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28 October 2015
A bronze sculpture of the second Maori King Tawhiao, with prominent cheek bones and an intricate deep cut ta moko design, was unveiled at the Waikato Museum in August. Artist Gary Schofield Hall House 1970-74 was honoured to see his artwork sitting alongside portraits of Maori kings and the late Maori Queen Te Arikinui Dame Te… Read more
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25 August 2015
Local scientists say they've discovered a way to potentially develop fast new treatments for depression. The University of Auckland says Dr Suresh Muthukumaraswamy Old Collegian of St Paul’s Collegiate School 1992-96 has developed research into the action of ketamine on the brain. The university said the research sheds light on neural… Read more
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5 August 2015
From northern Italy to north Hamilton, model to mother, it’s been quite a journey for Tamsyn Rose. She has chronicled this through music, releasing her first album via iTunes. Rather fittingly, one of the songs on Pink Haze is The Journey. Miss Waikato 1996, Rose went on to become an international fashion model based in Milan and treading… Read more
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16 July 2015
Blackstar Trace and Bear Blanche had a chocolate cake waved under their noses but were far more interested in a mineral supplement as a birthday treat. After 21 years roaming paddocks from Waitoa to Morrinsville and now Tauwhare, these two retired dairy cows know what they like. It’s an extraordinary age for a cow said Charbelle Farm… Read more
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15 July 2015
A young New Zealand fashion label will show for the first time at NZ Fashion Week in August after only six months into production. Created by Old Collegian Ezekiel Crawford 2009-2013, Slaeve is expected to turn a few heads with its androgynous high-end style. The young entrepreneur’s brand breaks the boundaries of contemporary high-end… Read more
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7 July 2015
ROTORUA couple John and Catherine Ford have won New Zealand’s pre-eminent farming prize, the Ballance Farm Environment Award for 2015. It is the first time in the five years since the award was established that a North Island farming business has won. The Fords were presented with the Gordon Stephenson trophy by Primary Industries… Read more
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2 July 2015
All Whites striker Chris Wood’s switch to Championship club Leeds United has been confirmed. Leeds United anounced the signing on Wednesday night NZT, spending a reported £2 million NZ$4.6million plus add ons to snare Wood from Premier League side Leicester City. The deal went through even though Leicester City bosses fired manager Nigel… Read more
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2 June 2015
He’s regarded as cricket royalty and the king of spin, and now Daniel Vettori has been given one of his home city’s rarest awards. Vettori has been made an honorary Ambassador of Hamilton and will receive an inscribed medallion at a ceremony in August. The honorary title was established in 2013 and since then has been awarded to Sir David… Read more
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25 May 2015
Five Waikato golfers have been named in New Zealand Golf’s national academy this year – including St Paul’s Old Collegian Luke Toomey and Chantelle Cassidy in the top tier. That duo are joined by Nick Coxon and Denzel Ieremia in the men’s Tier Two squad, while Brooke Hamilton has been included in the women’s Tier Two intake. Riverside’s… Read more
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15 May 2015
Ben Barrington’s ankles were killing him. The Hamilton actor and Dancing with the Stars contestant had already danced for four hours before his interview with stuff.co.nz and was straight back into the studio afterwards. If he’s to be believed, he needs the practice – but he’s enjoying it. "I knew I wasn't going to be good at it, but just… Read more
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1 May 2015
The land on which St Paul’s Collegiate School was built was once a dairy and crop farm. Jean Green was one of the original owners and has celebrated a very special milestone at the school, her 100th birthday. . Jean Green, along with her husband Bob, and his brother Logan and wife Nancy, owned the 50 acre farm which was sold to the… Read more
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1 May 2015
A medical system that dates back 50 years by Western standards in the easternmost country of the Stan states, Kyrgyzstan, has drawn Dr Nick Woolfield Sargood 1968-1972 to a retirement plan of service. Woolfield and his wife Fay, a general practitioner, have been in Kyrgyzstan for more than two years. For the first few months Woolfield and… Read more
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1 May 2015
On a mission to get her three year old daughter into a big bed, Tamsyn Rose Harington 1995-1996 turned her frustration at a lack of resources into a new business venture. “I had real issues getting Sophia to make this change,” Rose said. “I went searching for a book about this transition and to my surprise there wasn't anything like it in… Read more
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1 May 2015
Bill Davey Sargood 1975-79 has built a successful business helping farmers earn income off barren red soil in Western Australia. His Perth company, Plantation and Landcare Services, employs 14 people and is the biggest revegetation contractor in Western Australia. Davey, 53, originally from Tauranga, has lived in Australia for 29 years… Read more
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1 May 2015
After almost a decade of study that armed her with a bachelor’s degree and PhD, Anne-Maree Hill Harington 2004-2005 is now working on a $20 million dollar research project for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, one of New Zealand’s largest nutrient management companies. Hill is working as a research associate managing the finance, administration… Read more
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25 March 2015
Former St Paul’s Collegiate student, now University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar, John Penyas, has been awarded a one-year full-fee scholarship to Berkshire Preparatory School in the United States valued at $NZ75,000. Michael Groom, former All White and St Paul’s Collegiate 1st XI football coach said Penyas had been selected from… Read more
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20 March 2015
John Penyas, 2014 St Paul’s Collegiate graduate and University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship recipient, has been awarded a one-year full-fee scholarship to Berkshire Preparatory School in the United States valued at $75,000. Michael Groom, former All White and St Paul’s Collegiate 1st XI football coach, says Berkshire has… Read more
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13 March 2015
In a team of dynamic talent, a wily veteran might hold the key to New Zealand’s World Cup success, reports Dylan Cleaver. Brendon McCullum is becoming one of New Zealand sport’s iconic leaders; Tim Southee and Trent Boult are a new-ball partnership for the ages; Kane Williamson is on a fast track to becoming the country’s greatest… Read more
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6 March 2015
Cameron French is searching for half a second. It doesn't seem like much time but in the world of 400m hurdles, such splits are tough to whittle off your personal best. The 22-year-old is the leading Kiwi in the discipline this summer after his career-best 50.04s in Auckland last month. He will tackle the 400m hurdles today when the New… Read more
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27 January 2015
In temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius, exhausted and dragging his injured friend to safety high up a Himalayan mountain, there was never any question in Ben Dare’s mind of leaving his mate behind. The 29-year-old Queenstown structural engineer and his still-recovering climbing buddy, Scott Scheele, 24, arrived back in New Zealand… Read more
