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Student throws himself into world mix 11 March 2015 St Paul’s Collegiate School student Ryan Ballantyne threw a 5kg shot put 19. Read more
French searches for that elusive half-second 6 March 2015 Cameron French is searching for half a second. Read more
Waikato record puts young shot putter Ryan Ballantyne into World Youth Games 5 March 2015 A month ago Ryan Ballantyne admits things weren't quite clicking with a shot put in hand. Read more
Schoolboy Taylor Cockerton on verge of Formula Ford title 26 February 2015 A race plan is pretty important when you jump into a single-seater race car. Read more
Race track calls St Paul’s student 20 February 2015 The race track my be a greater education than school for St Paul’s Collegiate year13 student Taylor Cockerton. Read more
School’s educational ethos = academic success 13 February 2015 St Paul’s Collegiate School students have once again ranked significantly higher than the national averages in NCEA and Cambridge examinations, continuing to position the school as one of New Zealand’s leading secondary schools. Read more
Impressive scholarship results with one school year to go 11 February 2015 Hugo Brown is just starting his final year of school but he’s already got money in the bank for further study. Read more
School boy Cockerton the man to beat 5 February 2015 Seventeen year old Taylor Cockerton is the man to beat heading into the fourth round of the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship at Taupo Motorsport Park this weekend. 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
A musical treat at Switzer 20 January 2015 Fifteen-year-old Katie Trigg (Year 12) is blessed with real talent, and is always happy to share it with the old folk at Kaitaia rest home Switzer Residential Care. Read more
1st XI places fourth in national Gillette Cup cricket competition 12 December 2014 St Paul’s 1st XI cricket team placed fourth in the national Gillette Cup top six final cricket competition, which was held from 8-12 December 2014 at Lincoln university. Read more
Modern pioneers of agriculture 8 December 2014 Most teachers strive to make a difference and if they’re lucky will leave behind a legacy they can be proud of. Read more
Agri scheme attracts students 8 December 2014 Waikato secondary school has instigated a pilot curriculum focused on agricultural science and business to promote primary industry careers. Read more
Kiwi leads double arm transplant op 6 December 2014 US quadruple amputee gets two new limbs in nine-hour procedure. Read more
Farming centre doors now open 1 December 2014 What is planned as a major boost to the farming sector was launched at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton last week. Read more
Agriculture – now not just for dumbos 1 December 2014 WHEN I was at school sometime in the last century, the boys doing the agriculture course were the dumbos. Read more
Agribiz targets bright kids 1 December 2014 AGRIBUSINESS studies are coming to secondary schools throughout the country with New Zealand’s brightest senior college students being targeted to learn a raft of career skills from agriscience and agritechnology to agrimarketing and finance. Read more
Agribusiness popular at secondary school 1 December 2014 The first push to get young people studying agribusiness at secondary school level is being hailed as a success. Read more
Lack of dairy workers a real concern 1 December 2014 Dairy New Zealand is warning the agricultural sector is in dire need of workers, and if we don't do something to plug the gap there’s no way we'll meet our target of doubling our primary exports by 2025. Read more
Agribusinesses back Hamilton school project 1 December 2014 Agribusiness companies are getting behind an initiative to get high school students involved in a career in gumboots. 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
Hillary scholarship pays for studies 25 November 2014 John Penyas never expected to find himself with a fees-paid university scholarship. Read more
Scanlon’s stellar season keeps on improving 20 November 2014 Daniel Scanlon’s exceptional hockey season will continue next month when he plays for a New Zealand under-19 side touring Australia. 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
15-year-old places second at Round the Bridges 17 November 2014 Sebastian Ellice placed second overall, and first in his division (U20 mens) in the 6km race at the 75th Round the Bridges event, which was held over the weekend. Read more
High achievers to study medicine 17 November 2014 Jessica Chanwai, 17, and Sahil Patil, 18, have already achieved more than many people ever will. 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
National trial for St Paul’s polo player Dean Fullerton 13 November 2014 Reins in one hand, mallet in the other, body dangling off the side of the horse while smashing a ball, you can see the appeal of polo. Read more
$260k scholarship success for St Paul’s students 12 November 2014 St Paul’s students tallied up an impressive $260,000 worth of scholarships for the 2015 tertiary school year. Read more