News

Old Collegians' kicking goals as football careers take off 11 March 2014 A number of St Paul’s graduates are taking big strides with their football careers, having been chosen for various academies, scholarships and teams for the 2013/14 season. Read more
Voyages round his kitchen table 5 March 2014 Bob Orr calls me – twice – with afterthoughts. Read more
Coronation event poses puzzlers for competitors 3 March 2014 The weekend is hardly the time for riddles, but a couple of beauties were posed at the Coronation Classic triathlon that finished at Mount Maunganui’s Coronation Park yesterday. Read more
Third in shearing and woolhandling competition 3 March 2014 Once again Josh has done the St Paul’s family proud, managing to reach the Junior Shearing final at the Golden Shears, shearing and woolhandling competition, on Thursday. Read more
Tablets replace books as St Paul’s goes hi-tech 28 February 2014 When young students at one Hamilton secondary school need to refresh their memory on how to use a microscope, they won't be flicking through pages of scribbled notes. Read more
State v private 24 January 2014 There were periods when Margaret Fish had three children at as many different schools – state, integrated and private. Read more
St Paul’s beats four Auckland greats 22 January 2014 St Paul’s 1st XI has taken out the title for the Student Horizons T20 Competition in Auckland which ran from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 January. Read more
More hurdles ahead 18 December 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate student James Hunt finished secondary school last week with gold medals and personal best times in the 110m and 300m hurdles at the New Zealand secondary school championships. Read more
on trend 18 December 2013 Year 13 students Ezekiel Crawford and Josh Barkle are now business partners, selling a range of T-shirts with hand-drawn prints at affordable prices under the label Theism Co. Read more
Futsal coach looking to the footure 29 November 2013 "I want you to use the sole of your foot," says Scott Gilligan as one of his opening instructions to a bunch of 25 aspiring futsal players yesterday. Read more
Smithy’s doomed to die in unfortunate ways 28 November 2013 The problem with Smithy is that he was doomed to die in unfortunate ways – from dodgy nightclub drinks to being the victim of wayward wax jobs. Read more
Top two looking good 25 November 2013 Kaipaki and St Paul’s Collegiate School firmed as favourites for the final of Waikato Valley’s Mike Cotter Cup one-day club competition after again posting wins on Saturday. Read more
Law scholarship for netball player 21 November 2013 A Rotorua local has been offered the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship to study Bachelor of Law at the University of Waikato. Read more
Raglan local offered $50k University of Auckland Scholarship 21 November 2013 Raglan local and St Paul’s Collegiate School day student, Jessica Reilly, has been offered a $50k scholarship to study at the University of Auckland for 2014. Read more
Hotel management passion pays off 20 November 2013 Conor Gawith’s dreams of running a fivestar international hotel are coming a step closer. Read more
Scholarship won 20 November 2013 ROTORUA local and St Paul’s Collegiate student Grace Namana has been offered a Sir Edmund Hilary Scholarship to study a Bachelor of Law at the University of Waikato. Read more
Injury setback can't slow Smith 14 November 2013 After weeks out of action, Gisborne sprinter Tom Smith is making up for lost time as preparations for the upcoming athletics season gears up. Read more
In the spirit of Christmas – A message from Rev Craig Luccock 11 November 2013 As is our annual tradition, St Paul’s Collegiate School will be collecting food items and unwrapped toys to be placed under the Christmas tree during our Carol Service on Monday 2 December. Read more
Chris Wood nets bizarre goal for Leicester 5 November 2013 All Whites striker Chris Wood netted his second goal in four days in bizarre circumstances this morning. Read more
Teenager taking swing at big time 23 October 2013 Golf croquet is hardly one of those sports which leaps out and says "play me", but that has not stopped St Pauls Collegiate youngster Hemi McLaren Mellars making his mark and taking a few of his schoolmates along for the ride. Read more
St Paul’s places well at ChemQuest 21 October 2013 The University of Waikato’s ChemQuest challenge was held last week at the Hamilton campus on Wednesday 16 October and was attended by about 150 students from schools from Hamilton, the wider Waikato region, the Bay of Plenty and Taupo. Read more
Vettori returns from injury to provide Star turn 21 October 2013 Daniel Vettori exceeded his own expectations in his comeback from injury on Saturday and is set to take the field for Star University again this weekend. Read more
Violinist wins big award 16 October 2013 For St Paul’s Collegiate student Jessica Chanwai music is a hobby – even though she gets up at 5. Read more
Teen croquet player on his game in 2013 4 October 2013 Golf croquet is a bit like playing a large game of chess on a lawn, says St Paul’s Collegiate year 11 student Hemi McLaren-Mellars. Read more
Barry chases BMX dream in America 3 October 2013 A chance to chase a dream in the United States was too good to pass up, for promising BMX rider Todd Barry. Read more
Bright outlook for local talent 26 September 2013 While most people may not be familiar with golf croquet, Hemi McLaren-Mellars is a young local prospect continuing to make strides on a national level in the sport. Read more
Exams or BMX career? Easy 25 September 2013 Deciding whether to finish his school year at Hamilton’s St Paul’s Collegiate early and head to the US to further his BMX aspirations or stay home and sit his Year 13 exams wasn't difficult for Todd Barry. Read more
Fifa final hurdle to greater glory 18 September 2013 St Pauls' Futsal star training with national squad until world body gives all clear. Read more
Futsal future looks bright for talented Penyas 29 August 2013 At only 16 years-old, John Penyas is already being touted a future star of New Zealand futsal. Read more
Students' musical talent put on stage 28 August 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate students John Penyas and Jessica Chanwai are members of the Ripon Piano Quartet which is to perform in the school’s Good Vibrations annual music festival. Read more