Network 2012 November

Network ISSUE 84 | NOVEMBER 2012

St Paul’s Collegiate School

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Achievements

From the Headmaster’s Pen

EDITORS Deborah McRae Tina Bowler

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHERS Andrew Constable, Deborah McRae, Tina Bowler

OLD COLLEGIANS’ Deborah McRae Ph (07) 957 8805

MARKETING Tina Bowler Ph (07) 957 8898

DEVELOPMENT Michelle Smith Ph (07) 957 8818

ADDRESS St Paul’s Collegiate School Private Bag 3069 Waikato Mail Centre Hamilton 3240 New Zealand

PRODUCTION Spacific Yearbooks Ph (09) 309 6945

COVER PHOTO Pareraukura Gilmartain-Kara and James Hunt refer to School News pages 8 and 9

CONTENTS From the Headmaster’s Pen 2 Staff News 2 New Staff 4 Staff Leaving 5 Community Spirit Graduates of St Paul’s Collegiate 6 School News 8 Old Collegians’ 10 Fellows 19 Development 20 Parents’ Association 22 Tihoi Venture School Update 23 Arts & Culture 24 Precious Moments 25 International Report 26 International Week 26 Snippets 28

Dear Past and Present Families, Old Collegians, Fellows and friends of St Paul’s Collegiate The past six months have seen many high points, magnificent achievements and memorable events.

The numbers attending Old Collegians’ functions in London, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch continue to grow and this year we hosted our first function in Sydney, Australia. A special Chapel Service was attended by Archbishop David Moxon, to celebrate and recognise the contribution of the Whesby Trust and the Scholarship scheme set up by Reg and Mary Hornsby. This provided a fitting occasion to honour the contribution of these highly influential and generous individuals in our School’s history. In August, the reunion event for Old Collegians and staff who attended St Paul’s Collegiate in the 1970s was well supported and produced a number of outstanding and very moving speeches by staff and past students of the School. Term Three of 2013 will see a reunion for Old Collegians who attended St Paul’s in the 1980s and a celebration to mark the 50th year of the establishment of Williams Boarding House.

The School’s links with its Old Collegians continue to grow stronger and stronger.

August 2012 saw the beginning of the initial stages of the redevelopment of Sargood House. Little had changed in Sargood since its establishment 51 years ago. The first

stages of its redevelopment will see the extension of its north-facing wings to include: new accommodation for Yr 9, 10 and 11 students; separate bathrooms in the year level dormitories; a new common room for junior boarders and for the House as a whole; and additional staff accommodation with the inclusion of an Assistant Housemaster’s residence on the west wing (i.e. closest to the Dining Room). The expansion and modernisation of Sargood will make the outside more aesthetically pleasing, enabling more efficient use of energy (i.e. all of the new windows will be double-glazed and the renovated area will be fully insulated) and create a new entrance to the Boarding House opposite the Dining Room. The Board of Trustees has set aside $2.3 million for the upgrade, but this sum will not enable the central bathroom area or Yr 12 and 13 accommodations to be substantially altered.

The Board hopes to complete modernisation of Sargood House over the next three to five years as funds become available.

At the start of the year, the Board, through the generous donation of a member of the wider St Paul’s community, was able to engage Xponential Philanthropy to undertake a feasibility study to gauge the level of support within the community for St Paul’s Collegiate to raise $4 million of a

Staff News Top New Zealand Teaching Staff

Duncan Smith and Hon. Hekia Parata Minister

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possible $9 million through a future Capital Expenditure Programme. The projects which need the most urgent attention include the following: Williams House: in light of the new engineering requirements arising from the Canterbury earthquake, the Board is faced with either rebuilding or undertaking substantial strengthening work of Williams Boarding House; Music Room: the positive impact of Mr Francis Cowan and Mrs Michelle Flint has seen a huge growth in music tuition, with just over 250 of our students currently taking instrumental lessons. As a result, the School needs another music room and additional practice rooms for the new musical groups and additional instrument lessons; the St Paul’s Library: built in Reg Hornsby’s tenure as Headmaster (i.e. in the 1960s), when this School had a roll of just over 200 students, it is now woefully inadequate for our needs; an interest in St Paul’s establishing a senior Agriculture and Horticulture Academy given the strong involvement in this sector of many of our rural families. The School’s location is in close proximity to major influences in the farming industry such as DairyNZ and engineering firms such as Gallagher and Milfos.

It would seem logical to develop industry partnerships which utilise the commerce, mathematics, science, technology and agricultural skills of our senior students.

Although we are a small school by some New Zealand standards, one thing we don’t do is compromise on quality. It is important to us to have teachers who will encourage our students to expand their thinking and develop our students to become the best they can be. The quality of the teaching staff at our school is exceptional. Our teachers work tirelessly to ensure students are well educated and have all the support and resources they need to achieve success.

In the cultural area, the individual highlight of the past six months has been Tommy Moss’ (Yr 13) victory in the Lions Club 2012 Young Speechmaker National Contest, while the collective high point would have to be this year’s magnificent, polished production of the demanding musical, Les Misérables.

An adult cast would have found it difficult to replicate the quality of the singing, acting, set or musicianship. Les Misérables ‘wowed’ the full houses that came to watch this most impressive, entertaining musical. New musical groups including the Trad Band, Saxophone Choir and existing groups such as the Choir and the School Rockquest Band have all featured prominently in assemblies, Chapel Services or public performances such as the Celebration of Music and Variety concerts.

This aspect of St Paul’s Collegiate has really blossomed in recent years.

On the sporting front, there have been many high points. In the summer season, the Colts Cricket team finished third in the finals of the National One-Day competition, while their older counterparts in the 1st XI Cricket side made it through to the quarter-finals of the National Gillette Cup. Our athletes took out nine titles at the regional Waikato/Bay of Plenty Championships, and gained nine individual medals in the tougher North Island event. Our rowers gained an impressive total of six medals at the North Island regatta and followed it up by qualifying for eight ‘A’ finals and six ‘B’ finals and finished with three bronze medals at the Maadi Cup competition.

Our swimming team was once again just pipped in the provincial championship and managed a significant number of ‘top ten’ performances in the NZSS Championships hosted in Hamilton.

We are privileged to have Mr Duncan Smith on our teaching staff. Duncan was a recent recipient of the Independent Schools of New Zealand Honours Award which was presented to him by Hon. Hekia Parata, the Minister of Education.

He received the award for service to Chemistry teaching. Below is Duncan’s citation: “St Paul’s Collegiate is very proud of its consistently outstanding Chemistry results. Duncan Smith, HOD Chemistry,

In winter sport, our U55kg, U14 Rugby and Premier Junior Basketball sides and our 1st XI girls’ Hockey team won their respective provincial championships while, at National Tournaments, our senior team performances proved impressive: our 1st XI Boys’ Hockey team finished fourth in the tough India Shield competition, effectively becoming the 20th ranked side nationally, and qualified for the premier Rankin Cup competition in 2013. Our Premier Netballers achieved their best-ever finish in the Upper North Island Netball Tournament in gaining a top 16 placing, while our 1st XI Boys’ Soccer side finished 24th in the country. The Premier Boys’ Basketball side defeated Hamilton Boys’ High School, Macleans College, and Rotorua Boys’ High School, in the Regional playoffs, but narrowly missed out on gaining an historic place in the nationals. Our 1st XV Rugby side played in the inaugural Central North Island competition and finished in a commendable third place after losses to Manawatu’s Feilding High School and Taranaki’s Francis Douglas Memorial College.

With a record School roll of 670 students, in what has been the toughest year of the current recession, St Paul’s Collegiate School is in excellent shape. We thank you for your ongoing support of our wonderful School and hope that you are as proud of the positive progress we are making, as we are.

G W Lander, Headmaster

is an exceptional practitioner, vastly experienced, innovative and considered by his peers nationally to be at the forefront of Chemistry teaching. He started and runs the Waikato Chemistry Teachers’ Support Group, works with The University of Waikato’s Faculty of Education, and is the ‘go to’ Chemistry person in the Waikato.

On top of his classes and extra tutorials, he plays a significant role in a wide range of the School’s activities, including Duke of Edinburgh, rock-climbing and productions”.

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New Staff TINA BOWLER

DR MIKE SIMMONDS

Director of Marketing

Physics

Tina joined the St Paul’s Collegiate team in April this year. Her experience is in marketing and communications including website and digital communications. She previously worked for Westfield NZ for 7 years as a Marketing Manager.

There she was actively involved with 2 major developments including the Farmers extension, and cinema/ foodcourt development. She led a high performing customer service team and introduced several new initiatives both locally and nationally within the company.

She also has experience in working for local government, not-for-profit and health sectors.

With a passion for “best practice” Tina would like to bring the school further into the 21st century by introducing some new marketing and communication initiatives.

Tina and her partner Andrew, have five children aged between 12 and 24. Being a mother of teenage children helps her to understand what families are looking for and what is important to them when they have the daunting task of choosing a secondary school for their children.

Tina enjoys travel, keeping fit and spending time with family and friends.

LEE ELLIOTT English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Lee Elliott takes up the full time position of ESOL teacher in 2013. Lees’ association with St Paul’s Collegiate School spans 20 years, first as a parent, then as a grandparent and now as a teacher. Her husband Cam, was a member of the Board and also a Fellow of the School.

Her first teaching role at St Paul’s was as a teacher of Te Reo Maori followed by relief teaching and then Yr 11 English. Lees’ first experience in working with International students was when she relieved for Margie Smith. Lee says “The International Centre gives me the opportunity of working with a group of wonderful students and to take up another challenge in my teaching career. Above all, I will be continuing to work within the St Paul’s family that has been a big part of the Elliott family’s life”.

HELEN RICHARDSON Director of International Students Prior to joining St Paul’s, Helen spent 10 years working at Wintec’s International Centre as the Manager of International Student Affairs/ Pastoral Care Manager. This meant working with students from approximately 50 countries and taking responsibility for: pastoral care, Code of Practice compliance, accommodation, student inductions, student activities, cultural events and international week. Helen is also the President of Waikato Education International and on the Executive of IERNZ (International Education Regions of New Zealand). She has travelled extensively and is very passionate about cultural awareness and understanding.

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Dr Simmonds joined our Science teaching staff at the start of term, having gained his PhD at the University of Salford and undertaken research and tertiary teaching in both the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Dr Simmonds first taught in New Zealand for three years at Matamata College before taking up a position as Head of the Physics department at Hamilton’s Fraser High School where he has taught for the past five years.

MICHELLE SMITH Director of Development Michelle’s background is in communication and marketing where she has worked for almost 20 years after having originally trained as a graphic designer. Qualified in public relations and with a background in agency and in-house roles, Michelle has worked in various sectors including printing, tertiary education, agriculture, mental health and not-for-profit. Her most recent time was spent in local government at Hamilton City Council where she held a senior marketing role for nine years gaining experience in the specialised areas of destination, relationship and reputation marketing through to brand management and event sponsorship. Michelle is a local having lived in Hamilton all her life and is married with a nineyear-old son. She has a personal interest in real estate and is always looking for that next bargain home to renovate and move on having purchased and sold six homes over the past few years.

PETER WELHAM Business Manager Peter Welham was born and raised in South Africa however his ancestors first arrived in New Zealand in 1885. He arrived in Auckland in 1995 and then moved to Christchurch in 1997 where he worked as the Business Manager for the Christchurch Press (Fairfax Media), followed by an appointment as the Bursar of St Margaret’s College (An Anglican girls school for students from Yr 1 to 13 day and boarders) and most recently as Manager of the College of Science at University of Canterbury.

Peter and his wife Heather have four children, Anna who is 12, Matt 10, Noah 3 and Joel who is 2. Peter says that he is excited about returning to an independent school and is looking forward to settling into Hamilton, exploring the surrounding central north island and also being closer to family and friends that live in Auckland.

When he has time to relax Peter enjoys caravanning holidays, tennis, golf and anything outdoors. He is a keen supporter of most sports, but particularly rugby, cricket and hockey.

Staff Leaving RETIREMENT OF MR IAN BRIDGE Business Manager (2002–2012) It is with genuine sadness that we farewell in November, Mr Ian Bridge, Business Manager of St Paul’s Collegiate School since 2002. Ian came to St Paul’s Collegiate having held various senior financial roles in the NZ Dairy Group of companies for just over 20 years. His financial acumen, analytical skills, experience in project management and a high level of customer service proved very valuable assets for our school.

With a Masters of Business Administration and his membership of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Institute of Management, Ian has played a crucial role in the many developments that have occurred over the past decade. Through Ian’s wise and prudent oversight and input, the School has undergone significant redevelopment during his tenure with projects such as the upgrade of the Tihoi Houses and Dining Room; Sports Centre; Astroturf; and more recently projects such as the Old Collegians’ Pavilion Upgrade, Clark House and Dining Room expansion.

A committed Christian, Ian has always adhered to a strong set of personal values and principles. Extremely loyal, hardworking and utterly discrete, the School’s Management and Board have always been able to rely on the integrity and commitment of Ian to deliver what was in the best interests of St Paul’s Collegiate and its community. We have been very appreciative of the support that Ian has enjoyed from his wife Ruth and his family given the huge number of hours that Ian has put in both on weekdays and on weekends. Ian Bridge has been a true professional. The role that he has performed within the School has been both a demanding and complicated one, with Ian responsible for the financial records of the many different entities associated with the School – in particular Ian has done a wonderful job in supporting Great Oaks Trading Limited (School Shop), Honikiwi Forest, Great Oaks Holding Company Limited and the School’s Foundation. Ian has also provided very effective liaison with Alliance, our School’s property and catering provider.

A modest, humble, genuinely caring individual, with a fine sense of humour, it has been a real privilege to work alongside and with Ian Bridge. We wish him all the best in his retirement and thank him sincerely for the magnificent contribution that he has made to our School. His work has been greatly appreciated and valued.

Community Spirit As part of the SPECIAL SCHOOL CHARACTER of St Paul’s Collegiate School, students learn the value of giving to others and supporting the community in which they live.This reflects the School’s mission:

MISSION: “Preparing students for life in the global environment by providing challenging educational experiences that realise their full potential through faith, virtue and excellence in performance.”

At St Paul’s Collegiate, students are given the opportunity to accept responsibility, to serve others and to be aware of the spiritual and moral dimensions of life.

Our students have done this in various ways by giving their time, fund-raising for charities and helping others.

CHILD CANCER FOUNDATION Five St Paul’s students shaved their heads in support of the Child Cancer Foundation to raise funds for this charity. Collectively, Tyrell Martin, Sam Holmes, Harry From left to right: Connor Steer, Sam Holmes, Harry Colonne,Tyrell Martin, Callum Bowick (and Liam Colonne, Callum Buchanan – Mission and Outreach Prefect) Bowick and Connor Steer raised in excess of $2,000. Their heads were shaved in the Prefects’ Assembly in front of the entire School. Shannon and Sarah from Zibido Hair Salon volunteered their time to come to St Paul’s to shave the students’ heads.

24-HOUR RELAY The Boarding Houses along with support from the School community at St Paul’s participated in the annual 24-Hour Relay. During this event, students raise money by walking 500m laps around the perimeter of the St Paul’s campus. The intention is for students to complete as many laps as possible and to ensure that each Boarding House has at least one person on the course at all times during the whole 24-hour period. As a community, the Boarding Houses raised in excess of $9,000 for their chosen charities which is significantly more than what was raised at last year’s 24-Hour Relay.

Williams House raised $1,300 for Cystic Fibrosis, Sargood House raised $2,000 for the Heart Foundation, Clark House raised $4,500 for the Christchurch earthquake recovery and Harington House raised $1,200 for Cross Rose Women’s Refuge. It was an outstanding effort by all of the Houses, and they can all be very proud of their achievements. A special thank-you must also go out to the Housemasters, Boarding House staff and Boarding Parents who gave so much of their time to make this special event happen.

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Graduates of St Paul’s Collegiate

Past and present students of St Paul’s were honoured at the Scholars’ Assembly for their academic achievements in 2011.

Below are the degrees conferred to St Paul’s Collegiate School Old Collegians: GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO, MAY 2012 There were no St Paul’s graduates from the University of Waikato for this time frame.

Sir Edmund Hillary medals are awarded annually to the University of Waikato Hillary Scholars who have excelled academically and in their chosen fields of Art or Sport throughout their University careers.

2012 Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Hamiora Mihaka The 2012 University of Waikato Academic Merit School Leaver Scholarship is awarded to students each of whom is in their first year of study and gains an NCEA Level 3 Certificate with a Merit endorsement. Scholars receive $3000.00 towards their fees or accommodation.

The 2012 recipients are: Brook Daly Christopher Fletcher Ian Torrance

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The Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence School Leaver Scholarship is awarded to students each of whom is in their first year of study and gains an NCEA Level 3 Certificate with an Excellence endorsement. Scholars receive $5000.00 towards their fees or accommodation.

The 2012 recipient is: Melissa Oosterwijk 2012 Science Admission Fees Scholarship – Partial Scholarship: Christopher Fletcher

GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, MAY 2012 Cherie Armer Jacob Beck-Jaffur I-Ling Chao Michael Clayton Timothy De Beer Mathew Fisher Justin Harder Aaron Harrison David Holmes Stephen Hoskins Mu-Tien Hsu Chein Huang

Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Business and Information Management Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Bachelor of Architectural Studies Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Master of Engineering Studies Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Bachelor of Science Postgraduate Diploma in Science

Tzu Huang Bachelor of Arts Harry Jones Bachelor of Science Joshua Marshall Bachelor of Science Jared Oliver Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Katie Parish Postgraduate Diploma in Science Thomas Pierard Master of Music David Radich Master of Public Policy Blair Robertson Bachelor of Science (Conjoint) Bachelor of Commerce (Conjoint) Kai-Wen Tseng Postgraduate Diploma in Science Chi Wang Bachelor of Arts Tessa Whitehead Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences Carissa Wilkes Bachelor of Arts

GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, MAY 2012 Ben Hamilton Certificate in University preparation Hamish Rowland Bachelor of Science with an Endorsement in Environmental Science and a Major in Geology Ben Young Bachelor of Arts with Honours (First-class Honours) Kevin Yun Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Second-class Honours Division One) with a Professional Specialisation in Chemical and Process Engineering

GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, MAY 2012 Nicholas Dunn PhD (Zoology) Preeyadarshani Reddy LLB Joanne Todd Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

GRADUATES FROM VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, MAY 2012 James Bennett Joanna Buswell Brigette Campbell

Bachelor of Design Innovation Master of Science Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary)

James Fisher Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Daryl Gera Certificate of Contemporary Policing Sebastian Graham Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Nikki Gudsell Bachelor of Design Innovation Russell Hight Bachelor of Building Science Georgia Jackson Bachelor of Arts Thomas Jamieson Bachelor of Arts with Honours Brooke Richardson Bachelor of Commerce and Administration Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting James Roach Bachelor of Arts James van Oosten Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) Heather Virbickas Bachelor of Arts with Honours The Academic Excellence School Leaver Scholarship is awarded to students each of whom is in their first year of study and gains an NCEA Level 3 Certificate with an Excellence endorsement. Scholars receive $5000.00 towards their fees or accommodation. The 2012 recipients are: Cat McRae Reece Patterson

GRADUATES FROM MASSEY UNIVERSITY, MAY 2012 Harley Couper Geoffery Duncan Gabrielle Finlayson Scott Hutchings Michael Lawrence Katherine Paine Sara Poananga Carl Shrimpton Gareth Smith Jonathon Trewavas Christopher Zingel

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Distinction) Master of Dairy Science and Technology BBS PhD (Science) Bachelor of AgriCommerce Bachelor of Food Technology (Honours) (Second-class Honours) Doctor of Clinical Psychology Master of Dairy Science and Technology Bachelor of Arts Psychology Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance) Graduate Diploma in Information Science (Information Systems)

A Venture in Faith

A great Christmas present for an Old Collegian THE HISTORY OF ST PAUL’S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, 1959 – 2008 Author: Bruce Hamilton $30 plus $10 for postage and packaging o order your copy, please either email d.mcrae@stpauls.school.nz or phone the Executive Officer T of the Old Collegians, Deborah McRae, (07) 957 8805.

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School News NATIONAL CHEMISTRY QUIZ

A LIFE OF FOOTBALL

Head Boy Liam O’Donoghue, along with other team members Charlotte Dumble, Belinda Pedersen and Olivia Thompson came 2nd in New Zealand in the NZIC Secondary Schools Chemistry Quiz competition.The quiz consisted of ten rounds of ten questions which saw the St Paul’s team narrowly missing first place by only 1.5 points.

Since he was four years old, Elliot Collier has played football.

It’s just a part of his life. When Elliot started at St Paul’s, he received a signed ball from his coach Mike Groom, a former All White. The script said “love the ball” and, although he has been playing football for so long, these words still resound as a mantra to inspire him to keep going.

Hard work and dedication have now paid off with his selection this year into the New Zealand Men’s Futsal team otherwise known as the ‘Futsal Whites’. Futsal is a variation of football which is played indoors with a team of five. Next year, the team will tour the Solomon Islands or Fiji; however, he has to keep performing well and stay at the top of his game to stay in the team. His place is ‘not safe’. So it’s more hard work ahead of him but he is spurred on with his goal to work hard over the next four years and be selected for the team to play in the 2016 Futsal World Cup. Next year, he’s considering attending a university in America where he can continue with his Fustal career and study sciences.

A ‘GINGA’ WINNING SPEECH A ‘Ginga’ Speech proved to be a winner with Tommy Moss who now holds the prestigious New Zealand Title of Lions Clubs 2012 Young Speechmaker National Contest. He competed against 18 other regional finalists aged between 17 and 20 years old. He performed well in his impromptu speech and entertained the audience with his speech on ‘Gingas’. Judges were impressed with his effortless delivery and humour.

Tommy competed against other regional winners around New Zealand. He not only won the 2012 Speechmaker title but also a four to six week trip to Canada and the United States.

COLTS A FOOTBALL STARS

RIO OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Four St Paul’s Collegiate students have been selected for the Athletics Rio Development Squad.

James Hunt (featured on the Network cover), Scott Hilliar, Tom Smith and Katelyn Mathews have all been selected James Hunt Hurdling Image Courtesy for this high performance of Waikato Times. development programme run

by Athletics NZ. These four individuals had outstanding performances in the North Island Secondary Schools, National Secondary Schools and New Zealand Track and Field Championships. They have shown Athletics NZ they have the ability and potential.

St Paul’s Collegiate has brought the Hillsdene Trophy back to the Waikato. Our Colts A Football team won this inaugural competition earlier this year in Tauranga.

The Hillsdene Trophy is a Yr 9 and 10 Invitational Tournament. There was strong competition from the other six boys’ schools in the competition. Participating schools included Tauranga Boys’ College A and B teams, New Plymouth Boys’ High School, Gisborne Boys’ High School, Rotorua Boys’ High School, Hastings Boys’ High School and Hamilton Boys’ High School. The St Paul’s team competed well against tough competition and consistently worked hard to win the trophy.

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Mr Gary Henley-Smith has also been appointed as one of the New Zealand team coaches to the Oceania Regional Track and Field Championships. While along with Gary, Mr Paul Wilson and Mr Martin Holmes as coaches of Tom, Scott and James are invited to the fantastic opportunity of being able to participate in the Rio 2016 squad camps.

NIWA SCIENCE FAIR Louise Ford won 2nd place for Senior Science at this year’s NIWA Science Fair.

She also received a special prize – the New Zealand Society of Soil Science Award – and was recognised at the Kudos Awards held in September.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

LANGUAGE PERFECT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Grace Namana and Pareraukura GilmartinKara have been playing outstanding Netball this season: so outstanding that they have been selected for several representative teams and are top U17 players in New Zealand.

Both girls play for the St Paul’s Collegiate Open A Netball team.

Pareraukura also gained a spot in the Hamilton City U17 A Team and Tainui Waka U17 Team which placed first in its age group in the Aotearoa Maori Netball Tournament earlier this year. At age group Nationals in September, Pareraukura was selected in the U17 Netball New Zealand Age Groups and Aotearoa Maori Netball U17 Tournament Teams. Grace played for the Waikato Lois Muir Team and was selected for the U17 Netball New Zealand Age Groups Tournament Team and was chosen as one of the top ten players in A grade Netball Teams at the Upper North Island Secondary Schools Competition. Pareraukura continued her winning streak on the courts with Basketball, playing for the New Zealand 3 on 3 Basketball Team where her team won silver medals after competing in the FIBA Oceania Youth Championships in Australia.

Our French language students competed in the online ‘Language Perfect World Championships’ and achieved the following excellent results: Gold Awards (3000+ points) Top 2% of 140,000 French candidates Alex Jackson Belinda Pedersen Rosie Searle

Bronze Awards (1000+ points) Top 10% of 140,000 French candidates Youngmin Goo Sam Goodey Tim HusbandDravitzki Fiona Thorp

Silver Awards (2000+ points) Top 5% of 140,000 French candidates Tim Fletcher Sam Masterson Craig Stocker

The School placed 6th for French in the 51 to 100 students section (out of 144 schools) and 4th in French in New Zealand for the 51 to 100 students section (out of 39 schools).

U55KG REGIONAL WINNERS

NISS SKIING CHAMPS Winner U17 Boys – Louis Cronin Fresh back from the Turoa slopes, Louis now holds the North Island Secondary Schools U17 boys’ title. He’s passionate about skiing and promoting the sport to encourage others to participate in it. Ultimately, his future goal is to Louis Cronin be in the New Zealand squad for the Winter Olympics. Meanwhile there is a lot of hard training ahead of him. Over summer, he will not be taking a break; he will be off to Switzerland for three months to train and compete in overseas events against international competitors.

Results: 4th U17 Boys – Remy Campbell; 4th Team – Remy Campbell, Louis Cronin, Brittany Smith, Matthew Sweet and Cole Lucas

GILLETTE CUP IN THEIR SITES St Paul’s 1st XI cricket team has had a very good start to the 2012-13 season with recent wins against St Kentigerns, and Wanganui Collegiate.

They will be competing in the Northern Districts semi-final of the Gillette Cup and if they win, they will have one more team to play before the Gillette Cup finals in Palmerston North later this year.

1ST XI HOCKEY QUALIFY FOR RANKIN CUP COMPETITION Congratulations to the St Paul’s Collegiate 1st XI Boys Hockey Team who were placed 4th in the India Shield Tournament. This qualifies them to compete for the Rankin Cup in 2013 which consists of the top 16 schools in New Zealand.

St Paul’s U55kg Rugby team, the Hedgehogs, won its regional competition. This is the first time St Paul’s has won this division for 25 years!

U14S REGIONAL WINNERS St Paul’s Collegiate U14s rugby team were also winners of their regional competition.

SPORTING NEW BLAZERS The 2012 Heads and Deputy Heads of School now sport new blazers. This newstyle blazer, which will be introduced to all Prefects in 2013, was inspired by the original St Paul’s 1959 blazer.

With a sleeker, cleaner look and more-defining stripes, the blazer shows off the St Paul’s colours and fits in easily as part of the St Paul’s Collegiate School uniform.

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Events Calendar

Old Collegians President’s Report

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Please feel free to attend any of these events around the country. We often take a minivan from the School so, if you would like to catch a ride with us, then just let us know.

RSVPs are required for catering purposes; please refer to our website for updates www.stpauls.school.nz/oldcollegians or contact the Old Collegians’ Executive Officer Deborah McRae on either 07 957 8805 or email oldcollegians@stpauls.school.nz

NOVEMBER 2012 • Tuesday 6 BOP Old Collegians’ Networking Evening from 5.00pm, Level 3, The Hub, 525 Cameron Road, Corner Cameron Road and 11th Avenue behind Sierra Café, Tauranga. Parking in basement before 5:30pm otherwise at the front of the building or in the street (hosted by John Mackay, School 1986 – 1990) • Tuesday 13 Champagne and Cupcakes Evening for Old Collegian Girls’ 1985 – 2011, 5.30pm to 7.30pm, Birds of a Feather, 299 Barton Street, Hamilton; RSVP essential • Thursday 15 Hamilton Old Collegians’ Networking Evening, 5.30pm, Keystone Bar, Victoria Street, Hamilton • Friday 23 Beer and Barbecue evening for all 2011 and 2007 leavers, 5.30pm, Old Collegians’ Pavilion • Thursday 29 Auckland Old Collegians’ Networking Evening, 5.30pm, Commercial Travellers’ (CT) Club, 27-33 Ohinerau Street, Remuera

MARCH 2013 • Wednesday 6 Hamilton Old Collegians’ Networking Evening, 5.30pm, Keystone Bar, Victoria Street, Hamilton • Wednesday 13 Auckland Old Collegians’ Networking Evening, 5.30pm, Commercial Travellers’ (CT) Club, 27-33 Ohinerau Street, Remuera • Wednesday 20 BOP Old Collegians’ Networking Evening, venue to be confirmed; refer to website

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The Old Collegians’ Association has had another busy year. Our usual social events in Auckland,Tauranga and Hamilton have been well attended with many new faces turning up to renew old School friendships.

Deborah McRae, Evan McCulloch, Headmaster Grant Lander and I recently travelled to Christchurch and Wellington to attend Old Collegians’ gatherings in both centres. Thanks to Humphry Rolleston (Sargood/Clark 1966 – 1967) for hosting us in Christchurch and to Tim Clarke (Williams 1984 – 1988) for his hospitality in Wellington. Earlier in the year, reunions in London and Sydney proved very enjoyable for those who attended them. The possibility of a reunion in USA is being looked into for 2013 with considerable interest coming from US based Old Collegians.

The main event of the year was the Celebration of the ’70s on 17 and 18 August. It began with an impressive powhiri and haka performed by all of the students of St Paul’s Collegiate; Petera Hudson (School 1971 – 1976) replied on behalf of the guests. Mike Shaw regaled with tales of and trials from the ’70s and Tihoi. Vic Matthews presented a new lectern that he had made to Clark House (this was a gift from Lex de Jong, Clark 1973 – 1975). Later at the cocktail evening many stories were told as old friendships were rekindled. Saturday began with the Old Collegians watching our rugby teams win their games; then there were tours of the School with current Prefects and a luncheon with some entertaining and moving speeches from our guest speakers John Lloyd (Past Staff 1974 – 1994), Petera Hudson and Wilson Isaac (School 1966 – 1970). A similar event is planned for 2013 which will focus on the ’80s decade and also the 50th celebration of Williams House. Keep an eye on our website for the dates of both of these events which will be held at about the same time of

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year as the ’70s event was held this year.

An up-and-coming event for our female Old Collegians is the ‘Champagne and Cupcakes Evening’. This will be held on Tuesday 13 November at Birds of a Feather in Barton Street. We hope it will be a fun evening with fashion advice and goodie bags for everyone who attends. As numbers are limited for this event, be in quick, ladies; see the advertisement below and contact Deborah McRae. Project-wise, the committee has committed to a partnership with the Parents’ Association to build a mobile coffee-and-food cart for the School with construction about to begin. This should be ready for use at the start of the 2013 school year. The cart will be available for fundraising by the various School organisations and sporting codes and can be used on and off-site. Painted and signwritten in the School colours, this will be a spectacular asset for the School.

The other major project the committee is keen to progress is the refurbishment of the lounge in the Old Collegians’ Pavilion.

The expanded and rebuilt Pavilion has been a great asset since its completion but the upstairs lounge is looking tired and in need of an upgrade. The committee would welcome suggestions with regards to fundraising for this project once we have architects drawings and costing available.

The final round of social events for the year is starting in early November and all OCs are welcome to attend and catch up with old friends and classmates. All dates and venues are posted on the St Paul’s website under the Old Collegians’ banner: www.stpauls.school.nz

Ivan Posa (School 1966 – 1970)

Doing it ourselves

Richard Latham (Clark 1983 - 1987) The give-it-a-go spirit, born in sheds, garages, workshops and basements, has become one of our great export products.

From Hamilton jetboats that can move quickly along shallow rivers to electric fences that cheaply and flexibly contain stock, from the Weta Digital special effects that out-Hollywooded Hollywood to the bungy jumping that started the mass-scale adventure tourism business, ordinary people in a small land, far from the industrial centres of the world, dreamed up ideas – and the world queued up to buy into them.

Kiwi Richard Latham was living in a shoebox New York apartment with his wife Jennifer when he came up with the inspiration for the Wishbone wooden balance bike.

“I was a bit of a desperate home dad trapped in a concrete jungle with the role of looking after a couple of young kids,” says Richard.

“We practically lived in Central Park and one day when we were there, I saw something that resembled a balance bike. The Kiwi in me said, ‘that looks interesting, I think I’ll make one’. I needed a creative outlet that wasn’t about changing nappies, so I set up a workshop in the spare bathroom and set about making a bike.” It was a mixture of design inspiration and practical know-how that led to the creation of that first bike and, later, a company that has won awards and now sells its products around the world.

“My grandfather had owned an old-school bike shop before he retired, so I had always been pulling bikes to bits,” recalls Richard.

“With what I picked up at design school, I threw some sketches on a page, looking for a form that seemed to fit. I wanted something that was clean, yet had a sense of purpose.

“The first one was meant to be a one-off. It was too big and my son Noah, who was 20 months at the time, just didn’t have the coordination to ride it. A couple of tweaks and modifications and I had created the first Wishbone Bike. “I thought, this thing isn’t too bad; maybe I could make a couple more. But it wasn’t till people started stopping me in Central Park asking me where I bought it from that I realised its potential.”

One of the key innovations of Richard’s Balance Bike is that it can be adapted as its young rider grows; first it converts from three wheels to two and, then, flipping the frame upside down raises the seat and lengthens the overall ergonomics. Kids can hang onto their muchloved toys from the age of 12 months to five years.

“Given how young Noah was when I made the first bike, I needed to get him riding when he hadn’t yet mastered the developmental milestone of balance,” Richard explains. “Toddlers find it easier to balance on a bike without pedals, because they can master only one skill at a time.”

Richard Latham agrees that having a great idea is only part of the journey. “The real challenge for me was the massive learning curve required to get the product into the market. Basically, you need the

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courage to start, be quick to learn how to wear 13 hats at a time, accept you’ll make a few mistakes and never look backwards. And if you can get the bank on side that helps.” Fundamentally, he believes the innovative spirit of New Zealanders is alive and well. “Being isolated at the bottom of the earth has meant that, at one level, we have evolved to make do with what we have,” he says. “On the other hand, when what we have isn’t good enough, we set about improving things. We’re an adaptive, well-travelled and outward-looking nation and I think that allows us to seek new solutions and be innovators.”

Cliff Taylor, freelance writer

Invitation for Old Collegians & invite you to a

‘‘Champagne & Cupcakes’Evening‘ with a Senior Stylist, Nina Massey

Tuesday 13th November 5.30 - 7:30pm in store at

299 Barton Street, Hamilton

How to dress for your body shape not your body weight Decoding your key colour palette for your complexion How to accentuate your assets and disguise your flaws Put together a 10 minute make up look with the help of the Phoenix Beauty team $20 per person - There will be a selection of gluten free cupcakes available To RSVP please call Deborah at 07 957 8805 or email d.mcrae@stpauls.school.nz Old Collegians are subsidizing the cost of the evening

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Pat Chamberlain (1974 – 2005) and Jerry Lloyd (Hamilton 1974 – 1979)

Shane Ward (Clark 1973 – 1977), Peggy de Winton and Petera Hudson

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Petera Hudson (School 1971 – 1976) replies on behalf of the guests

Michael Brighouse (Hall 1971 – 1975), Brent Elton (Hamilton 1977 – 1980), Richard Calderwood (Hamilton 1971 – 1975), Rod McMorran (1965 – 1999) and Pat Plant (1961 – 1998)

Vic Matthews presents the new lectern to Clark House

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Brigid Parr, Rod McMorran,Tui Parr and David Parr (Hall 1969 – 1973)

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Rod McMorran (1965 – 1999) and Nigel Heard (Hall 1971 – 1974)

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Graeme Blanchard (School 1973 – 1977) and Kevin Benge (Hall 1972 – 1976)

Back: Daniel Ford (Sargood 2009 – 2010), Carmel Luman (Current Staff), Steve Gaukrodgers (Hamilton 1984 – 1988), Hilton Sanders (Williams 1984 – 1988), Hamish Reid (Wiliams 1979 – 1983), Chris Luman (Deputy Headmaster), Guy Cheeseman (Williams 1965 – 1969) Front: Nina Phillips (Harington 2010 – 2011), Angus Harris (Hamilton 2007 – 2011)

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15–16 Christchurch 01–08 70s 09 London 17–19 Wellington 10–14 Bay of Plenty If you would like to view more photos please go to: www.stpauls.school.nz/Content/516/Old-Collegians

Ross Parker (Hamilton 1981 – 1985), Mike Rorison (School 1986 – 1987), Sefton Ingham (Clark 1983 – 1985), Pete Simmons (Clark 1983 – 1987), Paul Fowler (Sargood 1986 – 1989), Kelly Glover (Hall 1981 – 1986) and John Mackay (School 1986 – 1990)

Paul Fowler (Sargood 1986 – 1989) and Andrew Cutfield (Sargood 1986 – 1990)

Humphry Rolleston (Sargood/Clark 1964 – 1967), Evan McCulloch and Stuart Wise (Hall 1972 – 1976)

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Cedric Stone (Sargood 1959 – 1963), Paul Campbell (School/Williams 1961 – 1966), Harry Mowbray (Hamilton 1965 – 1969), Evan McCulloch (Past Staff) and Peter Clark (Hamilton 1965 – 1969)

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Derek Maisey (Clark 1990 – 1994) and Duncan Bayes (Williams 1988 – 1992)

Grant Lander, Michael Lawrence (Past Headmaster 1980 – 1991) and Rod Carr (Williams 1972 – 1976)

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Reece Patterson (Hall 2007 – 2011),Thomas Harris (Sargood 2003 – 2007), Scott Armer (Williams 2005 – 2009), Tim Clarke (Williams 1984 – 1988) and Paul Mountfort (Williams 2003 – 2007)

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Norm Antcliff (School 1964 – 1966), Howard Smith (Hamilton 1983 – 1987),Tim Clarke, Simon Smith (Clark 1984 – 1988) and Richard Latham (Clark 1983 – 1987)

Graham Highett (Sargood 1960 – 1962) and David Fraser (Sargood 1970 – 1974)

Tim Clark advising Reece Patterson and Cat McRae (Harington 2010 – 2011)

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Authors Hamiltons of the World

The book is being printed by Print House in Hamilton with an initial print of 8000. If they are all sold, the Rotary club stands to make $200,000 with other clubs making $80,000.

A third of the money raised will be used for a project in Hamilton East, another third will be used by Rotary International for a project and the other third will be used to fund subsequent books such as about the Cambridges and Wellingtons of the world.

TIM BROOKER (past staff 2004 – 2007)

The book is priced at $45 and would make a great Christmas gift for individuals or a corporate gift for Hamilton companies. For more information, visit www.hamiltonsoftheworld.com

The Vitality Code

MICHAEL OEHLEY (Hamilton 1997 – 2001)

in April 2013 and plan to settle permanently in the Cambridge area. Michael says that New Zealand remains the best country in the world in which to live and raise children, and feels that the best lesson he has taken from his travels is “to appreciate just how lucky New Zealanders are”.

Copies of Michael’s novels, The 4 Powers of Daren Saner and The Vitality Code, are available at bookstores or online (www. michaeloehley.com) and are suitable for children aged from 10 to 15 years old who have an interest in science-fiction or fantasy adventures. Michael plans to write six books in this series and has plenty of other ideas for future books in mind.

To the Ends of the Earth

CO-AUTHOR MAX HILL (Foundation Pupil, School/Williams 1961 – 1964)

AS OUR HAMILTON, New Zealand, is about to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its formation and current name, Tim Brooker felt that this was an inspiration for a book about the Hamiltons of the world and that it would make a great fundraiser for the Hamilton East Rotary Club to which he belongs.

When Tim first emailed 17 Rotary clubs in ten Hamiltons, he knew very little about where the journey would take him.What a story Hamiltons of the World turned out to be! Ultimately, he located more than 120 Hamiltons on six continents including the original in Scotland. It was named after the Duke of Hamilton in 1606. The biggest is Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 5,550,000 people. The furthest-away Hamilton is a deep-space asteroid consisting of nothing but rock and ice. Hamilton also has links to: the Chattanooga Choo Choo; a Dutch canal in Sri Lanka; the origins of the game of Cricket; Western forts and ghost towns in the USA; a mountain in Antarctica; a group of Korean islands; the 1860 New Zealand Wars; a bishop in the Czech Republic; and many other interesting tales.

Hamiltons of the World was designed by Wintec student Lisa Ryan who used Tim’s text alongside professionally shot photographs from around the world, all supplied for free.

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Michael and his Dad John

Michael spent five weeks touring New Zealand from April to May 2012 to launch his second novel for young readers, The Vitality Code (Scholastic 2012). He spoke to over 7000 Yr 5 to 9 children at 35 schools, including Yr 9s at St Paul’s Collegiate. As part of the programme, Michael conducted creative-writing workshops in order to encourage and promote the art of writing in an age where television and video games reign supreme. Michael was pleased by the enthusiastic responses he received across the country, and sales of The Vitality Code have exceeded expectations.

Besides writing novels in his spare time, Michael practises emergency medicine in small Australian hospitals and has travelled extensively over the last decade to more than 50 countries. He and his Australian fiancée Claire trekked from Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro and are travelling in Asia during the final six months of 2012. They will be married

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Professor David Bellamy says that To the Ends of the Earth is a cross between a puzzle book you learn from and a coffee-table book that you have to pick up again and again. It comes spiced with the best of an Agatha Christie or Ngaio Marsh plot. You are going to have to read it to the very sweet or sour end. As an itinerant botanist, David chose these three artefacts to be his favourites: Sweet potatoes that fed the Maori people both physically and spiritually, originated in the new world Pohutakawa, New Zealand’s

Christmas tree, grows on the warm, damp Iberian coast, having been brought there

by Spanish explorers. Rattus exulans, the stowaway rat, jumped ship in New Zealand in 125BC. The 378-page book shows ancient maps detailing the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand, first drawn before the birth of Christ. Skeletons, rock carvings, stone buildings and monuments, and oral tradition all attest to people of European origin living here for centuries before the arrival of Polynesians. Max spent 31 years researching and collecting information for this book and is very proud of his and his team’s efforts that have brought the book to fruition.

The Heart of our Game STEVE HALE (School 1987 – 1991)

It took about three and a half decades before Steve realised that he had some ability as a writer. He says “that never in my wildest dreams had I ever envisaged myself as an author in any shape or form”.

In 2007, Steve began compiling 200-word

match reports for the Rugby News magazine and from there his bug for the written word took off. He was rejected by at least a dozen New Zealand publishers before HarperCollins showed any interest in his style and after 12 months of deliberating, Harpers finally offered him his first contract!

Steve’s genre is non-fiction. He loves to write about real people who have led interesting lives and in most cases his subjects are far away from the limelight of fame and fortune.

Steve has found that the people with the best stories are often everyday unassuming individuals who have never been asked to talk about their lives.

The Heart of our Game was a joy to write, says Steve. He found himself gradually becoming fed up with the glamour of professional rugby (until the Chiefs won Super 15 this season that is) and yearned to get back in touch with the game with which he grew up. Through much cajoling, he somehow managed to convince 35 unique characters to share their passion for New Zealand rugby. Highlights of his research included watching Earle Kirton teach his nine-year-old son how to dive pass using wine glasses in a crowded Wellington

bar, meeting Manawatu’s first ‘Buckethead’, enjoying legendary Ngati Porou hospitality for a weekend while he interviewed Tyrone Delamere from the Hicks Bay Rugby Club and spending time in the South of France with Carl Hoeft as he played his last season of professional rugby. He says that the book was made special by the thoughts, feelings and opinions given by the people he was able to interview.

Steve says that he feels proud being a published author, not for his own personal gratification but for his two children and that his books are really just vehicles to show them that they can achieve anything they desire so long as they are prepared to set their minds to it.

Sailing for Gold

The journey has begun for Rio 2016 James Turner (Williams 2005 – 2009) has been sailing the Olympic 470 class for two years and, in February of this year together with his then-crew Finn Drummond, won Silver at the 470 Junior World Championships.

James and his crew mate Carl Evans have joined forces to achieve their individual dreams – to win a medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There are many steps that must be achieved along the way in order to fulfil their ambition, beginning with a top-16 placing at the World Championships at La Rochelle, France in 2013.

Together James and Carl have developed a detailed programme with Yachting New Zealand incorporating training on and off the water, overseas regattas and short and long-term goals; they have both reduced their university studies in 2013 to accommodate this programme.

Funding the campaign is a hurdle in itself in order to achieve the expected results. James and Carl are currently compiling a full profile of their campaign for supporters and Yachting New Zealand, which outlines the planning goals, events and budgets. They intend to

communicate updates of their progress via email newsletters on a regular basis with their supporters. Meanwhile, if you are interested in making contact with them, they can be reached via James’ email j.p.turner@hotmail.com James looks forward to keeping us up to date with their progress.

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Reflecting with T ui Parr When you meet Tui for the first time, you are immediately struck by her warmth and genuineness as she welcomes you into her apartment in Selwyn Village, Auckland.

Tui is the widow of the late Pat Parr (Chaplain, 1962 – 1978). Tui and Pat came to St Paul’s, reluctantly she says, from Christ’s College in 1962, on the encouragement of the then Bishop of Waikato, Right Revd John Holland. Pat was a trained teacher and trained clergyman. Together they enjoyed a relatively fortunate life at Christ’s College where three of their children were born.

As well, Pat supported a strong Student Christian Movement Group at Christ’s.

Pat was of Anglo-Irish origin and used to an expectation of manners from students: on their arrival at St Paul’s Collegiate, the couple found some of the students were not always as well versed in manners as their counterparts further south had been. As a new School, St Paul’s was not steeped in the history that Christ’s College enjoyed.

One of the first people to meet and greet the Parrs on their arrival at St Paul’s was Evan McCulloch. Derek Lewis was Headmaster at the time, supported by his wife Bunty. The house Pat and Tui were to move into had not been lived in for about a year and they found it barely liveable compared to the beautiful two-storeyed house they had come from at Christ’s.

This was ahead of settling into the current Chaplain’s residence that was eventually built for them. In all, Pat and Tui were at St Paul’s for 16 years (apart from one year spent on sabbatical in Ireland in 1977). One of the significant trends Pat would experience in his time at St Paul’s Collegiate, along with his counterparts throughout the country, was the effect that the advent of television had on Sunday evensong attendance.

Pat and Tui arrived just ahead of Headmaster Reg Hornsby and his wife Mary (1963 – 1969). Tui has very fond memories of Reggie (as he was referred to) and Mary and a

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Pat Parr Chaplain (1962 – 1978)

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deep respect for the personal dedication and commitment this couple made towards the School. Tui recalls that Reggie lived for the School and Mary put duty above self.

interest in the library (ultimately contributing a large number of books to the library), and personally funding a scholarship for the sons of Anglican clergy to attend St Paul’s.

She encouraged the sixth formers of the day to establish the Kit Kat Club (a club that engaged inspirational speakers to address the senior students). Funds were tight at the School during the Hornsby tenure; this was so much so that Reggie and Mary paid out of their own pockets for many necessities around the School, including the repainting of the Headmaster’s residence. There was such little money to spare that Mary would simply get on and fix anything needing repair.

Shy and reserved, Mary was the quintessential Headmaster’s wife of the day, devoting herself to the School, the boys and the staff.

The Hornsbys’ honeymoon was to set the scene in their relationship for the rest of their life: they spent their time climbing the mountains and hills of Wales with Reggie marching out well ahead and Mary always in his wake.

Whilst Reggie was focused on School matters, Mary immersed herself in supporting him (polishing his shoes every morning) and ensuring the well-being of the boys and the staff families at the School. As they had no children of their own, Mary took a very keen interest in the boarders. She was familiar with the world of boys as she had been brought up with five brothers. Mary also took the role of Matron (or Sister as it was known in those days) of School House when School and Sargood were formed.

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Tui recalls that Mary was very supportive of the women and children who lived on campus and was never far away or short of time to spend ensuring they were well.

She was known to have a word with Reggie if she thought husbands needed to spend more time with their families. Staff families were grateful for Mary’s presence and her caring nature. Although they would host the occasional party and invite all the campus families to their home, Reggie and Mary were very humble.

Glenys Parton Footnote: Pat Parr was responsible for the commissioning of the Ceramic Cross, by artist Pat Hanly, which currently hangs on the front left wall in the Chapel of Christ the King.

The Internet Reunites Two Old Friends – Russell Priest (Williams 1963 – 1967) The arrival of a small, blue airmail letter into my mailbox reignited a friendship that I developed while serving with Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) in the Solomon Islands in 1968.

Fresh out of St Paul’s, I spent a year in the Solomons on an island called Ugi, teaching at a junior boys’ secondary school, All Hallows School, Pawa. The school was run by the Melanesian Mission and was a brother school to St Paul’s. The processional cross used in the Chapel of Christ the King today was made by boys from Pawa and is a testament to that relationship.

My accommodation was a traditional leaf hut and duties included teaching Maths, Science and Woodwork, organising sporting activities and running a Young Farmers club, as well as managing 100 beef cattle which grazed 40 hectares of coconut plantations.

Any spare time was spent with the students either working in their gardens, diving for fish amongst the coral reefs or just relaxing in the idyllic surroundings.

During this time, I formed a friendship with one of the school prefects, Edward Haui, a very humorous, loyal and generous young man. He was several years older than I was as were most of the students. When the school year ended, I spent three weeks living with Edward and his family in their village on the island of Malaita and, when it was destroyed by a cyclone, I helped initiate the rebuild. A regular comment made to me by the villagers at the time was “you are like a Solomon Islander. You eat, sleep, talk and work as we do.” This was the ultimate compliment and the farewell feast they hosted for me will be forever etched in my memory!

representative. The following day, I flew down to Makira with Au, catching a view of Pawa as we passed overhead.

My reunion with Edward was very emotional. He is still the generous, humorous, fun-loving and loyal person I got to know so well.We picked up as we had left off, as if those intervening years had simply disappeared!

Edward had organised a small boat so that we could travel to Pawa. I was both excited and apprehensive as we landed on Ugi; however, the excitement turned to shock as I witnessed the overgrown state the oncemagnificent school and grounds were in. The majestic school chapel had been reduced to a lifeless concrete slab by a cyclone in 1979.

I met the headmaster and arranged to email him some photos taken in 1968 as he is keen to try and restore it to its former glory.

Edward and I flew back to Honiara then took a four hour ferry crossing to Malaita

and returned to the village where I had spent time with his family in December 1968.

Many of the adult villagers remembered me. They were keen to share their stories of my time spent with them and show me the house that Edward and I had built after the cyclone. Just as I was beginning to think it was time we returned, there was another farewell feast with lots of music and dancing.

I was treated like a king and showered with many gifts. My farewell speech in pidgin English was choked with emotion and, as I departed, the sound of their singing voices wafted through the jungle. What a memory!

Upon returning home, I corresponded with Edward for a while then the letters dried up. It was not until Edward’s youngest son Au made a concentrated search on the internet for me, that we again made contact.

Apparently, during one of Edward’s frequent moves, he had mislaid my address, hence the correspondence drought.

After the letter arrived, I knew I had to return. On arrival at the airport I was met

by Edward’s sons and the VSA regional

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Peter Rickman New Dean

of Waikato Cathedral Church

It was with a deep sense of regret that Peter, Jane and his family left St Paul’s in 2004. Peter described his three and half years at St Paul’s as a truly wonderful experience, that gave him the chance to work with some remarkable colleagues and young people.

Upon their return to the UK from New Zealand, pending his appointment as vicar of Bransgore, Peter was invited to take on the temporary position of Assistant Prison Chaplain where he was to work in a Multi-

Faith Chaplaincy team and environment.This work involved leading some very different styles of chapel services and a huge amount of varied and challenging pastoral care including counselling to both prisoners, their families and to prison staff.

In January 2005 Peter was appointed as vicar of the United Benefice of the Parish of St Mary’s Church Bransgore with All Saints Thorney Hill and the Parish of St Michael’s with All Angels Hinton Admiral. The Benefice had two diverse parishes with three church communities and a large Church of England Primary School of 350 pupils plus staff which he was Chaplain off.

From the left Bishop Philip Richardson, Bishop of Taranaki,The Most Reverend Bishop Moxon, Bishop of Waikato and Bishop Ngarahu Katene, Bishop of Te Manawa o Te Wheke, blessing Peter for his work as the new Dean.

His duties included preparation for and the leading of worship, chairing numerous church and community committees as well as many regular baptisms, weddings and funerals. He was active in pastoral care and led a team of trained lay pastoral visitors. Peter continued to work with teenagers in a discipleship group called “Pathways” after the one that they

Peter as the new Dean of Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter

started at St Paul’s. He also says that he had the joy and the privilege to work with pre-school age children and their parents, running a group called “Godplay”.

Both Peter and Jane felt that Bransgore was a wonderful place to serve and see their three children: Daniel,Toby & Breanna, grow up but the boys who were born in Hamilton have longed to come “home”! In April of this year, having felt it was time to consider their next move, they read with interest of the vacancy at the St Peter Cathedral, for the position of Dean. Peter applied and was delighted to have been appointed. After a long summer of preparations, Peter was finally installed on September 30.

Peter says that it is both a joy and a privilege to be back in Hamilton as Dean of the Waikato and he looks forward to meeting old friends again and making new ones.

Good weather means great progress – Sargood

House redevelopment Fine weather has allowed considerable progress to be made on the extension of Sargood House. Much of the House remains in its original condition; it was established more than 50 years ago.

Therefore, its redevelopment has been long awaited and will provide additional boarding space, increasing Sargood’s accommodation capacity from 75 to 90. The extension will allow a higher standard of facilities for the boys and individual showers and toilets for each year level.

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Increased adult supervision means that the development will see the addition of an Assistant Housemaster’s residence, which sits at the end of the new extension and will have direct access to the adjoining new junior common room.

The initial development of the Yr 9, 10 and 11 dormitories will be completed by April 2013.

Future developments will depend on funding.

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Fellows of St Paul ’s Collegiate School

From left to right (front row): Jon Tanner, Humphry Rolleston, Rodd Carr, Daniel Vettori and David Gasquoine

The role of a Fellow at St Paul’s Collegiate School was established in the early 1980s.

A St Paul’s Fellow has the same responsibilities that the schools original Founders had since 1957. Fellows are guardians of the school and if the St Paul’s Collegiate School Board should ever have difficulty in functioning they will step in to assist.

The first Fellow was appointed in April 1984 - Mr John Mortimer, who in 1982 retired after twenty years as a Trustee of the schools board. He was also the Chairman of the board for four years and was a strong supporter of Tihoi and the Honokiwi Forestry investment which has left a major positive impression on our school.

Over the past 28 years, a further 30 people have been appointed as Fellows, seven of whom have since passed away. The current Board of Trustees has given much thought to the position of Fellows and recognises those who have played a crucial role in our school development and who have represented the wider New Zealand society with distinction and pride. Our Fellows have made tremendous sacrifices of time and have helped support the school raise its profile in the wider community, to where it is today.

When a new Fellow is appointed they are inducted before the current school population. This gives the students an understanding of their contribution and an opportunity for students to show their appreciation of the commitment to St Paul’s Collegiate School and its impressive reputation around New Zealand that these individuals have made.

In June 2012 five new Fellows who have contributed significantly to the school were inducted. We welcome the following men as our new Fellows: MR RODD M CARR MR DAVID J GASQUOINE MR HUMPHRY J D ROLLESTON MR JON H TANNER MR DANIEL L VETTORI

Rev. Craig Luccock with John Mortimer officially opening the Dining Hall.

Their induction was celebrated in a service at St Paul’s Collegiate with an afternoon tea in our new Dining Hall where Mr John Mortimer officially opened our new Dining Hall.

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Pavilion sits proud

You can feel proud to have been part of its development Since its official opening in 2011, the pavilion and grandstand with attached changing facilities have been used daily to accommodate School sporting events and functions. Its iconic structure sits proud as you drive into the School grounds and its future will be the base for many sporting fixtures and functions.

Be proud to leave your mark on the grandstand in support of the pavilion through the purchase of a bleacher plaque.

Bleacher seat plaques can be purchased for $1,500 or by payments made over three years at $500 per annum. For more information, please contact foundation@stpauls.school.nz

Pavilion Donors

We have had wonderful support with the Pavilion Project and would like to acknowledge and thank those who have generously donated: CORPORATE DONORS • Perry Foundation • Southern Trust • BNZ • WEL Energy Trust • Receipt 4834 • St Paul’s Old Collegians’ Association • St Paul’s Parents’ Association SIGNIFICANT DONORS • Greg Thompson • Tim and Sue Aitken • Jon and Sue Tanner • Raymond and Jenny Bird SEAT DONORS • John Shafer Spacific Yearbooks • Grant and Judith Lander

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• Bowers Family • Mason Family • Richard Ludbrook • Gary Schofield • Glenys Parton • Kaine Thompson • Dave Mackay • Tim Clarke • Simon Clarke • Pat and Diana Plant • Posa Family • 2010 Leavers (2) • Max Hill • Andrew S D Gordon • Philip Morgan QC • Gerrand Family • Nicholas Smart • Gill Family • Yarndley Famly • Cooper Family • Humphry Rolleston • Snodgrass Family • Bill Esling • Blackett Family

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Foundation Donors

The following have recently donated to St Paul’s Foundation and have contributed to the School’s student scholarships, staff development programmes and sporting projects.

For this we are truly grateful, thank you.

• John Ormiston • Dan Wilson • Greg Thompson • Atlas Concrete, Graham Collie • Hamilton Planks

We also sincerely thank those donors who wish to remain anonymous.

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Overseas Orders: postage rates will be confirmed at the time of order.

Special Rates: for more than four copies, postage rates will be confirmed at the time of order.

Recipe books are also available for purchase from the school office or the school shop (Great Oaks Trading Co. Ltd.).

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Parents’ Association The Parents’ Association has had a busy year.

We have excellent support from the School farming families offering both calves and grazing. We are now asking for support from our urban families to help cover costs; if you are interested, please email us at parentsassociation@stpauls.school.nz We purchased carpet squares for the gym for $36,000. This gives full carpet coverage of the gym floor so it can be used for events such as the School Ball.

In partnership with the Old Collegians, we have purchased a St Paul’s Collegiate coffee cart which can be used for selling food and drink during School sporting events and

by School groups who are fund-raising for School trips, etc. In the interim, we have a portable coffee machine that was used very successfully at House Rugby and during the Tanner Cup. It is automated and makes a great hot chocolate and a very pleasant range of coffees. Our biggest challenge is manning this

during week days.

We would welcome any volunteers to help us with this – especially during week days. We have no major events planned for the rest of the year but do please contact us if you would like to be involved as many hands make light work. Please email Tim Elliott or Eleanor Carmichael at parentsassociation@ stpauls.school.nz We are currently looking at options for seating outside the students’ centre to provide a good conversation area in this location.

Don’t forget the Plates for Mates cookbook!

We still have copies available; the recipes are great and have been tried and tested. They cost only $30.00 and make excellent gifts.

Email us if you are interested or call in to the Old Collegians’ Office or the School Office.

The Parents’ Association has purchased one of the rowing trailers as a gear trailer; this will be

useful for sport exchanges when teams have a lot of gear to transfer. It was recently used by the 1st XI Hockey team during tournament week in September.

It was a full house on the night of the School ball and a great time was had by all. It was good to catch up and admire just how stunning our young ones looked.There was some very spirited competition amongst the parents for our House of Cards challenge with several tables competing to be the winners.

Eleanor Carmichael, Secretary of the St Paul’s Collegiate School Parents’ Association and Current Parent

Tihoi Venture School Update Spring has arrived at Tihoi after a wet winter.

The centre is pumping with 74 students in residence for Intake 2.The students have enjoyed the winter term with the weather being favourable for most of the Outdoor Programme.The boys are in the midst of an outdoor rotation in white water kayaking on the Mohaka River, tramping in the Pureora Forest Park and mountaineering on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu.

The Tihoi programme continues to develop with students now starting their NCEA journeys at Tihoi. Each academic subject is delivering one Achievement Standard with a view to have the students well prepared for Year 11 and their senior schooling. Some of our boys are achieving up to 10 credits while they are here at Tihoi.

Development at the centre continues where the latest project is to clear the scrub in the area of the circuit’s course.This area has been replanted in native trees and the building of an assault course has just begun.This adventurous course will have a range of elements to climb over, swing from, jog between and crawl through. As funding becomes available, we will build the course with a vision for initial challenges to be completed for 2013. If there are any Old Collegians who have building skills and equipment and are interested in donating or building an element towards this circuit course, the Tihoi Directors would love to hear from you.

The Tihoi chapel has had seating replaced and this now enables us to comfortably seat 80 in our peaceful outdoor chapel by the rock wall.

Each year, the Tihoi campus hosts the Yr 12 Leadership Camp.This is an opportunity for the senior students to come to Tihoi and work together as a team completing a range of challenges linked to leadership.

Rick Dobbie facilitates this camp and the students participate in a range of activities at Tihoi that see them working together, challenging themselves and learning how to lead and communicate effectively.The personal development during this four-day camp is immense and it has become a popular and permanent fixture on St Paul’s Collegiate School’s annual calendar.The St Paul’s Senior Management team including the Headmaster attend this camp and closely observe the future leaders in action.The Tihoi Directors enjoy seeing the boys returning to Tihoi as seniors in the School.

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International Centre Update My journey over the last two terms since joining St Paul’s has been exceptionally busy. Not only have we moved to our new International Centre (located in the old staffroom) but, along with our ESOL teacher Mrs Lee Elliott, we have also restructured the ESOL delivery programme to better assist our second-language students with their learning.

The end of August saw a launch into our International Week festivities with song, dance, student presentations, displays and competitions.

Earlier this month as part of a St Paul’s international marketing trip, I visited China (Chengdu and Shenzhen). The primary purpose of the visit was to visit three high schools with the view to setting up longterm school-to-school relationships and speak to interested families.

The population of China is approximately 1.3 billion people and the first city I visited, Chengdu, was a second-tier city located in the Sichuan province with a population of 40 million. I might add they were very amused when I explained that Hamilton is New Zealand’s fourth-largest city. Chengdu is seen as a very ‘up and coming’ city by the Chinese Government which is currently investing in 250 new businesses.I was welcomed at Chengdu Qing Yang Experimental Middle School by the Principal Mrs Mei Chen, members of the Education Commission, Senior Staff and parents. I was presented with flowers and welcomed by electronic signage at the gate.

The school is a Junior Middle School with students aged from 12 to 15 years, a school roll of 1800 students (co-educational) and 144 teachers. This is a public school built in 1969, funded by the government and managed by the Chengdu Bureau of Education. The school offers boarding facilities during the week.

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The photograph is of the Principal of Chengdu Qing Yang Experimental Middle School Mrs Mei Chen and Helen Richardson signing the Memorandum of Co-operation and Partnership.

Students arrive at school each day at 7.30am and are faced with a large mirror in the school entrance; this is to encourage students to ask themselves “Are you well presented and ready to study each day?” Classes are from 8.30am – 4.30pm daily.

Children at Primary School are taught Chinese and Maths as primary subjects; English is added at Middle School. Students study five main subjects and seven additional subjects which are all compulsory; they have eight classes per day (Chinese, Maths, English, Physics and Chemistry) – (History, Politics, Geography, PE, Biology, Art and Music).

Class sizes are around 50 to 55 students, and a teacher will teach two or three classes per day with the balance of time made up with marking and preparation.Lunch is between 12.00pm and 1.40pm each day and the students may sleep at their desks. A separate room is provided for staff to sleep in.

I was fortunate enough to visit the school on China’s 87th Teachers’ Day. All people (students and parents) show great respect for teachers. The staff members were met by the principal as they arrived;

Arts & Culture this was followed by a school assembly and flag-raising ceremony.

Every staff member was acknowledged and awards were presented for specific teaching achievements and long service (30+ years). Poems were read out by students and I had an opportunity to address the school and recognise its contribution to education and society. Noticeboards all over the school were covered in posted notes and cards with lovely thank-you messages for the teachers.

I was given the opportunity to deliver a presentation on St Paul’s Collegiate School to key staff and Principal Chen and I signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to consider the following: • Exchange trip for students and staff • Student exchanges of ideas on specific topics

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• Classroom activities • Sharing cultural festivals and traditions e.g. Chinese Moon Festival/Waitangi Day • Music celebrations • Learning about the other country.

I was presented with two beautiful paper-cut pieces of artwork made by the students as well as large scrolls on rice paper with the following messages: “Being human you must be honest and brave” “Try your best to find the truth no matter how hard” “Kind people always live longer”.

China is a fascinating country and I was overwhelmed by the consideration and care that was extended to me. I would also add that our students were very amused that I had managed to confuse my taxi drivers with my very basic Chinese, asking them to “go crazy” rather than asking for a receipt. The joys of Chinese language!

Celebration of Music

Helen Richardson, Director of International Students

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Births

Ryan McCarthy (Sargood 1993 – 1997) and his wife Marie welcomed a healthy baby boy on 26 September 2012. Mum, Dad and baby are all doing well.

Lance Hohaia (Hamilton 1997 – 2001) and his partner, Marisa have a new son Tyler James who was born on 14 June this year.

They are all presently living in England.

Deaths

Our condolences are extended to the families of the following people from the St Paul’s community: Dorothy Abbott (Past Staff, Matron Williams House 1970 – 1971) passed away on 18 July after a short illness. Dorothy always had very fond memories of St Paul’s. After leaving St Paul’s, she went on to the position of Principal of a reception centre for children and then remarried in 1974. In 1981, Dorothy shifted to Christchurch where she was owner-operator of a rest home for the elderly.

She inaugurated a nationally recognised course in residential care run through the polytechnic and received a civic award from the Mayor of Christchurch for services to the community including working for victim support and phone counselling. Dorothy is sadly missed by her two children and eight grandchildren.

Rohan de Silva (Past Staff, Accountant and Past Parent 1999 – 2003) passed away suddenly in August 2012 at his home in Australia. His daughter Shenali (Harington 2001 – 2002) and son Dinall (Fitchett 2001 – 2005) travelled to Sri Lanka to scatter his ashes.

Don Lord (Past Staff,Teacher of Languages 1964 – 1967) died at his home on Friday 11 May 2012 after battling cancer. Don and his wife Reay arrived at St Paul’s in January 1964 about ten days after the arrival of Vic and Hillary Matthews. Don taught French and Latin and, as the four of them were new British immigrants of much the same age, they did many things together. Both Don and Vic had been involved with the organisation of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in English schools, so they started the scheme at St Paul’s. Don started the first library at St Paul’s in a small room stuck on the end of the original building where the Science block is now situated. Another interest of Don’s was jazz; both he and Reay used to have boys in their School house listening to music. They had both entered into the communal life of the School.

Their first child, Stephen, was born a few years after their arrival. A combination of factors led to their making the decision to return to England, although their intention was to return to New Zealand at a future date. They wanted to take Stephen to England so that his grandparents could see him, and Don wanted to go back to his former

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university, Leeds, to study for a further degree.

Don obtained a Master of Education degree to add to his honours degree in languages. They then moved to Penrith in Cumbria with a second son, James. Don worked in education in Penrith for the rest of his career, and was the deputy head of a large comprehensive school. The main reason that kept the family from returning to New Zealand was that Don’s father was on his own.

Once Don had retired and his father had died, he and Reay were all set to apply for residency on compassionate grounds as both Stephen and James were living and working in Auckland.

However, at that point, Reay was diagnosed with a rare and debilitating disease, and they were refused residency status. After the best part of ten years of harrowing health, Reay passed away.

Don then applied again for residency status but, at a health check-up, Don was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to return to New Zealand.

Richard Mecredy (Hamilton 1963 – 1966) lost his battle with cancer and passed away on 12 October 2011. Richard was 62 years old, successful, happily semi-retired and as full of life and cheeky as ever.

Bill Roche (Past Staff,Teacher of Languages 1968 – 1976) passed away Thursday 30 August 2012.

Bill will be sadly missed by his wife Collene, his sons Simon and Adrian and their families.

Engagements

Anne-Maree Hill (Harington 2004 – 2005) became engaged to Ben Jolly on 24 August 2012.

They are currently living in Christchurch and Anne-Maree is undertaking a PhD at Lincoln University. She is looking at nitrate leaching losses and mitigation on dairy winter forage grazing systems. Ben is also studying towards a PhD but at the University of Canterbury. His project is entitled SNOWWEB 3 – A Versatile Network of Wirelessly Connected Weather Stations in Antarctica.

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Amy Powell (Harington 2003 – 2004) married Ryan Gibbs on 20 June 2012 in Rarotonga. Many Old Collegians of St Paul’s were there to wish them well on their day.

Above: Simeon Ward (Hall 2000 – 2004), Sharon O’Keefe (Harington 2003 – 2004), Suzanne McIntyre (Harington 2003 – 2004), Campbell Wiltshire (School 2000 – 2004), Amy Gibbs (nee Powell), Jessica Storey (Harington 2003 – 2004), Elenka Englelander (Harington 2003 – 2004), Abbie Selinkoff (Harington 2003 – 2004), Hillar y Davison (Harington 2003 – 2004), Steve Barker (Williams 2000 – 2004).

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Luke Dinniss (School 2006 – 2010) started training to become a Commercial Pilot at CTC Wings in Hamilton in April of this year. He was lucky enough to be accepted into the Jetstar programme. This will mean that he will have a job with Jetstar within 18 months. He says thanks to St Paul’s staff for helping him reach his goal.

Michael Hawkins (Clark 1984 – 1985) is heading up the Austrian-owned kitchen hardware business, Blum. The company has developed a site in Rosebank Road, Auckland, with a showroom and warehousing facility and is busy expanding the market in New Zealand. Michael is very proud as, under his leadership, New Zealand is one of the best performing of the Blum operations in the world. Michael and his wife Zoe, who live in Titirangi, have four children, under the age of six. Zoe nee Wild (Harington 1993 – 1994) is a freelance writer.

Mark Phillips (Hamilton 1982 – 1986) is currently working as a carer in an Invercargill aged-care facility. He says that he tries to enjoy a Southerntype lifestyle. He appreciates his school years at St Paul’s even more now.

Paul Chatterton (Hamilton 1995 – 1999) married Ellen Lucy Courtney on 26 May 2012 at St Mary’s Church, Bridport, Dorset. They recently bought

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Matthew Perry (Hall 2000 – 2004) was named as part of the New Zealand Men’s Golf team to contest the Eisenhower World Amateur Team Championship in Turkey in October this year.

Matthew won the New Zealand Amateur title in 2011.

Justin Price (Hall 1990 – 1993) has just relocated to Wellington as there are better training conditions (Wellington has some great hills) for his mountain biking. Justin has been using a mix of local Cyclocross which is a form of Belgian offroad running/cycling. He has recently competed in the World Championships in Omans, France, in October. His entry was endorsed by BikeNZ early in the piece after he attained a decent result in the World Cup race in France last year; that competition happened to be on the same track that will be used for the World Championships.

During the second month of his break, he did a Topdeck bus tour around Europe with Michael Loft and about 30 other people. He says that it was an amazing trip and the best trip of his life.

To anyone doing a GAP year in Europe next year, Lucien would recommend the Topdeck tour. After that, he also went to the Spanish islands for a week. He is now back working at Oswestry School, assisting classes and sport teams, and now just waiting to come home!

Next year, Lucien will head down to Otago for university where he will study Science and Commerce, heading towards Biochemistry.

Grayson Croasdale (Hall 2007 – 2011) is currently a GAP tutor at St Bede’s School, Sussex, UK. He spent the summer holidays travelling around Europe and plans to return to New Zealand for Christmas. Grayson is looking towards tertiary education in Australia for 2013.

James Hogg (Clark 2008 – 2011) is currently a GAP tutor at Truro School in the UK. James plans to return to Hamilton for Christmas.

Daniel Ford (Sargood 2009 – 2010) is into his second year as a GAP tutor at Aldenham School, Hertfordshire, UK. Daniel spent the summer holidays travelling around Europe and plans to return to New Zealand to study at the University of Waikato for 2013.

Shardee Oliver (Harington 2005 – 2006) with Philip Morgan QC (Willliams 1968 – 1972) who moved her admission to the bar at the High Court of Hamilton on June 8 2012 Katrina Ward (Harington 1996 – 1997) had a son called Beau in March 2012. Katrina has formally resigned from her role as a full-time secondary school teacher teaching Art History, Art and English to grow a small business called ‘Outie’ and look after her new son. Outie is a cute and quirky New Zealand label providing a range of fun products for parents and parents-to-be: www.outie.co.nz

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Lucien Nabbs (School 2007 – 2011), currently a GAP tutor at Oswestry School, Shropshire, UK, has just finished his summer break of two months in which he spent the first month with his parents touring the UK and also meeting up with his brothers. Lucien says that it was a lot of fun and good to see his family.

Nina Phillips (Harington 2010 – 2011) is currently a GAP tutor at Hawthorns School, Surrey, UK. Michael Loft (Clark 2007 – 2011) is currently a GAP tutor at Sibford School, Oxfordshire, UK. Alex Wilson (Harington 2011) is currently a GAP tutor at St Bede’s School, Sussex, UK, spent the summer holidays travelling around Europe and plans to return to New Zealand for Christmas.

Alex will be starting at the University of Auckland in 2013.

Maxwell Stuart-Jones (Hamilton 2007 – 2011) is working in London and is planning to return home to New Zealand to attend the University of Auckland in 2013.

Angus Harris (Hamilton 2007 – 2011) is currently a GAP tutor at Aldenham School, Hertfordshire, UK. Angus spent the summer holidays travelling around Europe with Alex and Max, and plans to return home to New Zealand for Christmas. Angus is also looking forward to starting at The University of Auckland in 2013.

Visitors to our tent at the 2012 Fieldays

Regan Ashton (Hall 1987 – 1990) is married and living at Snells Beach. He is a Production Manager of a Plastics Manufacturing Company.

Cameron Bayly (Sargood 2003 – 2006) Fraser Bayly (Sargood 2004 – 2008) Mark Bils (Sargood 1974 – 1975) Adam Bradstreet (Williams 1996 – 2000) Arthur Butlin (Clark 1981 – 1983) Thomas Clayton (Hamilton 2005 – 2008) Samuel Cole (Clark/Hamilton 1994 – 1998) Richard Craig (School 1973 – 1976) Anthony Duncan (Clark 1990 – 1994) Phil Dykzeul (Hamilton 1988 – 1982) Nick Dykzeul (Hamilton 1987 – 1991) Bill Eivers (Sargood 1976 – 1979) Currently Senior Constable and in sole charge at Benneydale Police, King Country.

Francis Fitzpatrick (Sargood 1982 – 1986) Patrick Hart (Sargood 1991 – 1995) Richard Leach (Hall 1979 – 1981) Raymond Lempriere (Clark 1983 – 1986) Richard Loughnan (School 1970 – 1972) Blair Mackinder (Williams 2008 – 2009) is working for a fencing contractor.

David McMullin (Williams 1969 – 1972) Alan Milroy (Fitchett 2001 – 2004) Laura (Harington 2000 – 2001) and Chris Mortimore (Williams 1996 – 2000) Andrew O’Brien (Williams 1997 – 2001) Mark O’Brien (Williams 1993 – 1997) Mark O’Leary (Sargood 1993 – 1996) is living in Tokoroa and running the family business. He and his wife Kim have two children, Zara and Ruby.

Chris Paterson (Sargood 1996 – 2000) Daniel Peacocke (Williams 1990 – 1994) Daniel Peake (Sargood 1998 – 1999) William Ronaldson (Sargood 1994 – 1998) Mat Sherriff (Sargood 1992 – 1996) KJ Slater (Harington 2010 – 2011) is studying Farm Management and is a full-time farm worker.

Geoff Stone (Sargood 1984 – 1988) Tim Strawbridge (Sargood 1988 – 1992) Wayne Strong (School 1970 – 1974) Barry Tapp (School 1962 – 1964) Allan Thomson (School 1975 – 1978) Alan Webb (Hamilton 1981 – 1982)

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OLD COLLEGIANS DATABASE UPDATE The Executive Officers’ of the Southwell School Old Boys’ and Girls’ Association and Old Collegians at St. Paul’s Collegiate wish to work together to update their database for Old Collegians from both schools. As you can imagine it is most frustrating to lose contact with our past students. If you have any objection to your address being shared please contact Jo or Deborah by 12 December 2012.

Deborah McRae, Executive Officer, Old Collegians Email: d.mcrae@stpauls.school.nz Jo Backhouse, Executive Officer, Southwell School Old Boys’ & Girls’ Association Email: obga@southwell.school.nz

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Can you help us please?

We are in the process of allocating a wall in the St Paul’s Student Centre to display our staff portraits from 1959 through to the present day. We are missing some of the earlier years, (in particular the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s) and are wondering if any of our past staff have copies. If you have any Staff photos and are willing to let us scan them, can you please call the Executive Officer Deborah McRae on 07 957 8805 to arrange transport and or courier fees.

We are after the services of a volunteer to help with sorting our Archives. If you are an organised person who likes a challenge and have a few spare hours a week, then please call Deborah McRae on 07 957 8805 to discuss the particulars of the job.

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