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Laura Littlejohn named fastest female sprinter in New Zealand 11 April 2022 From 4-9 April, four St Paul’s swimmers took on the 2022 New Zealand Swimming Championships at the Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland. Read more
Three gold and a bronze for St Paul’s at the Aon Maadi Cup 6 April 2022 Held from 28 March to 2 April, the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Championships (Aon Maadi Cup) is the most prestigious event on the rowing calendar. Read more
Littlejohn smashes national records 3 November 2021 Blowing her competition out of the water, Laura Littlejohn (Year 12) has gained multiple medals and broken regional and national records over the course of the year. Read more
Triathlon success gains invitation to international stage 3 November 2021 For Oliver Larcombe (Year 13), 2021 has been a triumphant year winning several medals at various triathlons around the country. Read more
Medal haul for St Paul’s Swim Team 27 July 2021 St Paul’s Swim Team placed fifth from 68 schools in the co-ed section of the New Zealand Secondary School Swim Championships held at the National Aquatic Centre in Auckland from 22-25 July. Read more
Samisoni Taukei'aho savours 'dream' All Blacks debut, has Ian Foster with tough call 18 July 2021 Samisoni Taukei'aho says maybe it was a little bit of Dane Coles’ “lucky charm” that led to his magical two-try debut for the All Blacks on Saturday night. Read more
World renowned rugby coach leading St Paul’s 10 July 2021 After seven years as St Paul’s Collegiate School’s high-performance coach, Paul Hodder has now accepted the position of Director of Rugby. Read more
International rower joins St Paul’s as coach 9 June 2021 Rachel Gamble-Flint began rowing early in her high school years and at just 16 years of age, her hobby sport quickly turned into a professional career. Read more
St Paul’s places second overall at swim champs 4 June 2021 St Paul’s competed in the Waikato Secondary School swimming championships last week with 11 students finishing in top three placings. Read more
Full circle for cricket coach 1 June 2021 Indika Senarathne remembers the impact his cricket coaches had on him as a child, and this has been his driving force giving back to the sport. Read more
Top athletes celebrated at rowing awards 13 May 2021 After a successful rowing season, St Paul’s Rowing Club held their annual prize giving on Friday 7 May to recognise and celebrate those outstanding athletes from the 2020/21 season. Read more
Herbert ready for football season 1 May 2021 As the winter sport season approaches, Kale Herbert, Director of Football at St Paul’s Collegiate School is hopeful students will get a better opportunity to play a full season of sport in 2021. Read more
Nine gold swimming medals for St Paul’s 29 April 2021 An impressive 12 medals including nine gold, were won by St Paul’s swimmers at the New Zealand Age Group Championships (NZAGC) in Wellington over the April school holidays. Read more
Podium placings at Zone Athletics 2021 17 March 2021 St Paul’s athletes represented the school proudly at Zone Athletics last week, with 36 of our 60 students placing in the top six for their chosen sport. Read more
Goals underway for St Paul’s netball programme 9 February 2021 St Paul’s netball programme is headed by the talented Lynaire Williams, who has an extensive career in coaching and has been a representative player in both netball and volleyball. Read more
Reflecting inward at Outward Bound 28 January 2021 As Sam White recounts her experience on Outward Bound, she admits she completely underestimated what the 21-day voyage had in store for her. Read more
Summer holiday swimming success for St Paul’s Swim Club 27 January 2021 There was no summer holiday rest for St Paul’s Swim Club as they competed in the National Open Water Championships finishing as the second place club overall in New Zealand. Read more
Siblings compete each other for medals at nationals 17 December 2020 It was the battle of siblings when the Taylor twins and Robb brothers competed each other for podium finishes in the same events at the recent NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Nationals held in Tauranga. Read more
Football academy kicks off new partnership with St Paul’s 14 December 2020 Ricki and Kale Herbert will be operating the Ricki Herbert Football Academy at St Paul’s Collegiate School from 2021. Read more
Top sporting and cultural students recognised 2 November 2020 In recognition of the best sporting and cultural talent from this year, students and staff attended the St Paul’s Sports and Cultural Awards dinner last week. Read more