them with policies and procedures still in force today. In addition to
Cycling Blind
The 2010 Para-cycling World Championships were held from 19 –22 August, in Baie-Comeau, a ninehour drive north of Montreal, Canada. The New Zealand Para-cycling team consisted of eight athletes including two pilots, myself, Justin Kerr (Williams 1993 – 1997), and former Olympic rower-turned-cyclist Sonia Waddell, and five support staff. The athletes all had various disabilities ranging from visual impairment, spinal injuries and missing limbs. Although it sounds a little clichéd, it was pretty inspirational and motivating to see these athletes perform. There were two women who were competing on hand bikes which are three-wheeled recumbent bikes for people with spinal injuries. Whilst they are extremely independent, one thing they did need help with was getting from their
his New York assignment, he was responsible for the setting up of the United Nations’ University in Tokyo and the establishment of many of the policies that helped to found the country of Bangladesh.
After 16 years of international contribution, New Zealand tugged at his heart and he returned to Wellington to serve on the Commerce Commission for six years. While his heart was still in New Zealand, his wife Valerie said she had to be closer to her two boys John (School 1960 – 1962) and Nick (Hamilton 1962 – 1965), both successful businesspeople living in New York.
Oliver and Valerie, uprooted and moved from Eastbourne, New Zealand, to Eastbourne, Great Britain, where Dad was recruited to manage the Prince’s Trust for the South of England. He concurrently did special assignments for the United Nations’ Secretary-General, helping member nations resolve all manner of challenges.
When our mother Valerie passed away in 2002, Dad moved back to Wellington, where he enjoys the political and business scene with his old mates.
He still has a great fondness for St Paul’s and has visited on several occasions, enjoying the great growth and well-earned reputation of what he considers to be the finest school in New Zealand.
In March 2010, I returned to New Zealand for the occasion of my Dad’s (Oliver Smart) 90th birthday. He proved that he has energy and style as he celebrated this milestone. He put on a lunch at the Wellington Club for 44 of his friends. They made the trip from all over New Zealand, and included six friends from overseas, most the same age as Dad. Following the lunch, there was an occasion to share stories of the 90 years, at which time many of Dad’s friends took the opportunity give him a bit of a roasting. Not
wheel chairs into the car. Both women had a great sense of humour and I was told that the one golden rule when helping a ‘wheelie’ into the car was that under no circumstance were you allowed to grunt when you lifted them!
My tandem partner is Rob Matthews. He is an English chap who now has New Zealand residency and lives in Auckland with his Kiwi wife and two-year-old son. He has only been cycling competitively for the last 12 months but before that Rob was awarded an MBE after he represented Britain in seven Paralympics and set 22 world records for visually impaired middle distance running. He recently released a book in New Zealand entitled ‘Running Blind’. We raced two events, the time trail and the road race. The time trial was a 22km
individual race against the clock. We were going well until the axle in our rear wheel snapped in half and our race was over. There is obviously a fair amount of weight and power going through a tandem bike, so unfortunately things tend to go wrong more often than on a single bike. The road race was nine laps of a very hilly 11km circuit, so 100km all up. We finished 10th out of
to be outdone, Dad gave it right back to all 44 friends, with great wit and recollection and without any notes. Everybody was overjoyed and left with a gift of an engraved
United Nations’ pen set in a rosewood case. This was indeed an occasion to remember.
Nicholas Smart (Hamilton 1962 – 1965)
35 with a time of 2.30.41, 1minute and 7 seconds behind the winning Italian team. Rob and I have only been racing together for a year now so to get top 10 in the world was a pretty solid achievement. I had also broken two bones in my hand from a bike crash two and a half weeks before the race so I hadn’t had the ideal build-up, either.
Being a pilot isn’t just about steering and pedalling the bike; you are the eyes for your blind ‘stoker’ on the back.You have to relay information about what’s happening in the race, about what is coming up on the course as well as the tactics that we will use. I was also responsible for helping Rob off the bike. He is amazingly independent once he is familiar with his environment, but whenever he travels or stays somewhere new he needs initial help to get around and find his way. The guide is also there to find odd socks
and cycling shoes that have mysteriously found their way under hotel beds.
It’s pretty interesting to check out some of the gadgets Rob uses in his day-to-day life. He has an analogue watch with a flip- open face so he can feel the watch hands and find out the time. His computer and cellphone have special programs that read everything out that is on the screen so he can email and text just like a “light dependent”, as he jokingly calls me.
I have been living in Vancouver, Canada, since February and have been racing in North America for a Canadian-based cycling team called H&R Block. I will be back home from the end of September for the New Zealand summer (!) and the New Zealand cycling season.
Justin Kerr (Williams 1993 – 1997)
Daniel Vettori Recognised as a Master of Cricket D
aniel Vettori was awarded an Honorary Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) by Wintec – Waikato Institute of Technology, in Hamilton on 16 September 2010.
The Honorary Masters from Wintec recognises the contribution Daniel has made to the Waikato region and New Zealand through his illustrious sporting career.
“Daniel is extremely deserving of this Honorary Master of Science,” says Wintec chief executive Mark Flowers.
“Since becoming New Zealand’s youngest test representative at just 18, Daniel has taken more than 300 test wickets and 3,000 test runs. As Black Caps Captain, he is known as an exceptional leader and one of the most considered and intelligent readers of the game.
“Also of immense importance is Daniel’s dedication to being a role model for our young people and his commitment in giving back to the community. This is our way of giving something back to him.”
An official ceremony and celebratory dinner was held in Wintec’s newly renovated historical building – Wintec House – and was attended by the Vettori family, New Zealand and Northern Districts cricket representatives, Waikato mayors, Hamilton city councillors, representatives from local sporting organisations and Wintec staff.
Daniel joins Wintec’s elite group of Honoraries which includes Sir Edmund Hillary, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Colin Meads and the Topp Twins.
Honorary recipients must have made a significant contribution to Wintec, the region or the nation over a number of years through scholarship and research, innovation in industry or business or enhancing New Zealand society. They are nominated by Wintec staff and Council members and recipients each year are chosen through a robust nomination and approval process.
The ‘Third’ Estate
Master Mouse Patrol magazine was founded by three St Paul’s Collegiate School boys – Sam Williamson (Hamilton/School 1997 – 2001), Benny Castles (Williams 1997 – 2001) and Richie Wildman (Williams 1997 – 2001). The magazine was developed in Sydney, designed by an American in New York, and has contributors from all parts of the globe, including the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Russia. Master Mouse Patrol is a unique magazine and website aiming to be the voice of 20 to 40 year olds.
The magazine is a collection of observations, essays, recipes, reviews, tips and social experiments covering everything from art to sport. Contributors include leading academics, published authors, internationally successful photographers, artists, stylists and designers. The magazine’s opinion-based written and photographic works have no overbearing editorial style, giving Master Mouse Patrol an eccentricity of its own.
About the owners
Sam spent more years than he should have at Otago University studying and admiring the female form (mostly from afar) whilst picking up Commerce and Arts degrees. He relocated to Sydney where the free-flowing beers, good weather and easy access to the Sydney Cricket Ground inspired him to have a crack at his dream – starting a magazine. Needing a lot of help with this, he asked his two most impressive friends if they would join him in this mad pursuit of glory. Luckily for him, they both said yes.
After leaving St Paul’s Richie went on to study Mechanical Engineering in Christchurch which occupied him for the following five student-hazed years, during which he was able to pursue an intermediate career as a snowboard instructor taking a course at Mt Hutt and spending a season abroad.
On leaving Christchurch, Richie supported the brain drain and crossed the ditch to pursue a career in the oil and gas industry based in Perth, Australia. As an engineer for Halliburton, Richie found himself travelling and working with people from many exotic locations around the world. Unfortunately they do not drill for oil in Hawaii nor gas in Paris so his travels led him to machetewielding mobs in the heart of Papua New Guinea and down the road from Borats’ house in Kazakhstan. Unbeknownst to Richie, his life was about to change. It was while travelling on the job that led him to meet
up with two of his friends from St Paul’s on a fateful night in Adelaide. From here, Master Mouse Patrol was born and a business venture between friends ignited which has afforded Richie the luxury of stepping outside the somewhat rigid engineering realm.
When Benny finished at St Paul’s he was subjected to a wide variety of psychoanalysis and suffered from a host of peregrinations including anxiety, paranoia and limitless depression. He moved on to experience little outside of the normal rungs of what is accepted in polite society by graduated youths and continues to avoid hospitalisation. Whilst working on Master Mouse Patrol he senselessly indulges in self-prescribed medications and a wild cocktail of heavy duty anti-depressants and painkillers. He is now little more than a moving, talking vegetable, yet a vital, enthusiastic and rewarding member of the Master Mouse Patrol empire. He is also a co-owner, director and designer of iconic New Zealand fashion house WORLD, when he is cognisant.
Look out for the next edition of Master Mouse Patrol due out this October with 10,000 copies being distributed in New Zealand, Australia and parts of the USA and the UK.
Old Collegian Carves the Story of St Paul’s
Master Carver Lynn Dunn (Williams 1966 – 1968) carved the symbolic work of art that appears in the foyer of the Administration Block at St Paul’s Collegiate School.
Lynn began the process in 1988 by discussing the concepts that were unique to St Paul’s, with the then Headmaster, Mr Lawrence, and members of the Board. From these conversations, Lynn was able to begin the process of formulating a design of something unique and representative of the
School. During this time Lynn found a slab of kauri in a furniture maker’s warehouse in Auckland that he felt would help him produce a symbolic mural, representing the legend of the School.
The design of the carving, symbolic of the life of St Paul’s, begins with the pathway into the school grounds with the great oaks on either side. The 18 wings on the spiral represent each founder of the school and also the heart of the school, with the rising sun in the background. The symbol of the sun reflects
the beginning of the project of the building of St Paul’s and the radiating rays represent the path that the School will take to becoming fully created. Trout are featured swimming from the base of the stag head (symbol of Tihoi); these trout are the symbol of natural life. Tihoi Mountain is seen in the background as well as the head of St Paul. The full moon is the final feature and represents the fullness and completion of the buildings of St Paul’s.
The Power of the Word Effects Change
Recent Old Collegian
Michael Oehley (Hamilton 1997 –2001), has expanded his career repertoire and published his first novel, titled The 4 Powers of Daren Saner, a fantasy adventure for children. This highly talented, multi-skilled man, currently working as an emergency doctor in Australia, returned to St Paul’s on 3rd September 2010, where he addressed the School and promoted and presented a copy of his book. Michael has been writing since the age of five and conceived most of the ideas for his children’s book while his family lived on St Paul’s School grounds between 1994 and 2002.
This is Michael’s first novel, published by Scholastic. It is a fast-paced adventure about a young boy, Daren, who lives on a spaceship. The Spaceship Superia drifts aimlessly in space as it has lost the co-ordinates of Daren’s home planet. Daren time-travels to a fantasy planet where he discovers that he has four strange powers. His destiny will decide the fate of two worlds.
Boys and girls alike will enjoy this inventive, action-packed yarn with a strong message –that even the smallest, most unpopular kid can effect change to injustices of the world.
Michael is the son of John and Helene Oehley, and John is currently Assistant Principal at St Paul’s Collegiate School.
Michael’s book is available from Books for Kids, Grey Street, Hamilton East.
Lynn carved this at his home in West Auckland over a period of about three months and then transported it to the School for installation.
As a sculptor, Lynn is very passionate about all the works that he creates. He continues to embrace wood sculpture, not for the money but for the fact that when he comes face to face with a piece of wood it has, for him, a story to tell. Through the process of sculpting he reveals that story.
Recently, we asked Lynn if he would come back to St Paul’s and remove the carving ahead of plans for the Administration Block to have a facelift. Lynn has taken it away for safe keeping and also a clean-up.
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Michael had plenty of support from Old Collegians and family at the launch. L to R: Tim Consedine (Hamilton 1997 – 2001), Steven Pickett (Hamilton 1997 – 2001), Ross Paterson (Hall 1998 – 2002), Michael Oehley (Hamilton 1997 – 2001), Nicholas Oehley (Hamilton 2002 – 2006) and Steven Oehley (2003 – 2007).
SPECIAL REQUEST
St Paul’s Collegiate School Archives department would like to start a collection of all books that have been written by Old Collegians or written about Old Collegians of this School.
If you have published a book/books, or you know of a book that has been written about an Old Collegian, can you please contact the Executive Officer of the Old Collegians, Deborah McRae, on 07 957 8805 or email Deborah at d.mcrae@stpauls.school.nz to make arrangements re purchase of these books.
Headmaster Grant Lander presents Old Collegian Michael Oehley with a copy of ‘A Venture in Faith’.
Michael
‘The 4 Powers’.
Tihoi Open Day for Old Collegians
“You have heard from Mike and Judy, Jan and I, from Ray Hollingsworth talking about John and Christine Furminger and soon Chris and Cyn. Each (set of Directors) has carried on the programme set up by Mike and Judy, expanding it and adding more improvements, ideas and innovations, buildings and equipment to the Tihoi experience. We, with you (the boys), staff and the St Paul’s Board have all played a part in strengthening this facility.”
– Brian and Jan Neville October 2010
“As Founding Directors of Tihoi we will always have a very soft spot for Tihoi in our hearts. When one starts something like this it really becomes part of the family, as has been evident with subsequent Directors, and as such will always be a very large part of our lives”
– Mike and Judy Shaw Oct 2010
Hayden Pohio
(SARGOOD 1989 – 1993)
On leaving St Paul’s, Hayden went to Massey University to study Food Technology. The UK beckoned and in 1999, following the completion of his degree, he left New Zealand and began travelling.
He gained some valuable experience working for a number of large companies including Quaker Oats and Uniq Prepared Foods within the food industry. This experience gave him a great base for what was to lie ahead. Meanwhile, Hayden lived and travelled throughout London with Michael Lumsden (Sargood 1989 – 1992) and Daniel Steele (Sargood 1989 – 1992) before returning to New Zealand in 2005. At this time he took up the role of Production Manager for Allberry House, before getting itchy feet again and moving to work alongside his parents in the newly established honey business, Nature’s Country Gold.
At this time Hayden was involved as a participant in multisport events. Being in the food industry he immediately identified that the ‘energy’ bars available at the time did not give the promised boost needed for energy endurance during these events. Hayden participated in the iconic ‘Coast to Coast’ event in 2007 and it was during this challenging multisport event that the Manuka Boosta Bar recipe was conceived. The protein-rich bar, based on Manuka honey, was adapted from Hayden’s Mum’s favourite honey bar recipe. The honey was, and still is, supplied by his beekeeper dad, Adrian Pohio, with both parents remaining part of the business.
The recipe was first developed in his Mum’s kitchen and tested by discerning palates at the local farmers’ market. The bars quickly became a hit and in 2009 a Manuka Boosta factory was launched. The business has expanded over the past three years and it now owns the manufacturing equipment, rather than borrowing it as was the case at business start-up.
Popular among athletes, the Boosta Bar is endorsed by ultra-distance runner, Lisa Tamati. Lisa recently finished second running
across the Gobi Desert as part of a six-stage, 250km endurance race in Western China and chose to use the Manuka Boosta Bars during the event. The Manuka Boosta Bars are currently sold in most New World Supermarkets, Wishbone, Fruit Worlds and health stores. They are gluten and dairy free, all natural, with Manuka Honey remaining the main ingredient. With a pool of loyal casual staff, and to suit demand, the business currently manufactures the bars one day a week. Currently up to 4,000 bars a day are being made with the capacity to make up to 30,000 bars a week as the business expands. Hayden is keen to expand into New Zealand’s growing export sector and has recently sent two pallets of the product to the USA, having signed a contract with a Hawaiian-based marketing company. The first order has tripled the company’s monthly volumes. He hopes the bars will be well received by the huge American population.
Campbell Ludbrook (Purple 1986) and Doug Redfern original Tihoi painter
Directors: Mike and Judy Shaw (1978 – 1981), Chris Wynn and Cyn Smith (2006 – Current), Brian and Jan Neville (1981 – 1992)
Tom Mcmorran (Villa 1984) and Brendon Walsh (Hart 1986)
Simon Dyke (Purple 1979)
Neil Lickfold (Gills 1979) and Jason Trower (Villa 1986)
Michael Mansell (Hart 1979) and Craig Clausen (Franks 1979)
1979 Tutor Grant Eyer and Brian Neville
Campbell Ludbrook, Richard Ludbrook (Gills 1985) and Glenn McHardie (Franks 1985)
Original students of Tihoi 1979 intake 1
A mixed group of Tihoi students
Tihoi offers a number of opportunities for members of the St Paul’s community to support the Tihoi Venture School and its programme.
ONCE AGAIN MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUPPORTED THE SCHOOL IN 2010 THROUGH:
Donations for bricks
Donations for trees for landscaping
General donations
THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES HAVE SUPPORTED TIHOI WITH DONATIONS IN 2010
Agnew Family
Aldridge Family
Atherton Family
Bartley Family
Black Family
Blyde Family
Cao Family
Christie Family
Dylan Cleaver
Cleland Family
Crow Family
Dale Family
Davis Family
Eksteen Family
Fache Family
Finch Family
Findlayson Family
Fisher Family
Goodwin Family
Guest Family
Gurnell Family
Henley-Smith Family
Hunt Family
Husband-Dravitski Family
Hutchinson Family
Keliher Family
Kosoof Family
Lockwood-Geck Family
D Maling
Malpas Family
Morton Family
Newton-Jackson Family
O’Connell Family
Ring Family
Rogers Family
Rooney Family
Singh-Thandi Family
Lillian Storer
Suk Family
Swarbrick Family
Tomic Family
Way Family
Weake Family
Whiteley Family
Wilson Family
Tihoi News
Fundraising from Intake 2010/01 enabled Tihoi to purchase and install an outdoor Pizza Oven. A new outdoor dining area has been established on the west side of The Gallagher Centre (Dining Room) overlooking the High Ropes Course and the Pureora Forest Park. Intake 2010/02 enjoyed a pizza night on 7th August to officially open this great addition to the Tihoi environment. This great facility will be used regularly within the Tihoi community.
Tihoi Intake 2010 / 01
SETON PRIZE FOR MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT
Toby Way
MURRAY HARINGTON CUP FOR MOST IMPROVED STUDENT
Callum Brown
DIRECTORS AWARDS
Daniel Chegwidden, Rory Forde, Devon Kyle, William Lockwood-Geck, Jared McCarthy, Sean Rooney
FURMINGER AWARD
(Student Who Has Shown Respect To Staff And Other Students)
Nick Don
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENT AWARD
Jaden Rouse
CROSS-COUNTRY AWARD
Ezra Berridge
SHOOTING AWARD
Euan Reynolds
EXPEDITION AWARDS
For All-Round Excellence On Expedition
Kayak Toby Way
Rock Climbing Sean Collinson-Smith
Tramp Ezra Berridge and Ryan Littleworth
Alpine Vincent Reilly
MOST VALUED HOUSE MEMBERS
Hart Heath Blyth
Jocks William Lockwood-Geck
Pollys Callum Brown
Purple Taylor Hayes
Mollys Dilawar Singh
Mortimer Toby Way
Gills Joshua Lemon
KINGHAM CUP
House Winning The Most House Sport
Hart House: Conor Aldridge, Heath Blyde, Sean Collinson-Smith, Logan Jakes, Ayush Lakhera, Matthew May, Euan Reynolds and Jason Young
LUDER TROPHY
Overall Winning House
Mortimer House: Hugo Fanning, Conner Fullerton, Bill Li, Caleb Lingman, Ryan Littleworth, Sam Robinson, Louis Suk and Toby Way
Year 12 Leadership Camp
62 students recently gave up three days of their September holidays to attend the Year 12 Leadership Camp held at Tihoi Venture School.
The Leadership Programme, aimed at developing skills in next year’s potential school leaders, was facilitated and co-led by Rick Dobbie from the organisation Ash Consulting in Australia. Mr Dobbie holds Graduate Diplomas in Management Studies and Conflict Management and specialises in Team Leadership. He was supported by programme co-leader Ms Cyn Smith (Director of Tihoi), Mr Grant Lander (Headmaster), Mr Chris Luman (Deputy
Headmaster) and Tihoi staff. The programme delivered a balance of theory and practical activities to support the theory, and was underpinned by the Tihoi Virtues Programme that is championed by Ms Smith.
WHAT SOME OF THE STUDENTS SAID OF THE PROGRAMME:
Loved the ‘Snakepit’ as learnt how easily a good thing can turn to custard. The sessions allowed us to figure out our strengths and weaknesses.
Learnt about the people around me who are part of my peer group. Insight into group dynamics. Great to return to Tihoi.
Gave me an opportunity to work with people in my year group that I do not normally meet with.
Got us outside our comfort zone at times.
The Pavilion Project
Contingent upon funding, the School is planning to upgrade the Pavilion in 2011 to meet the current demand on facilities at the School.
In 2007 an international standard water-based Hockey Turf was built on the northern side of St Paul’s Collegiate School. This artificial turf has become a significant community resource, with members of the Waikato Hockey Association and Midlands Hockey Inc using the facility regularly. Representative age-group camps, coaching camps, local primary, intermediate and secondary schools, and Club sides, play games on the turf on a weekly basis (in the evenings and on weekends during summer and winter). Each week, in the winter, hundreds of young Waikato sportsmen and women use this facility. Earlier this year the ‘Black Sticks’ women’s hockey side trained and gave
coaching tips to promising young hockey players from the region.
At the time of the development of the Hockey Turf, the School and valued partners had only the financial resources for the actual playing surface and fencing. Since this time, the School has added a ‘dugout’ to seat coaches and teams.
Aside from the Hockey Turf, the front sports fields for rugby and cricket are currently used by our local community, adjacent schools, and teams from Waikato Rugby Union, visiting international rugby sides and Northern Districts’ Cricket. The School has recently hosted the New Zealand 2010 Secondary Schools’ Rugby Tournament finals, and, following the success of this tournament, has secured the rights to hold the same for 2011. St Paul’s Collegiate School is also a nominated host training ground for international teams during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
The School has identified a lack of changing facilities for visiting sports teams using the sports grounds at the front of the School. Feedback from sporting organisations and user groups reflects that there has been
increased pressure on changing and ablution facilities for the high ratio of visiting teams. Presently, visiting teams have to change in the facilities at the bottom of the Student Centre at the rear of the School, approximately 100 metres from the rugby fields. To cater for the needs of visitors in the interim, the School has been compelled to use portaloos.
In addition, community groups use the St Paul’s Pavilion not only as a training and conference centre but also because the School is able to offer other complementary services. These include the use of on-site catering, supporting sports and gym facilities, accommodation options and use of the Chapel. Frequently the Chapel and the Pavilion are used in tandem, but with groups exceeding 50 there is considerable pressure on the facilities. The use of the multi-purpose Chapel (with a seating capacity in excess of 600) for regular external events, such as concerts and performances, has increased, creating high demand on the toilets (one male and one female) and changing facilities (currently none).
The Pavilion is well positioned, prominently and conveniently, at the front of the School to cater for the needs of the users of the
rugby and cricket fields, the Hockey Turf and functions in the Chapel. It has stood the community and the School in good stead over the last 24 years.
With an appropriate refurbishment and upgrade it is envisaged that the Pavilion will serve the community equally well for the next 50 years.
The Plan
The redevelopment plan is to upgrade the existing Pavilion. It will be raised, moved along its length, and placed on a new basement designed to house changing rooms, toilets and equipment storage. The conference and hospitality area on the first floor will be upgraded to provide more efficient heating and light through the addition of insulation and updated window treatments. A bonus of the elevation of the
building will be a tiered seating grandstand that will face the rugby and cricket playing fields and accommodate approximately 250 people.
The Cost
The
cost for the project is $615,000.
Fundraising for this project commenced in April 2010. Mr Gary Schofield, an Old Collegian of the School, has made the first individual donation of $1,000, and the Parents’ Association has fundraised to add a further $50,000 towards this project. The Perry Foundation has contributed $150,000 too, bringing the total of funds raised to date to just over $200,000.
We need more funds to reach our target of $615,000.
Become a Pavilion Partner
1. Naming Rights to the Changing Rooms
There are four changing rooms in the new complex. The individual naming rights of one of these would be secured for $25,000.
• Naming rights to the Changing Rooms shall be for the life of the building.
• In agreement with the sponsor, one sign no smaller than 600mm x 400mm will be placed on the interior of the building outside each allocated changing room.
• In agreement with the sponsor, they shall be identified on a ‘Major Sponsors’ Board (600mm x 400mm) in the Pavilion lounge with supporting logos, along with the Grandstand sponsor.
• The sponsor will also be represented on the Changing Rooms Allocation Board (600mm x 400mm), of which there will be two, one at each basement entrance.
• Where applicable, the sponsor will be represented in the Pavilion by information about their company and its relationship with the School.
• The sponsor donation will be acknowledged in an article in Network and the sponsor may place an initial quarter-page advert at no cost in Network and, by agreement, be listed in a supporters block in each issue for a five-year period.
• The sponsor will be acknowledged in an article in the internal School publication Informer following the opening of the Pavilion and thereafter, by agreement, on the School’s website.
St Paul’s Collegiate School is also a nominated host training ground for international teams during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL SIGNAGE
2. Naming Rights to seats on the Bleachers
Naming acknowledgement of a double seat on the bleachers will be secured for a donation of $1,500. This will be recognised by a bronze plaque.
Sponsors Package
• Naming rights to the Bleachers shall be for the life of the building.
• In agreement with the sponsor, one plaque of 120mm x 60mm (sample as illustrated opposite) will be placed on the allocated bleacher.
• In agreement with the sponsor they shall be identified on a list on a ‘Sponsors’ Board in the Pavilion lounge.
• The sponsor shall, if he/she agrees, be acknowledged in Network, Informer and on the School website.
• Payment can be made over three years of three payments of $500. A refundable tax credit is available for gifts $5 and over, made to specified charitable or public organisations.
Become a ‘Pavilion Partner’ with St Paul’s Collegiate School and help us reach our target!
Old Collegian / Past Staff
Current Student / Staff
Family / Staff
EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL SIGNAGE
St Paul’s
3. Tendering and Business in Kind
St Paul’s Collegiate School is very excited to announce the upgrading of the Pavilion, and wishes to advise that the tender process will begin shortly, to establish final budgets for the project.
We would be very interested in any offers of assistance with this project and would encourage you to contact Andrew Roche from Livingstone Builders NZ Ltd, phone 07 849 0082 or email andrewr@ lbl.co.nz to tender for the specific subcontracts that involve your offer. However, if you are able to assist and are not in a position to tender, but can offer business in kind, we can accommodate these donations by aligning your offer with the relevant subcontractor; so issues of
warranties and producer statements can be managed. We need to do this so that the Hamilton City Council requirement for one warranty and producer statement for each element is met for code compliance. In this instance please get in touch with Ivan Posa, phone 027 499 6835 or email posa@wave.co.nz to discuss your offer and we will organise Livingstone Builders NZ Ltd and the subcontractor to meet with you and discuss how best to utilise your offer.
For further information please contact the following:
OLD COLLEGIANS COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Campbell Ludbrook: President
Phone: 027 245 3311
Email: caludbrook@xtra.co.nz
David Mackay – Papamoa
Phone: 07 574 7323
Email: d_mackay@xtra.co.nz
Ivan Posa – Hamilton
Phone: 027 499 6835
Email: posa@wave.co.nz
ST PAUL’S DEVELOPMENT OFFICE:
Glenys Parton
St Paul’s Collegiate School
Private Bag 3069, Hamilton 3240
Phone: 07 957 8898 or
Email: g.parton@stpauls.school.nz
Headmaster, Mr Grant Lander and Board Chair, Mr Philip Morgan QC accepting the donation for the Pavilion from Mr Lyndon Settle, BNZ Managing Partner (Waikato) along with and Mr Hayden Dillon (BNZ Senior Partner) and Mr Gary Osborn (BNZ Partner Corporate Business)
How you can help –Become a ‘Pavilion Partner’ with St Paul’s Collegiate
School
There are three ways you can partner with us:
• Naming Rights to the Changing Rooms
• Seats on the Bleachers
• Tendering and Business in Kind
Significant sponsors will be individually acknowledged on signage and on the honours board in the Pavilion. All sponsors will be listed in the community publications of Informer, Network and on the website.
Tax credit for charitable gifts
A refundable tax credit (formerly a rebate) of 33.33% is available for gifts of $5 and over, made to specified charitable or public organisations. Your donation may be eligible for such a tax credit.
Yes, I would like to become a Pavilion Partner of St Paul’s Collegiate School Hamilton
DETAILS
Title:
First Name(s): Old Collegian Ex Staff / Board
Surname:
Mailing Address:
Postal Address: (if different)
Email:
Phone:
I AM INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION ON:
Naming Rights to the Changing Rooms
Tendering and Business in Kind
Securing Seats on the Bleachers
Surprise us with a Donation
See: www.stpauls.school.nz
PAYMENT DETAILS FOR SECURING SEATS ON THE BLEACHERS Cheque
Electronic / e-cheque
Waikato Anglican College Trust 02-0320-0203376-000
Details to appear on statement of Waikato Anglican College Trust
Pavilion Seats
MasterCard or Visa Card Number
Expiry Date Name on Card
DETAILS OF NAME ON PLAQUE FOR THE BLEACHERS
THIS SEAT WAS DONATED BY(Please print clearly)
Please post or fax (07 957 8863) this form, together with your cheque, e-cheque or credit card details, to: Pavilion Partner, St Paul’s Collegiate School, Private Bag 3069, Hamilton 3240. Please contact Glenys Parton for further information, by phoning 07 957 8898 or emailing g.parton@stpauls.school.nz
OFFICE USE ONLY
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School Production 2010 – ‘Sweeney Todd’
This is the second year in a row that we have staged a musical production using the Southwell School Performing Arts Centre. The production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ has always been a long-held ambition of talented Director of Music Mr Francis Cowan. Following on from the successful Choir trip to Hawaii, Mr Cowan has put a huge amount of thought and energy into
this ambitious project and his enthusiasm and commitment has rubbed off on the cast and crew. Mr Cowan has been ably assisted by: Director Mrs Elizabeth Buick; Assistant Director and Choreographer and Old Collegian Mrs Roimata Templeton; and Mrs Frances Frazer, who has played a key role with the wardrobe requirements of
the show. This experienced and able team has pulled together the talents and energies of the cast.
Our thanks go out to the many staff, parents and students who have made a significant contribution with the set construction, painting, props, make-up and Front of House duties.
Antony sings to Joanna
Caitlin Reid as Mrs Lovett tries to woo Sweeney Todd
Cameron Downey as Tobias City on Fire
David Hoskins as Sweeney Todd
Mrs Lovett and Sweeney admire his new barbers chair
Mrs Lovett makes her yummy pies Pirelli tells everyone what a wonderful barber he is
The cast enjoying Mrs Lovett’s pies
Hawaii Choir Trip
Chanelle Harrison “Meeting all the people and making some of the best friends of my life xx”
David “Singing in the shrine at Pearl Harbor”
Charlotte “Meeting everyone in the choir and making solid friends”
Alex Penrose “Experiencing some of the great historic buildings and cultures which Hawaii offers, which we cannot experience in New Zealand, such as the Iolani Palace and Pearl Harbor.”
Beth Noble “I think that it was the range of venues that we sung at, from schools to malls to a memorial, that really gave us a great insight into another culture and way of life.”
Ryan McIntyre “I had only been in the choir for about a month before going to Hawaii. It was amazing. I’ve made great new friends and it’s an experience I won’t forget. Music’s my life and the trip just enforced it.”
Jonathan Eyers “Climbing to the top of Diamond Head; what a mission but the view was worth it.”
Amy Zhang “Anime Convention! Music and passion all rolled into one fabulous combo! Sugoi!”
Sam Kaelin “Quite frankly the beaches and sights were not what made Hawaii special; the friends and memories we shared were what made the trip truly special.”
Finnbar “Riding in the Limo”
Sam Armstrong “Discovering new and interesting things about people and meeting Big Jacob”
Jasper Hankins “Arizona Memorial”
Football
Boys
ST PAUL’S 1ST XI
In the 2010 National Secondary Schools’ Premier Boys Tournament, held in Napier this year, the St Paul’s 1st XI competed in the semi-finals against King’s College, a team that is ranked highly in both the Auckland region and nationally. A last-minute 1 – 0 win took the boys through to the battle for 17th place. In the very last game for St Paul’s, for many of the boys, and the final for this tournament, the team came up against rivals Hamilton Boys’ High School (HBHS). The boys had prepared themselves for what would be a battle to the death. At full time the game ended 0 – 0 and went straight to a penalty shoot-out. With brilliant goalkeeping and strong confident finishing, the boys defeated HBHS 5 – 4, and gained a top-20 finish in the tournament. The boys also finished ahead of St Peter’s to be deemed the top team in the Waikato. With such a young team,
containing many first-time players, the boys were extremely proud of their results and beating teams such as King’s and Hamilton Boys is a testament to the team’s potential. Special thanks to coach Mike Groom for such an amazing season and an unforgettable five years.
Girls
This has been a very long season for the girls: five months and 26 matches.
An invitation to the Referee’s Tournament prior to the league season starting was an honour, considering there were Premier teams involved. A win, a draw and a loss were achieved, a creditable performance given the number of new players in the side. The grading round matches resulted in St Paul’s being placed in the Senior Girls’ Division 1 section for the season and as the season unfolded the team developed both in strength and determination to win the title of ‘Division 1 Champions’ for 2010.
Basketball
St Paul’s Collegiate has had three teams playing in the Hamilton Secondary Schools’ Competition this year: Premier Boys, Senior Social and a combined Year 9 and 10 team playing in the Junior B grade.
The Premier Boys’ team was very fortunate to be coached by Steve Agnew, a highly experienced coach and former Assistant Coach of the Waikato Pistons. Staff member Jeremy Coley was the Assistant Coach. The team had a number of talented players who have represented the region in age group teams. The team’s main goal this year was to qualify for the National Champions in September.
With eight wins and two losses by the end of the championship and play-off rounds
St Paul’s had secured their top placing, having held off strong attacks from both Sacred Heart and Morrinsville 1st XIs.
This was a wonderful result for a team who really dug deep to achieve their goal, a result largely achieved by the efforts of Sarah and Emma McCallum, with wonderful support from Ashley Dyer and Ashley Fraser.
Two inter-school fixtures were also played, resulting in a win against Bethlehem College and a draw against Wanganui Collegiate.
The final event for the season was the Maurice Hulme Tournament, run by New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Girls’ Football. Eight matches in five days was an enormous challenge and to come out in the top 16 at 15th place was a most creditable achievement. The crowning glory however was the awarding of the ‘Most Valuable Player of the Tournament’ to Sarah McCallum, as voted by the other teams.
This year will certainly go down as the greatest year for girls’ Football here at St Paul’s.
FOOTBALL IST XI:
Back Row: N Alloway, C Wakefield, D Groom, D Ford, M McKenzie
Middle Row: J Penyas, S Johnson, L Hope, S Krystman
Front Row: S Joblin, M Rooney, A Harris, S Hewat, P Grierson
Absent: L Phillips, M Built, J Robb, D Rooney
Coach: Mr M Groom Manager: Mrs L Harris
After two early losses, the team went on a 10-game winning run, beating St John’s College, HBHS and Melville in the process. This was the first time that St Paul’s had beaten St John’s and HBHS. Unfortunately with the departure of shooting guard Blake Agnew to Tihoi, the team struggled to score consistently from outside the key and lost games to Melville and St John’s College. The team met St John’s in the semi-final, losing 70 – 50, and in the play-off for fourth place they played Melville, winning 82 – 74 to close a great season.
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
Kurt Heatherley, Aaron Keppler and Ryan Sullivan played for the Waikato U17
team that placed third in their national tournament. Aaron went on to be selected for the NZ U17 team while Kurt was chosen for the NZ U16 side.
KEEGAN FLY MADE THE WAIKATO U17 B TEAM.
The junior team coached by Jason McGrath played in the Junior B Division on Tuesdays at Fraser. Despite the disruption of losing 10 players to Tihoi and only six returning, this team had a great season, winning most of their games and winning the competition overall.
NZ U19 Rowing
Alex Mason and Zach Oliver
Row Sixth in the World
St Paul’s Collegiate School, with only 600 students, had two rowers in the U19 World Rowing Championships in Racice in the Czechoslovakia Republic this year.
Following selection from the New Zealand Junior trials in April, Alex Mason and Zach Oliver immediately embarked on a six-month campaign of training. This meant a life of early starts, seven days a week, at Karapiro, pulling out 180km of rowing each week with a rest day “every now and then”. Most days saw the boys out training in the morning and for Zach it was back to school briefly in the middle of the day, before being out on the water again in the afternoon.
The team departed for the World Championships, from Karapiro, to the Czechoslovakia Republic, on 21st July. Their journey began with an 11-hour flight to Singapore and a five-hour stopover. This was followed by a 12-hour flight to Frankfurt and a one-hour flight to Prague. Racice is about 40 minutes’ drive from Prague.
The first thing the boys noticed was the 51°C heat. Certainly a different heat to that experienced in New Zealand, with the first day unbearable and a never-ending search for shade. However, they say they adapted pretty quickly. The beds were like boards with mattresses on top but having been to Tihoi, the St Paul’s boys were able to comment that the Tihoi beds were luxury compared to the ones in Racice.
The first morning of training was equivalent to rowing at 3.00am New Zealand time and felt a bit strange. The lake was man-made and made for international world-class kayaking, rowing and canoeing events. However, the water in the lake was polluted water so rowers were told not to put their heads under. As well, there was a big nuclear power station overlooking the lake.
The accommodation was in a village next to the lake, surrounded by fields of sunflowers and other cropping activities. The only local shop was a small dairy.
The team trained twice a day for two weeks prior to racing. During the ‘rest time’ they ventured out to Melnik and Prague for day trips. The rest of the time was based at the lake preparing for racing. The preparation in Racice was different to home with a lot of focus on eating the right food – such as duck, rabbit and lots of chicken.
When the other European countries began arriving at the lake it was quite distracting with everybody trying to train at the same time in a small area.
RACING
Race 1
The boys were nervous as they had not raced against any of the countries before, so they were all a real unknown. They were up against 2009 reigning champions, Germany. The New Zealand team led from the start until the last 50 metres when USA got across the line 0.2 seconds ahead. The New Zealanders were happy with this effort.
Semi-finals 2 days later
In the semi-finals the first three boats reached the A final and the rest the B final. New Zealand had a good race and came in third behind Australia and Italy. There was a two-second margin between New Zealand and the two winning crews.
Finals Day
New Zealand went into the finals with the fourth fastest time. However, there was a general stomach bug going through the New Zealand camp and crew so the rowers were not feeling 100%. Despite this they hunkered down and raced the best they could to place sixth. Placing six out of 49 countries competing was an impressive finish.
Winners in podium order: Switzerland, Italy, Australia, Ukrane, USA and New Zealand
Highlights
• Atmosphere of world champs
• First two days of racing
• Prague is a great city
Lowlights
• Illness
Alex Mason and Zach Oliver sincerely thank coach Bruce Holden, parents and supporters for making this experience happen. They say of Bruce, “He was an excellent coach and good support for the team. He helped us to gel quickly and hunker down and get on with the job.”
Both Alex and Zach are enjoying a break from rowing. Alex is currently doing some rowing coaching whilst deciding where to from here. Zach is back into catching up with schooling and plans to go to AUT to study Design next year and aims to row again at a later date.
2010 1st X1 Boys’ Hockey Report
The Boys’ 1st XI Hockey team had a very full and very successful 2010 season overall. This was due in large part to the hard work put in by players and coach but also thanks to the wonderful support of caregivers and others who have toiled in the background and/or enthusiastically cheered us on from the sideline.
On Wednesday 8th September the St Paul’s College 1st X1 played Hamilton Boys’ High School (HBHS) 1st X1 in the final of the Waikato Secondary Schools’ Competition. St Paul’s had won two of the previous encounters and they had won one. Also, HBHS had just returned from the top national tournament as the 5th-ranked team in the country. There was no doubt that this was going to be another very tough match.
Glenn Eyers
Matthew Snodgrass
Wesley Vick
Glenn Eyers
Roydon Nutsford
Matthew Snodgrass
Wesley Vick
Matt Tingey
Alex Wilson
As expected, the intensity of the game was huge. After a nervous start by both sides, the first half became a fairly even ‘arm wrestle’. St Paul’s penetrated the opposition circle several times while HBHS got one good scoring opportunity which was superbly defended by Josh Lenssen in goal. The second half mostly followed the same pattern, with St Paul’s probably having the edge in terms of circle penetrations and scoring opportunities. Unfortunately full time arrived without any result so the rules of the competition required a ‘shoot-out’ consisting of five alternating strokes for each team. It is always disappointing that the outcome of a game comes down to this as it is such a nerve-racking lottery and frequently does not reflect a team’s performance in the actual match. Sadly St Paul’s lost this contest 2 – 3, giving HBHS the win.
While it was disappointing to lose this way, the St Paul’s College team can very proud of the way it played and we thank all those who supported us at this match and throughout the season.
Rugby
St Paul’s Collegiate School is the Waikato Rugby Schools’ Champion for 2010, after a winning weekend of finals rugby. In the inaugural match for the Ian Foster Shield, St Paul’s Collegiate School faced off against St Peter’s School. This game was also for the honour of reclaiming the Tricolour Trophy and a replay of the 1st Division final of 2009.
The final is always played under the cloud of fierce rivalry and this year was no different. Once again punching well above its weight, with nearly half the school roll of its opponent, St Paul’s came out highly motivated and muscled its way into the game from the outset. St Paul’s went into the game with the reputation of having the best defensive record in the competition. A massive challenge awaited both teams who displayed contrasting styles of play.
The St Paul’s forward pack showed cohesion and strength throughout the game and the team as a whole kept to their game plan until the last few minutes where the forwards decided to pass the ball, which was superbly intercepted by St Peter’s, with a 50-metre run scored under the posts. The conversion brought St Peter’s within 11 points of St Paul’s and with minutes remaining. However, St Paul’s held to notch up the 21 – 10 win and Johnny Mason (75 matches for the 1st XV), in his final year as captain, led his charges from the front.
Our U14 team were also finalists and winners of the inaugural Steve Gordon Shield when they beat HBHS in the final, 19 – 6.
INTERNATIONAL AND REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS FOR 2010:
B. O’Mallan Guam Men’s International Team and Waikato U19
J Randall – Cook Islands U19
J Mason – Waikato U19
J Heatherley – Waikato U18/Chiefs U18 trialist
J Sullivan – Waikato U18/Chiefs trialist
S Marr – Chiefs trialist /Harlequins U18
K Ellis – Harlequins U18
H May – Harlequins U18
K Harris – Harlequins U18
G Beaumont – Harlequins U18
C Nepe – Harlequins U18
J Bellingham – Harlequins U18
J Wood – Waikato U16
L Cooper – Waikato U16
J Fawcett – Waikato U16
J Rae – Waikato U16
Presentation of the inaugural Steven Gordon Shield to U14
Parents’ Association
The recipe book is ready to go!
After more than six months of work, Plates for Mates™ – Recipes from St Paul’s is out and ready for you to purchase in time for Christmas. The following page is our order form. This is the first St Paul’s recipe book available in 10 years! Please complete your order now for prompt delivery. At only $30 per book we believe this is great value for money as well as being a memorable keepsake that can be given to family, friends and colleagues to use for many years to come.
While kitchens are definitely not the sole domain of females, the 25th Jubilee celebration for girls attending St Paul’s Collegiate School did get this book rolling. It is wonderful to have recipes from two founding young women: Roimata Templeton and Ruth Walden.
We had a fantastic response from our Old Collegians with many family favourite recipes and advertising support. Thank you to everyone who contributed their favourite recipes and to those who volunteered to cook the recipes. And to our advertisers and donors, our grateful thanks for supporting St Paul’s Collegiate School.
All funds raised from the sale of this recipe book will be used to provide amenities for St Paul’s Collegiate School, Hamilton, and St Paul’s Collegiate Tihoi Venture School, in the Taupo district.
With thanks to our major sponsors:
Montana Catering Company Ltd
Great Oaks Trading
The Parents’ Association has been busy throughout 2010 providing hospitality at many school events. These include:
• At half time during the tremendously successful 2010 school production of ‘Sweeney Todd’;
• Sausage sizzles at House Rugby, House Football and Hockey, and during the NZ Schools’ Regional Rugby Tournament;
• Hosting the Years 12 and 13 Parents’ Dinner held in the Long Room on the night of the School Ball; and
• Other fabulous events that contributed to this year’s overall success.
The Parents’ Association has now completed the window coverings in the Long Room and provided a facility in there for hanging artwork. We have also continued to provide financial support via grants to activities throughout the school: the School Choir trip to Hawaii, a special grant to the rowing fraternity for their Twizel National Tournament and to many other sporting codes. We have also continued to help out the Houses in a project of their choice. Our Chairman, Tim Elliott, along with our Headmaster, undertook a wine promotion –‘A Taste of the Hawke’s Bay’. This promoted seven great wines from three Hawke’s Bay wineries, representing ‘great wines at amazing prices’.
The Cattle Scheme continues to be a fantastic contributor to our balance sheet, helping our committee to provide assistance throughout the School community. Jenny McPherson,
Paul Coster and Angela Fullerton have spent many hours on this Scheme. Their efforts are greatly appreciated and acknowledged. We would also like to thank the many families involved in this Scheme; it is only via their generosity that Jenny, Paul and Angela are able to make this work.
As we draw closer to the end of the 2010 school year we would like to thank our St Paul’s parents who will be leaving the school this year for their fantastic support and contribution. Of special note are three long-standing members: Penny Taylor (current Vice Chairman), Philippa Hickmott and Sue Aitken. These three ladies have assisted with many hospitality events throughout their time at St Paul’s. Their loyalty and dedication to the Committee will be sorely missed.
The St Paul’s Parents’ Association would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas. Remember to order your recipe books now. If you need more order forms go to the Parents’ Association’s page on the St Paul’s website www.stpauls.school.nz or email The Secretary, parentsassociation@stpauls.school.nz.
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Project Samoa
School Construction class builds a fale to help rebuild lives
People around the world were shocked at the damage and devastation caused by the tsunami that hit Western Samoa in September 2009, and many asked what they could do to help. Heta Smith, a technology teacher and boarding housemaster at St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton, had an idea to do something practical to help Samoan people recover from their losses. He turned to his Construction class with his big idea to build a fale (a Samoan house with open sides and a thatched roof). A massive fundraising campaign was started, which enlisted media and sporting personalities such as Phil Gifford and Eroni Clark. The School family and its wider community got behind this marvelous project to make it happen. Mr Smith continues the story of this remarkable journey.
ST PAUL’S DELIVERS ON ITS PROMISE TO BUILD A FALE.
In the last week of the July holidays, a group of St Paul’s students, staff and parents travelled to Samoa to build a fale for a family who were devastated by September 2009’s
tsunami. The group consisted of 12 students from the School’s Year 13 Construction class, teacher Heta Smith, Project Co-ordinator Peter Sullivan (father of one of the students) and Construction Manager Marcus Wilkins (grandfather of one of the students), and Logan Sullivan (Sargood 2004 – 2007), a former student and Peter’s older son.
The aim of the trip was to travel to Samoa to build a fale for Edmund and Sina Taufua of Lalomanu village, who lost their three children, their home and their business to last year’s tsunami. Not being able to help everyone who had been affected by this disaster, the decision was made to support one family. The family was chosen on the recommendation of a grandparent of one of our current students.
All the materials, right down to the last screw, had to be shipped from New Zealand, as there is a huge demand for building materials in Samoa and everything is in short supply. Our container arrived at Lalomanu village a week before we did. Samoan Quarantine was on hand to oversee the opening of the container. Once we were given the go-ahead to remove the materials
from the container, the group set about building the fale.
Good progress was made in the first three days, with the fale having reached the closed-in stage with all the exterior walls completed and the roof ready for the traditional thatched lining. It took nine days in total to complete the fale. It has its own ensuite (consisting of a shower, toilet and vanity), its own verandah and deck, and a traditional look with a thatched roof made from lao leaves. The fale is the best on the beach and was a credit to Peter Sullivan our Construction Manager and the Project Samoa team.
While the building of the fale was our major focus, we found time also to visit the local school to deliver books and sports equipment. We took time out to clean a beach that had not been cleared since the tsunami. It was a heart-wrenching experience removing personal effects, but we felt extremely satisfied once all of the items had been stacked in a pile by the side of the road.
The tools and equipment that we used to
build the fale, along with the container and other donated building materials and goods, were given to Lalomanu village when we left. The intention was to leave a resource that others from the village could use to help rebuild their lives.
Overall, the trip was an outstanding success, with the Project Samoa team having completed all of the tasks that we intended to accomplish while we were away. We returned with some wonderful memories, and while we went to Samoa to help the Taufua family by building a fale for them, we were richly rewarded by the friendship, hospitality and goodwill extended to us by all the people that we came into contact with.
The boys and the staff are extremely proud of what they have done: we believe we have planted a seed for future charitable ventures, and formed a link between St Paul’s Collegiate School and Lalomanu village that will extend well beyond the tsunami relief programme. It was a cultural exchange, not just to construct a fale but also to establish goodwill, understanding and lifelong friendships between the builders and the
people of Lalomanu village.
Finally, we wish to thank the following businesses for their generous donations of goods and services. Without their support, we would not have been able to complete this project.
WITH THANKS FOR THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE SUPPORT:
Alliance Catering
Atherton’s New World, Matamata
Bidvest NZ
BPO LTD
Burley Attwood Law
Bunnings, Hamilton
Bunnings, Te Awamutu
Canterbury Clothing
Chesters Plumbing Supplies
Geon Printing
Go Bus Hamilton
Great Oaks Trading
Guthrie Bowron
Fuji Automotive Paints
Kukri Clothing
Mackenzie Elvin Law
McGregor’s New World, Auckland
Mitre 10 Te Puke
Reef Shipping
Research Motors
Ryan Aluminium
R&R Sport Hamilton
Sullivan Homes
Thomsons Building Centre ITM
The Tool Shed
Tim Elliot Marquee Tents
WE ALSO WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT:
Anglican Missions Board
Clark House Parents’ Association
Habitat for Humanity NZ Ltd
St Paul’s Collegiate School Parents’ Association
Te Rapa Rotary Club
Heta Smith
BIRTHS
James Whetu nee Watene (Clark/ Hamilton 1994 – 1998) and Amy Whetu nee Watson (Harington 1997 – 1998), were proud to announce the safe arrival of their son Roden who weighed in at a grand 12lb 3oz. He was born at 6.37am on the morning of 26th May 2010. Millie, their daughter, is very pleased to have a brother.
Natalie Swart (Harington 1998) and husband Pele Tanuvasa welcomed the arrival of Caleb Jack on 25th April 2010 at North Shore Hospital. The little Anzac weighed in at a bonny 7lb 8oz (3.4kg).
DEATHS
Our condolences are extended to the following St Paul’s families:
Richard Taylor (Williams 1981 –1985). After leaving school, Richard went to work for Dalgety’s. He became interested in horticulture and took up a cadetship which saw him head to Sweden. Richard’s focus was then on forestry where he became a Sylvaculturalist.When he eventually headed back to New Zealand, the downturn in the forestry industry saw him take up a position with the Council Arbourculturalists up North. Richard died of a very rare form of aggressive cancer, in December 2008. He is survived by his wife Samantha.
Rohan Naldrett-Jays (School 1966 – 1968) was an identity in Wellington business circles for some 30 years where he was the licensee for the Old Bailey, the watering hole for public servants. He then moved to Whanganui where he ran the venerable Grand Hotel. Unfortunately the desire to make-over this grand lady created an unsustainable debt. Rohan again moved on, this time to Mongolia, where he was an overseer in a
coatings and sealing operation in Ulan Bator. From there he moved to California where he passed away in his sleep, at just 57 years of age, on 20th March 2010. He is survived by his three daughters, one grandson and both his parents.
Bevan Henstock (Fitchett 2004 –2008) passed away in his sleep on Friday 30th July 2010.
MARRIAGES
Ali Wickham (Harington 1998 –1999) and Nicholas Sullivan (School/Fitchett 1996 – 2000) married at Stoneridge Estate, Lake Hayes, on 13th February 2010. The wedding was attended by St Paul’s Old Collegians Laura Mortimore nee Grey (Harington 2000 – 2001) and Chris Mortimore (Williams 1996 –2000), Paul Sullivan. (Hamilton1998 – 2002) was their Best Man and Christopher Leigh (Sargood/ School 1992 – 1994) an Usher. The couple’s five-year-old daughter Caitlyn was the gorgeous flowergirl.
Ali and Nicholas travelled through Thailand and Vietnam for their honeymoon and have settled back into life in Christchurch where they are both senior accountants.
Nick Boone (Hamilton 1999 – 2003) and Gina Fitchett (Harington 2002 – 2003) were married on 2nd April 2010. The ceremony took place on a hilltop in Bowentown and the reception was held at Mills Reef Winery in Tauranga. The couple said it was an awesome day, everything they could have imagined and so much more. Nick and Gina started dating eight years ago at ‘good old’ St Paul’s. They both have very fond memories of the School.
Natalie Swart (Harington 1997 – 1998) and her husband Pele were married in February 2009. They now reside on the Air Force base in Whenuapai with their new son Caleb. Natalie and Pele were supported on their wedding day by Old Collegians Kate Mulligan (Harington 1997 – 1998), sister Donna Swart (Harington 1999 – 2000) and Justin Kerr (Williams 1993 – 1997). Natalie is relishing being a first-time mum and is on 12 months’ leave from working as a media advisor for Child Youth and Family. She began there in 2007 in Australia where, coincidentally, she worked right next to the workplace of former Head of School, Ross Dunwoody (Hamilton 1994 –1998) who was working at UBS Investment Bank.
eSNIPPETS
Daniel Ammann (Sargood 1985 – 1989) has been appointed VicePresident of Finance and Treasurer, for General Motors Worldwide. Daniel was most recently Managing Director and Head of Industrials Investment Banking for Morgan Stanley, a position he held since 2004. He will lead the GM Treasurer’s Office, based in New York, with additional operations in Detroit, Shanghai and Zurich. The global treasury operations include capital markets activities, capital planning, business development, risk management, worldwide pension funding, worldwide banking, and overseas and domestic finance. During his 11 years at Morgan Stanley, Daniel was instrumental in many high-profile assignments spanning a variety of technology, service and manufacturing clients. His diverse experience in mergers, acquisitions, raising capital and restructuring includes leading Morgan Stanley’s banking team in advising GM on its restructuring and sale pursuant to Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code.
Giles Bayley (Clark 1987 – 1991) spent four years playing Rugby
both here and in the UK after leaving St Paul’s. He was the only New Zealander to make the South of Scotland side. Giles came back to New Zealand in 1996, went farming and subsequently bought Chindi Station which was a 1,600hectare farm. He sold it in 2009 and now owns a dairy farm, a development at Cooks Beach and his own building company. Giles married Janine in 2009; this was his second marriage. He has two children from his first marriage, Griffin who is 10 years old and Seaton, 7.
Sarah Berkowski nee Bryant (Harington 1988 – 1989) lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Sarah called in to St Paul’s after she and her husband Robert had been on a two-week holiday in the South Island. Sarah has been living in Toronto since 1996 after graduating from the University of Otago. Sarah and Robert are expecting their first child in October. She is very sad to have missed the Girls’ 25th celebration but would love to hear from others who were at school with her. She can be contacted on email at sarah.berkowski@rogers.com
Fraser Brown (Williams 1988 – 1992) has just been elected as President of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. He is the local manager of Craigs Investment Partners and is excited at the prospect of working with many new groups in his new role. He loves the Gisborne region and wants to grow the area by attracting new businesses as well as building on the existing business and industry.
Robert Bryant (Williams 1988) now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is married to Sharon and they have two daughters, who are four and
five. Robert graduated from the University of Otago and then had to sit his residency in America. He is now a Doctor of Emergency and operates from two local hospitals.
Stuart Collison (Williams 1976 – 1980) is now living in Kewdale, Western Australia. Stuart did his BMS at Waikato and an Exec MBA at the University of Australia. He oversees the marketing and business development functions for Intelligent Life, which is a highend air-conditioning firm. Stuart’s work sees him operating out of Australia as well as South Africa. He and his partner Jill have three children, Hugh, Liam and daughter Ava, and when he finds time to relax, his favourite pastime is racing Hobbie Cats with his sons.
Nick Cotter (School 1979 –1980) returns home after 30 years of travelling and working around Australia and New Zealand.While in Australia, Nick spent four years in Darwin where, amongst other things, he learnt the art of crafting pens. Nick is now living in Hamilton and crafting pens from deer antler, native timbers and any other materials that he finds quirky or interesting. Nick would love to hear from other Old Collegians and can be contacted at nscotter@ hotmail.com
Alastair Holmes (Hall 1996 – 2000) reports that the last 12 months has been the most exciting year of his life – he got married to Anna in England on 19th December last year and had a second wedding ceremony in Wellington on 7th February. They purchased their first home together late last year and then Alastair began a new job as a Customer Obsession Analyst at BNZ, all in the same short period. Perhaps the most exciting news for them is that Anna is 15 weeks pregnant.
Sharon Mortensen (Harington 1996) married Alex Bond, formerly from Cornwall, UK, in Samoa at Aggie Grey’s Resort on 29th March 2008. Sharon and Alex are currently living in Auckland. Until recently Sharon has been working for designdenmark in Ponsonby as an Interior Designer. Sharon and Alex gave birth to a lovely wee daughter, Isabella, in early July 2010.
Matthew Zane Pavlovich (Hamilton 1987 – 1989) has just returned to Hamilton and would like to hear from anyone from his years. Matthew can be contacted on 07 858 4587.
Walter Craig Stubbing (Clark 1967 – 1969) has not had contact with St Paul’s for 40 years. He called into the School on his way from Tauranga to the Auckland Airport, as he now lives in North Manly, NSW, with his wife Janie of 37 years. Walter was not aware that we had girls at St Paul’s, so got quite a shock to see young women around the campus. He was also not aware that we had a second campus down at Tihoi. So we had a lot of catching up to do with him.
Gregory John Vincent (School 1964 – 1966) has just made contact with the School again after a number of years. He is now living with his wife Maureen in Australia and would love to hear from other Old Collegians from his years. His address is: 7 Barton Court, Highfields, Queensland 4352, Australia. Greg can also be contacted by email on maurgreg@ bigpond.net.au
Zac Ward (Hall 1996 – 2000) Zac, one of four Ward brothers who went through St Paul’s, works for a large-scale farming business called ‘Manuka’ in Chile. Zac’s contacts are www.manuka.cl +56 (64) 570300
Scott Yarndley (School 1984 –1987) For the 18 months following his graduation from St Paul’s, Scott worked on a horse farm, as well as doing odd jobs for local farmers. He then spent eight years at the Hautapu Dairy Co and is currently managing Breckon Farms, a horse farm, where he has been for the last 13 years. Scott married in 1993 and has two children,Taylor who is 15 and Joshua, 11. Taylor represented New Zealand in Australia at the Equestrian events at just age 14.
VISITORS
Visitors to our site, 2010 Fieldays:
Ian Campbell (Williams/Clark 1966 – 1970), Living in Howick and the National Sales Manager for YKK Oceania Ltd.
Wess Clayton-Greene (Sargood 2004 – 2007) has just come back from Canada. He is working on a farm in Te Kuiti and hoping to travel more in the future.
Quinn Dallinger (Clark 1996 –2000) Cambridge
Ross Doherty (School 1972 – 1973) Owns BOP Steam Cleaners and lives in Tauranga.
Daniel Findon (School 1989 – 1994) is living in Remuera, Auckland, and is the Sales Manager of Projects – Construction for Rehau Ltd. Daniel would love to hear from other Old Collegians in his era.
David Gourley (Clark 2002 –2004) Hamilton
Laura Gray (Harington 2000 –2001) Accountant working at Cleland Hancox in Hamilton
Andrew Harry (Hamilton 1970 – 1974) Napier
Peter Hart (Sargood 1994 –1998) is a Dairy Farmer and Lodge Owner in Taupo. He can be contacted on www. greenfieldslodge.co.nz
Charles Heald (School 2005 – 2009) Pre Med, Auckland University
William Hight (School 1988 – 1992) Patuna Farm, Martinborough
Vern Kamo (Williams 2002 –2004) Hamilton
Andrew Kennedy (Clark 1982 –1985) Morrinsville
Bruce Kennedy (Clark 1980 –1983) Morrinsville
Mack Lynn (Fitchett 2002 – 2006) Walton
Toby Lynn (Sargood/Fitchett 1998 – 2002) Hamilton
Logan Marshall (Sargood 2005 – 2008) Tauranga
Michael Martelli (Clark 2004 –2007) Dairy NZ, Hamilton
Trevor McClelland (Williams 1964 – 1965) took up a building apprenticeship when he left school. He has had his own roofing business for the last 26 years. Trevor still dabbles in building spec homes. He has been married for 43 years and has a son and daughter.
Brent Mexted (Sargood 1982 –1986) Te Awamutu
Ryan Mirfin (Hamilton 2006 –2009) Farming in Taupiri
Chris Mortimore (Williams 1996 – 2000) training Captain for Eagle Airways Ltd, Air NZ Link
Phillip Neal (School 1975 – 1978) Raglan
Ross Parker (Hamilton 1980 –1985) Mt Maunganui
Jon Parson (Past Staff 1970 –1974) Whanganui
Michael Porritt (Sargood 1983 – 1986) Hamilton. In partnership with his brother Russell, building.
Jim Rouse (Sargood 1963 –1966) Lives in Tokoroa and drives a logging truck for Rob Dahm Ltd.
Gareth Sanson (Williams 2002 – 2006) is a qualified Electrician in Huntly.
Michael Sargent (Sargood 1996) Mangakino
Phillip Scherer (Hall 1977 – 1980) Papamoa. He is the Director of Seahorse Electric Kontikis.
Tim Schofield (School 2002 –2005) Cambridge
Paul Sharp (Williams 2003 –2007) Hamilton
Robbie Sherriff (Sargood 1996 – 2000) is managing his family’s farm in Te Awamutu.
Stephen Sing (Williams/Fitchett 2002 – 2006) graduated from Lincoln in 2009 with a BCom (AG) and is currently a Dairy Farmer in Morrinsville
Mike Skiffington (Sargood 1982 – 1983) is based in Tauranga. He is involved in cleaning up Military-contaminated land and battle-fields. Mike does a lot of work in Australia.
Jeff Stretton (School 1978 –1982) Epsom
Wayne Strong (School 1971 –1974) Te Awamutu
Scott Taylor (Hamilton 2000 – 2004) Business Manager for Courier Post Hamilton
Aaron van der Poel (Williams/ Fitchett 1999 – 2003) Ohaupo
Paul Vernon (Clark 1984) Howick, Auckland
Brendon Walsh (Williams 1985 – 1989) Managing Director of GrowFarm and based in Te Awamutu
Ame Williams nee Kowalewicz (Harington 2001 – 2002) is married with a seven-monthold daughter and now lives in Pukekohe. Ame has worked as a Vet Nurse, Chef, Optician Tech, travelled and been involved in the Hospitality Industry.
Peter Wright (Clark 1983 –1987) Cambridge
Mike Wyeth (Sargood 1999 –2003) Investment Analyst for the Fund Manager of Perpetual Capital Management. Has a BCom in Finance and Economics.
GIRLS REUNION
Fiona Coughlan, Anna McCormack and Rachel Shirley
Becky Sharman nee Watson and Roden Whetu
Foundation Girl Janet Shewan
Foundation Girls Mary Graham and Ruth Walden nee Lee-Smith
Hannah Myers and current teacher Roger Bell catch up on the last few years
Meg Wilson chats with Susan Skeggs
Whetu Family
Calendar of Events
Please check the website for confirmation of dates – some dates may change.
NOVEMBER
Friday 5 6.30pm Leavers’ Dinner*
Sunday 7 7.30pm Chapel*
Monday 8 6.00pm Boarders’ Awards Dinner
Tuesday 9 12.15pm Inter-house Haka Competition
Sunday 14 7.30pm Chapel*
Monday 15 NCEA Exams begin
Thursday 18 6.00pm Y10 Enterprise Evening*
Sunday 21 7.30pm Chapel*
Thursday 25 7.00pm Harington House Dinner
Saturday 27 10.00am Tihoi 2010/02 Final Lunch
Sunday 28 7.00pm Hamilton House Dinner [Long Room]
Monday 29 8.30am Tihoi Re-entry and Exit Service 6
Y10 Graduation Ceremony
7.00pm Fitchett House Dinner
Tuesday 30 Junior Drama Day
5.00pm School House Dinner
5.00pm Hall House Dinner [Seminar Room]
DECEMBER
Wednesday 1 Junior Sports Day
7.00pm
Thursday 2 Junior Sports Day
11.20am Final Assembly
6.00pm Leavers’ Service
7.00pm Boarding House Dinners
Friday 3 10.00am Prizegiving in Chapel*
TERM 4 ENDS
*All parents and school community welcome at these events
Donor Acknowledgements
St Paul’s Collegiate School wishes to acknowledge the following people for their generous donation to the St Paul’s Collegiate School Foundation during the past six months:
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Child of the 60’s
On the 11th Day of the 11th Month of 2011 we will be having a 60’s decade reunion.
All graduates of the 60’s will be invited to join the Headmaster for 48 hour of revisiting the Swinging 60’s.
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Study for a world-class degree in the heart of New Zealand.
At the University of Waikato, we are punching above our weight. We might not be the largest university in New Zealand, but our students are assured of an outstanding tertiary education, a unique lifestyle and a world-class degree.
Our Schools of Education, Management and Computer Science and Mathematics are the best in New Zealand and our graduates are sought after around the globe. In fact, in the last national grading, Waikato was ranked No.1 in the country in 10 subjects, including Accounting and Finance, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Ecology, Education, Management, Biology, Music and Mathematics.
All students benefit from small classes, personalised student s ervices, flexible study options and direct contact with leading academics, you’re never just a number.
Whether you’re leaving school and contemplating tertiary study, you’re already in the workforce and see professional development as a way to enhance or even change your career, or you’re ready to embrace the challenging environment of postgraduate study and research, the University of Waikato will take you places.
Choose the University of Waikato – the university representing the best of New Zealand.
