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Farm Environment Award for Old Collegian 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. Read more
All Whites striker Chris Wood seals move to Leeds United from Leicester City 2 July 2015 All Whites striker Chris Wood’s switch to Championship club Leeds United has been confirmed. Read more
Vettori awarded honorary city title 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. Read more
Waikato golfers named in New Zealand academy 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. Read more
Waikato actor straps on dancing shoes 15 May 2015 Ben Barrington’s ankles were killing him. Read more
Green family legacy 1 May 2015 The land on which St Paul’s Collegiate School was built was once a dairy and crop farm. Read more
Paediatrician heads UNICEF project 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. Read more
Books move kids into new chapter 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. Read more
Tree planting in challenging WA soil 1 May 2015 Bill Davey (Sargood 1975-79) has built a successful business helping farmers earn income off barren red soil in Western Australia. Read more
Project set to reduce farming footprint 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. Read more
Football scholarship for local player 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. Read more
Top football scholarship for 2014 graduate 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. Read more
Vettori the glue to NZ’s potent attack 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 batsman. Read more
French searches for that elusive half-second 6 March 2015 Cameron French is searching for half a second. Read more
Kiwi climber relieved to find fallen mate alive 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. Read more
Ido Drent’s Offspring romance 26 January 2015 Was Kiwi actor Ido Drent nervous about playing counsellor Lawrence Pethbridge in quirky Aussie drama Offspring? "Nervous? Absolutely. Read more
Kiwi leads double arm transplant op 6 December 2014 US quadruple amputee gets two new limbs in nine-hour procedure. Read more
Grateful Boston man shows off his double arm transplant 28 November 2014 A 40-year-old quad amputee was all thank yous at a news conference Tuesday at a Boston-area hospital as he showed off his two new arm transplants. Read more
Freshman scored game-winner against UIC 17 November 2014 Elliot Collier, Old Collegian and a freshman on the Loyola University Chicago men’s soccer team, has been named Offensive Player of the Week by the Missouri Valley Conference. Read more
Wood to captain All Whites 14 November 2014 Leicester City striker Chris Wood will become one of the youngest players to captain the All Whites, named on Thursday to lead the team in their international against China on Saturday. Read more