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Another experience of the riot was that of a St Peter's Form IV class: "[A] major disruption occurred on [[July 20]] when the inmates of New Zealand's "Maximum Security Prison" (Mt Eden Gaol) rioted and set fire to the main block of the prison. Our class room, being adjacent to the gaol, was invaded by boys from nearby classrooms all trying to watch 'the fun'. [Two particular boys] brought a telescope and a pair of binoculars respectively, and many others brought transister radios in case we missed anything." There was particular excitement when the army moved in. "Even teacher downed tools when something exciting looked to be happening." It was also noticed that on Wednesday 21st July, fewer boys were away from school. "Perhaps the rioting had something to do with it". <ref>St Peter's College Magazine, 1965, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1965, pp. 37 and 55</ref> Similar things took place at Auckland Grammar.<ref>A teacher at Auckland Grammmar later wrote; "On [[July 20]], [[1965]], my room, B8, gave a great view of the Mt Eden Prison Riot, during which the inmates went mad, tearing around the exercise yard, burning mattresses and beds and anything else they could find. All the classes that came to me on that eventful day were allowed a brief look out of the windows at this sorry spectacle, before we started the lesson. After lunch on that same day, I returned to my classroom to find all the windows lined with boys, three to four deep, enjoying the fun. Many of them I didn't even teach. I allowed them to look for a little while and then yelled, "Get out of my room and off to your work!" The boys disappeared like magic, some out of the room and others to their desks, but they left behind them, enjoying the front row grandstand view, a row of masters. We chatted and joked together for a while before they all went their own ways to their rooms. Trust them to have the best grandstand view.'; C.N Nicholls ("Streak"), Fifty Years at Grammar or Tales Out Of School, ESA Books, 1987, p. 218.</ref>
Another experience of the riot was that of a St Peter's Form IV class: "[A] major disruption occurred on [[July 20]] when the inmates of New Zealand's "Maximum Security Prison" (Mt Eden Gaol) rioted and set fire to the main block of the prison. Our class room, being adjacent to the gaol, was invaded by boys from nearby classrooms all trying to watch 'the fun'. [Two particular boys] brought a telescope and a pair of binoculars respectively, and many others brought transister radios in case we missed anything." There was particular excitement when the army moved in. "Even teacher downed tools when something exciting looked to be happening." It was also noticed that on Wednesday 21st July, fewer boys were away from school. "Perhaps the rioting had something to do with it". <ref>St Peter's College Magazine, 1965, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1965, pp. 37 and 55</ref> Similar things took place at Auckland Grammar.<ref>A teacher at Auckland Grammmar later wrote; "On [[July 20]], [[1965]], my room, B8, gave a great view of the Mt Eden Prison Riot, during which the inmates went mad, tearing around the exercise yard, burning mattresses and beds and anything else they could find. All the classes that came to me on that eventful day were allowed a brief look out of the windows at this sorry spectacle, before we started the lesson. After lunch on that same day, I returned to my classroom to find all the windows lined with boys, three to four deep, enjoying the fun. Many of them I didn't even teach. I allowed them to look for a little while and then yelled, "Get out of my room and off to your work!" The boys disappeared like magic, some out of the room and others to their desks, but they left behind them, enjoying the front row grandstand view, a row of masters. We chatted and joked together for a while before they all went their own ways to their rooms. Trust them to have the best grandstand view.'; C.N Nicholls ("Streak"), Fifty Years at Grammar or Tales Out Of School, ESA Books, 1987, p. 218.</ref>


The riot dominated the media for the duration of the incident and subsequent days.<ref> For example: "Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol" New Zealand Herald, Wednesday [[21 July]] [[1965]], p. 1 and "Officers Held at Gunpoint As Hostages", p. 2; "Prison Riot Ends with Hot Meat Pies for All", ''New Zealand Herald'', Thursday [[22 July]] [[1965]], p. 2.</ref> In one report, [[the New Zealand Herald]] stated: "Although school lessons went on as normal at Auckland Grammar School and St Peter's College, on the prison boundaries, the Army took the precaution of shifting rifles from the Grammar School armoury [presumably, normally required for the school cadets]."<ref>"Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol", ''New Zealand Herald'', p. 1.</ref>
The riot dominated the media for the duration of the incident and subsequent days.<ref> For example: "Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol" New Zealand Herald, Wednesday [[21 July]] [[1965]], p. 1 and "Officers Held at Gunpoint As Hostages", p. 2; "Prison Riot Ends with Hot Meat Pies for All", ''New Zealand Herald'', Thursday [[22 July]] [[1965]], p. 2. Also see; 'RIOTS', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 18-Sep-2007
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/1966/R/Riots/en </ref> In one report, [[the New Zealand Herald]] stated: "Although school lessons went on as normal at Auckland Grammar School and St Peter's College, on the prison boundaries, the Army took the precaution of shifting rifles from the Grammar School armoury [presumably, normally required for the school cadets]."<ref>"Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol", ''New Zealand Herald'', p. 1.</ref>


In spite of calls after the riot for the closure of the gutted prison, <ref> "No Place for Prison at Mt Eden", New Zealand Herald, Thursday [[22 July]] [[1965]], p. 6; "Let This be the End of an Archaic Jail", ''The Auckland Star'', Wednesday [[21 July]] [[1965]], p. 6.</ref> Mt Eden Prison was renovated and is still operating as a medium-security institution that takes up to 475 male prisoners.<ref>[http://www.corrections.govt.nz/public/aboutus/factsheets/prisons/mteden.html Department of Corrections Mt Eden Prison factsheet]</ref> On [[15 June]] [[2007]], the [[New Zealand Herald]] carried a report that a six-story jail would " ... replace the historic Mt Eden Prison and should take inmates by 2011. The prison will be built alongside the existing stone-walled jail, which will become an administration block". "The new plans have been designed to protect the existing prison as a historic place." "New Zealand Historic Places trust heritage adviser, architecture, Robin Byron said: 'The Department of Corrections should be congratulated for their commitment to preserving this nationally significant historic building'". In relation to the 1965 riot, the Herald article stated: "Prisoners rioted for 33 hours after a prison guard caught two prisoners trying to escape. Chaos ensued as prisoners burnt everything in sight, including prison records." <ref>Elizabeth Binning, Go-ahead for new Mt Eden jail, The ''New Zealand Herald'', Friday 15 June, 2007, Section A, page 2.</ref>
In spite of calls after the riot for the closure of the gutted prison, <ref> "No Place for Prison at Mt Eden", New Zealand Herald, Thursday [[22 July]] [[1965]], p. 6; "Let This be the End of an Archaic Jail", ''The Auckland Star'', Wednesday [[21 July]] [[1965]], p. 6.</ref> Mt Eden Prison was renovated and is still operating as a medium-security institution that takes up to 475 male prisoners.<ref>[http://www.corrections.govt.nz/public/aboutus/factsheets/prisons/mteden.html Department of Corrections Mt Eden Prison factsheet]</ref> On [[15 June]] [[2007]], the [[New Zealand Herald]] carried a report that a six-story jail would " ... replace the historic Mt Eden Prison and should take inmates by 2011. The prison will be built alongside the existing stone-walled jail, which will become an administration block". "The new plans have been designed to protect the existing prison as a historic place." "New Zealand Historic Places trust heritage adviser, architecture, Robin Byron said: 'The Department of Corrections should be congratulated for their commitment to preserving this nationally significant historic building'". In relation to the 1965 riot, the Herald article stated: "Prisoners rioted for 33 hours after a prison guard caught two prisoners trying to escape. Chaos ensued as prisoners burnt everything in sight, including prison records." <ref>Elizabeth Binning, Go-ahead for new Mt Eden jail, The ''New Zealand Herald'', Friday 15 June, 2007, Section A, page 2.</ref>

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St Peters College
Address
Map
Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland
Information
TypeIntegrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7-13)
MottoTo Love and To Serve
Established1939
Ministry of Education Institution no.62
PrincipalK. F. Fouhy
School roll1175
Socio-economic decile7
Websitewww.st-peters.school.nz

St Peters College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is an important boys' school in Auckland and is the largest Catholic school in New Zealand. Under an integration agreement with the New Zealand government, St Peter's College has a maximum roll of 1200.[1] St Peter's is located in the Central Auckland suburb of Epsom.

Roll

St Peter's College draws enrolments from throughout the city, reflecting its central location and its easy accessibility from all the main transport conduits and services of Auckland. The roll as at 12 February 2007 was 1175. The ethnic composition of St Peter's College on that date was: European: 51.14%; Maori: 5.60%; Samoan: 7.29%, Tongan: 3.11%; Philippines: 2.30%; Indian: 6.30%; Chinese: 10.10%; Korean: 5.91%; Other Pacific: 2.38%; Other Asian: 4.02%; Other ethnicities: 1.84%.[2] There are 127 paid staff (teaching and support staff).[3]

St Peter's College thus has a diverse, multicultural roll, and it excels in sporting and cultural activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years both the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA) and the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).

The first St Peter's

Auckland's first school of any sort [4] was established under the patronage of St Peter and known as St Peter's School, St Peter's Boy's School or St Peter's Select School.[5] It was established in 1841 by the Catholic laymen of Auckland following the first visit of Bishop Pompallier (Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania and, from 1848, first Bishop of Auckland)[6]. The first teacher was Mr. E. Powell, and probably classes were held in his own residence in Shortland Crescent (later renamed Shortland Street).[7] St Peter's School continued to provide education for boys mainly under lay teachers until 1885[8] when the Marist Brothers established a school on the corner of Pitt and Wellington Streets.

Prehistory of St Peter's College

Before the arrival of the Marist Brothers, Walter Bisscop Steins S.J., third Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1879-1881) had doubts about their suitability to open a school in Auckland as he felt there were prejudices against them because they were a French congregation. He believed that it would be better to invite the Christian Brothers because they were an Irish congregation particularly since most of the Catholics in Auckland were Irish. Stein's successor, John Edmund Luck OSB, fourth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1881-1896), had no such qualms and invited the Marist Brothers to establish their Auckland school.[9] A move may have been made in 1885 for a Christian Brothers School in Auckland. But that was unsuccessful.[10]

Nearly 40 years later, in 1923, Henry William Cleary, the sixth Catholic Bishop of Auckland, issued an invitation to the Christian Brothers to establish a school in Auckland.[11]

The Marist Brothers, by then very well established in Auckland at Sacred Heart College (then located in Richmond Road, Ponsonby), objected strongly and Cleary wrote to the Provincial of the Christian Brothers, Brother Barron, changing his offer to a primary school.[12] As a result, the Christian Brothers lost interest.[13]

Shortly after he became seventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland in 1929, James Michael Liston expressed an intention to renew the invitation to the Christian Brothers, whose pupil he had been in Dunedin.[14] Liston's intention again aroused the opposition of the Marist Brothers.[15] They were concerned that a new boy's Form I to VI school would take enrolments from Sacred Heart College and would diminish their revenue.[16] Unmoved by the Marist Brothers' opposition, Liston wrote to his old Dunedin classmate, Brother James Hanrahan, the provincial of the Australian province of the Christian Brothers requesting Christian Brothers to provide staff for the proposed school.[17] The Christian Brothers agreed on the establishment of the school.[18]

A contractor cleared the Mountain Road site in 1931 and it was expected that the school would open in 1933.[19] But financial problems caused delays.[20] The Marist Brothers appealed to the Apostolic Delegate and to the Sacred Congregation of Religious in Rome.[21] They believed that Cleary had promised them the St Peter's School site but as no written record could be found, the Bishop was informed by the Sacred Congregation of Religious that he could invite the Christian Brothers[22] and the Apostolic Delegate ruled "that the Bishop is free to make whatever provision he may decide in the matter".[23] The Marist Brothers accepted this ruling, but unhappily.

Construction and opening of St Peter's College

The school was constructed on the corner of Khyber Pass and Mountain Road a site which been given to the church for educational purposes by the Outhwaite family. The Outhwaite family were descendants of an English lawyer, Thomas Outhwaite who was one of New Zealand's early colonists and was the first registrar of the Supreme Court in Auckland. The family not only bequeathed the site of the college but also a part of the fund required for its erection.[24]

The Christian Brothers to staff the school arrived in Auckland from Australia and the South Island for the 1939 school year. They were accommodated by the parish priest of Remuera, Monsignor J. J. Bradley, in his presbytery until the Brothers residence was habitable.[25] Bradley, who had been a pupil of the Christian Brothers in Ireland, was responsible for the laying out of the grounds of the school - work which took ten months to complete.[26] However, work continued until 1941 on the development of Reeves Road (a street that has now disappeared as it has been incorporated as the entrance to St. Peter's College),[27] the building of stone walls, and the very significant soil transfer from the netball courts to level the playing fields. The year 1941 " ... saw the end of a familiar sight at the College when workers on the Government Relief scheme finished working on the grounds on November 1. These men spent three years working on the grounds at a very small cost, as the Government paid their wages in an effort to lessen hardship in the difficult post-depression years. Without their work and the guiding hand of Monsignor Bradley, the grounds with their three different levels [i.e. the netball court level (the netball courts[28] have now become the school tennis courts), the old tennis court level (now filled in under the playing field level) and the playing field level, called the "St Peter's College oval" (now extended into the old tennis court level)] could not have been developed as they were".[29]

The school was opened on Sunday, 29 January 1939 by Bishop Liston and in the presence of Hon H. G. R. Mason, Attorney-General and local MP, standing in for Rt Hon Peter Fraser, the Minister of Education (who became Prime Minister on the death of Michael Joseph Savage in 1940) the Mayor of Auckland, Mr (later Sir) Ernest Davis, and Mr Justice Callan of the Supreme Court (who had been a pupil of the Christian Brothers in Dunedin). The opening took place on a wet afternoon and, as he read his speech, Bishop Liston was sheltered under an umbrella held by the foundation principal of the college, Brother F.P. O'Driscoll.[30] In spite of the rain, a large number of friends and well-wishers participated in the opening.[31]

It is noteworthy that, in view of the difficult history with the Marist brothers, Liston said, "this is a fitting occasion to pay tribute to the Marist Brothers for their long, honourable and fruitful record of service in the cause of education in the diocese of Auckland and throughout New Zealand: 'by their fruits ye know them' ". He also said later in his speech, "We welcome today the Christian Brothers, who are here at the invitation of the Bishop to take charge of St Peter's school and to have their part, along with the Marist Brothers and other religious communities, in our Catholic education system. They have their own traditions to give us, formed in the society's work of teaching since 1802, and the fruit of the experience gathered, to speak only of Australia and New Zealand, of over 500 Brothers teaching more than 20,000 boys". Liston added, " ... if I know the Brothers at all, the boys under their care will be put to hard work - an excellent thing - and teachers will not do for them what they should do for themselves. The thought of the years ahead and of the eternal life will be regarded as of first importance. Teachers will feel it their daily duty to fit the boys to bear life's burdens with a spirit of nobility and to meet life's problems with unfaltering courage". At the conclusion of his speech, Bishop Liston said, "This is a very happy day for me indeed for I owe much more than I can say to the training I received at the hands of the Christian Brothers in Dunedin long years ago".[32]

On Monday, 6 February 1939, St Peter's College opened its doors[33] with a roll of 183 pupils,[34] aged from 11 to 14 (i.e from Form I to Form IV).[35] Five brothers comprised the original staff - Brothers O'Driscoll, Killian, Rapp, Skehan and Carroll.[36]

The original school buildings opened in 1939 on the four acre Outhwaite site consisted of an incomplete two-storied class-block (now the Bro P. O'Driscoll Building) for the pupils and an incomplete two-storied residence (the brother's residence). They were designed by William Henry Gummer (1884-1966), a student of Sir Edward Lutyens and architect of some notable Auckland buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street and the old Auckland railway station in Beach Road. He also designed the National War Memorial and carillon and National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum buildings in Wellington.[37] The two original school buildings were fully completed in 1944.[38]

Development

In the early 1960s St Peter's had the largest roll of any Catholic school in New Zealand, having 834 pupils. Expansion became necessary.

In 1959 Archbishop[39] Liston purchased 2.5 acres on Mountain Road opposite the school.[40] This land was purchased from Dominion Breweries for 11,000 pounds per acre.[41] This land is used as a rugby field (now called "The Cage") and has located on it a sports pavilion (called Brother P. C. Ryan Sports Pavilion replacing an earlier pavilion opened in 1960 - see below).

In the 1960s the Brother's residence was extended and a new science block consisting of science laboratories, class-rooms and a demonstration room was built. This building was upgraded in the 1990s and is now called the Brother J. B. Lynch Science Laboratories. A large three-story set of classrooms plus assembly hall and squash courts were opened in the early 1970s.[42]

The school became an integrated state secondary school with attached intermediate in 1982 under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. At that time the entire Catholic school system (currently some 240 schools) was integrated into the New Zealand state school system, with all schools retaining their Catholic "special character".[43]

The school is, and always has been, a diocesan school in that its proprietor is the Catholic Bishop of Auckland.

The Christian Brothers

The Christian Brothers provided staff for St Peter's College from its opening until 2007. However, the numbers of brothers teaching at St Peter's College gradually declined from the 1970s. In 1975 there were 15 brothers teaching. In 1982 this number had reduced to 8. In 1988 it was 7, 4 in 1991, 2 in 1993, and 1 from 1994.[44] From 1994 until July 2007, Brother Paul Robertson was the only Christian Brother teaching at St Peter's College. He was the Associate Principal of the college.[45]

The integration of St Peter's College into the state education system also " ... caused a 'church/state' separation of the [Christian Brothers] community from the institution".[46] In 1992 the Christian Brothers shifted from the college to a new community house in Queen Mary Avenue, Epsom, acquired because it was near St Peter's College.[47] Brother L. H. Wilkes wrote about what this meant for the Christian Brothers community. "For years the dread of leaving St Peter's house hung over the community at St Peter's. In 1991 it was down to months and in early 1992 it was down to weeks and to days. Nobody actually spoke definitely about leaving but everyone knew it was inevitable. I could just not imagine the community in an ordinary house in an ordinary street ...". [48] Some of the brothers teaching at St Peter's College in the late 1980s moved to another community house in Mangere which soon closed. [49] Apart from Brother Paul Robertson, the last Christian Brother to retain particular involvement with St Peter's College into the late 1990s was Brother V. N. Cusack.[50]

In his Annual principal's report for 1988, Brother Prendergast expressed in effect a eulogy for St Peter's as a Christian Brother's school and also perhaps a mandate for the school's future. Brother Prendergast said: "It is my pleasure to present to you the forty-ninth annual report. I do so as a proud past pupil, past teacher, and almost, past Principal of this school. In a sense I see my position in this school as completing a cycle which is a model of the church right through the world. In 1939 the Brothers first came to St Peter's and they came from the southern parts of New Zealand and from Australia. From that time the seeds of vocations were sown. The first Old Boy priest was ordained in 1950 and the first Old Boy Christian Brother was professed in 1954. The first old boy Christian Brother returned to teach in this school in 1965. I was the first old boy Christian Brother appointed to the position of Principal and that was in 1980.

"In my first report at the end of 1980 I said that 'the time is fast approaching when the Brothers may no longer be able to maintain a presence in this school. Perhaps one of the more valuable endeavours of the Principals of recent years has been to prepare the school for that eventuality. There is no doubt that we are on the threshold of a new cycle of development'. The brothers have maintained their presence over those nine years, mainly the same ones as it happens and I can tell you that those who are around in other schools are just as old. You can draw your own conclusions.

"St Peter's has been a Christian Brothers school for forty-nine years. I don't know if you can say it is going to be a Christian Brothers' school next year. That is up to those of you who are here next year to maintain if you want to. I am going to put before you some of the characteristics of Christian Brothers schools. Christian Brothers' schools throughout the world have a remarkable similarity of purpose, spirit and tone. Allowing for culture change a boy from St Peter's College in Auckland will fit in easily in Cardinal Newman College, Buenos Aires[51] or Waverley College, Sydney, or St Columba's School, New Delhi, or St Edward's College, Liverpool, or in schools in twenty other countries. All these schools reveal characteristics that help identify them as inheritors of the spirit and traditions of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers. These characteristics are not unique but they are distinctive.

Brother Prendendergast listed these characteristics as being: the encouragement given to pupils in our schools to strive for scholastic excellence in a disciplined atmosphere; a religious dimension that permeates the entire education available to students; the cultivation of a strong devotion to Mary, the Mother of God; the emphasis given to the care and concern for each individual in the school community; and a particular concern for the poor.

"These then are five distinctive characteristics of Christian Brothers' schools today. They are part of our heritage. Remaining faithful to that heritage is the challenge of the future. I believe St Peter's college exhibits these characteristics some more clearly than others. The challenge I put to you tonight is to maintain and build on those characterisics."[52]

For the short biographies of some notable Christian Brothers who taught at St Peter's College see: Congregation of Christian Brothers in New Zealand.

St Peter's College today

The school has had a lay principal, Mr Kieran Fouhy, since 1989. Under his leadership, significant building projects have been completed. During the 1990s, as well as the renovation (and naming) of the Brother J. B. Lynch Science Laboratories, the Brother P. C Ryan sports pavilion replaced the original pavilion built in 1960 and the Brother W. R. Smith Music and Drama Suite was built. Brother Smith (1948 - 1953), the third principal of the college, had initiated the first school orchestra.[53]

Recent important buildings completed are the Brother L. H. Wilkes Technology Block (2001) (awarded the NZIA Resene Supreme Award for Architecture 2002 and the NZIA Resene Branch Award for Architecture 2001) and a dedicated building for the intermediate school on Mountain Road (2003) named after Brother V.A. Sullivan.[54]

"St Peter's is still dedicated to the objectives of the Christian Brothers' founder, eighteenth-century Irish merchant Edmund Rice [(now Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October, 1996)]:[55] They were to encourage its members to serve the community in a positive manner. As such, some of the school's recent old boys have become lay member's of Edmund Rice communities, and have committed themselves to Rice's objective of bringing social justice. The school has always had a particular commitment to supporting Christian Brothers missions in Polynesia and, more recently, has organised annual trips to India for senior students"[56]

"The school has also endeavoured to ensure outlets for the boy's sporting and cultural aspirations. In recent years St Peter's has attained national secondary titles in rugby, softball, soccer and music. By establishing both music and soccer academies in the late 1990s the school has encouraged excellence in pursuits that might be considered atypical within the context of educating New Zealand boys".[57]

Houses

St Peters Houses are named after four famous Christian brothers who arrived from Ireland in Melbourne on 15 November 1868 to establish the order in Australia. These four were Brothers Fursey Bodkin, Barnabus Lynch, Joseph Nolan, and their leader, Brother Ambrose Treacy. In 1875 Brother Treacy visited Bishop Patrick Moran, First Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, and promised him a community of Christian Brothers. In 1876, Brother Bodkin arrived with Brothers Dunne, Healy and McMahon to establish the Dunedin community, the first Christian Brothers community in New Zealand.[58]

The St Peter's College Houses and their colours are:

Sport

St Peter's College has a strong sporting tradition. Amongst the highlights have been, in rugby union, the winning by the school First XV of the New Zealand Secondary School's Top Four Championship as well as the Auckland Secondary Schools Premiership in 1987. The latter feat was repeated in 1988. The best achievement in rugby was to win the Auckland Championship and the New Zealand First XV Knock out competition undefeated in 2000. In 1980 St Peter's College won the inaugral national Secondary School's Softball Championship.[59]

The North train and the railway station

The railway running along the western boundary of St Peter's has played an important part in the history of the school. From the time the school opened many students came from the western suburbs of Auckland along the route of the train and they used the train service (the "North train") to attend the school. Until 1964 the nearest station to the school was Mt Eden station, a ten minute walk to or from the school. By 1964 about 250 St Peter's boys[60] were using the train and walking between Mt Eden station and the school.

The college (Brother T. A. Monagle, who supervised the train boys and who travelled on the train each day for that purpose) approached the Railways Department to request that the train stop at the school. The college had several reasons for asking that the trains should stop there. "The traffic in Mt Eden Road had become very heavy, and was a constant danger to the younger and more thoughtless of our pupils, and another source of considerable danger existed at Mt Eden station where supervision was necessary to prevent accidents when the boys were boarding the train. Again, the train would disgorge its pupils at Mt Eden and then chug merrily past the school almost empty, leaving the boys to walk half a mile, often in heavy rain."[61]

Brother Monagle persuaded the Minister of Transport[62] to come and see for himself. In fact the Minister volunteered to walk up to the Mt Eden station from the school. "Well, somebody must have been pulling some strings up above, because on the day of the Minister's visit it rained cats and dogs, and even the odd pink elephant ..."[63] and Brother Monagle's request was granted.[64] The North train stopped at St Peter's College for the first time at 8.30am on Tuesday 15 September 1964 for the 250 St Peter's College boys and a dozen from Auckland Grammar.[65]

Another noteworthy event occurred in November 1965, when, for the last time, the North train had a steam engine on it. It was the last passenger train in the North Island to be pulled by a steam locomotive.[66]

In relation to Brother Monagle, " ... it is generally agreed that he deserved the rank of Railway Employee. Surely no single person has ever held down so many positions at once - stationmaster, signalman, ticket inspector and guard, not to mention construction engineer, traffic officer and the occasional shot at engine-driving! During the many years that he was associated with the train, Brother Monagle became friends with most of the railway employees along the line as he made his trip each afternoon as far as Mt Albert".[67]

Initially, only the "school" trains stopped at St Peter's College, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.[68]

The St Peter's College railway station is now a formal part of the Auckland suburban rail network and has been named prosaically after its nearest street as the Boston Road station. It is still a major transport link for St Peter's College.

The prison riot

St Peter's College and Auckland Grammar School are both located very closely to Mt Eden Prison. On Tuesday, 20 July 1965 there began a major riot at the prison. A St Peter's Form five Geography pupil wrote in his diary that night, " ... what an exciting day! There was a riot in the prison next door to St Peter's and the prisoners lit the jail .... It was blazing all day. The prisoners gathered in the main exercise yard and held the police and army at bay. The latest news is that [there is] a stalemate ... at the moment. The prison was surrounded all day by 300 policemen and soldiers. Of the total 300 prisoners, 60 have surrendered and 240 prisoners are still at large. During Geography period we watched the firemen being hampered by the armed prisoners and the inaccessability of much of the prison. [A certain classmate] was not at school today again. He missed the most exciting day I have ever spent at St Peter's."

On Wednesday, 21 July 1965, the Geography pupil wrote: " ... today the prisoners were still under siege (if you could call it that as there has been no fighting). Last night they tried to build a barricade against one wall and so try to effect an escape over the wall. But the police fired a warning shot and the prisoners wisely refrained from any further measures of escape. They started to surrender at about 10 o'clock this morning and by 11 the prison was completely controlled by the police. When we watched from the Demonstration room during Geography today (9.30 - 10.00), we saw the first prisoners surrender. It has been very exciting and I was rather disappointed to see it end so soon. [The classmate missing the previous day] was at school today."

The next day, Thursday 22 July 1965, the Geography pupil wrote: " ... school was much quieter today after all the excitement of the last two days. All the prisoners except for 40 have or will be transported to other Penal Institutions as far south as Christchurch. Today the police were searching for any arms which may have been used during the riots. So far they have found one pistol. They think there is another one hidden somewhere. It was very cold this morning with 6 degrees of frost lying on the ground." Perhaps the coldness of the season assisted the prisoners' surrender.

Another experience of the riot was that of a St Peter's Form IV class: "[A] major disruption occurred on July 20 when the inmates of New Zealand's "Maximum Security Prison" (Mt Eden Gaol) rioted and set fire to the main block of the prison. Our class room, being adjacent to the gaol, was invaded by boys from nearby classrooms all trying to watch 'the fun'. [Two particular boys] brought a telescope and a pair of binoculars respectively, and many others brought transister radios in case we missed anything." There was particular excitement when the army moved in. "Even teacher downed tools when something exciting looked to be happening." It was also noticed that on Wednesday 21st July, fewer boys were away from school. "Perhaps the rioting had something to do with it". [69] Similar things took place at Auckland Grammar.[70]

The riot dominated the media for the duration of the incident and subsequent days.[71] In one report, the New Zealand Herald stated: "Although school lessons went on as normal at Auckland Grammar School and St Peter's College, on the prison boundaries, the Army took the precaution of shifting rifles from the Grammar School armoury [presumably, normally required for the school cadets]."[72]

In spite of calls after the riot for the closure of the gutted prison, [73] Mt Eden Prison was renovated and is still operating as a medium-security institution that takes up to 475 male prisoners.[74] On 15 June 2007, the New Zealand Herald carried a report that a six-story jail would " ... replace the historic Mt Eden Prison and should take inmates by 2011. The prison will be built alongside the existing stone-walled jail, which will become an administration block". "The new plans have been designed to protect the existing prison as a historic place." "New Zealand Historic Places trust heritage adviser, architecture, Robin Byron said: 'The Department of Corrections should be congratulated for their commitment to preserving this nationally significant historic building'". In relation to the 1965 riot, the Herald article stated: "Prisoners rioted for 33 hours after a prison guard caught two prisoners trying to escape. Chaos ensued as prisoners burnt everything in sight, including prison records." [75]

Principals

  • Mr. Kieran F. Fouhy (first lay Principal 1989–present)[84]

Notable former staff

  • The Honourable Mr Jim Anderton (b. 1938): politician; taught in the intermediate at St Peters in 1959 and 1960 [85]; President of the New Zealand Labour Party (1979-1984); Member of Parliament for Sydenham (1984–1996); Member of Parliament for Wigram (1996- present): former Leader of the New Labour Party (1989-1991), former leader of the Alliance Party (1991–1994), and current leader of the Progressive Party (2002 - present); Deputy Prime Minister (1999 - 2006), Minister for Economic Development (1999-2005), Minister of Agriculture (2005 - present), Minister for Biosecurity (2005 - present), Minister of Fisheries (2005 - present), Minister of Forestry (2005 - present), Minister Responsible for the Public Trust (2005 - present), Associate Minister of Health (2005 - present), and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education (2005 - present)[86]

Notable alumni

Architecture

  • Colin Leuschke (b. 1949), BA BArch, (Auckland), Member New Zealand Institute of Architects, Registered Architect, Local body politican.[90]

Arts

  • George Baloghy (b. 1950), Artist, (since 1978 has had twenty-five solo exhibitions, represented in every major public collection in New Zealand). George Baloghy website[91]
  • Sam Hunt (b. 1946), Poet.[92]
  • Tony Mackle (b. 1946), MA Art History (Ak), Diploma in Archives Administration, Art historian and curator, Collections Manager Art (Works on Paper) Te Papa Tongarewa (Specialist areas of knowledge and expertise: New Zealand and British art 1850-1950).[93]
  • Constant Mews (b. 1953), D. Phil (Oxon), Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Monash University, Melbourne, (expert on medieval religious thought (especially Peter Abelard) and on interfaith dialogue).
  • Douglas Mews (1956-), MMus (Auck), Certificaat Koninkijk Cons, Lecturer, organ, Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Keyboard Skills at the New Zealand School of Music (Victoria University of Wellington), Wellington City Organist, choir director at St Teresa's church, Karori, Wellington.
  • Michael Brian Lewis Morrisey (b. 1942), Poet and Fiction writer.[94]
  • Mark Williams (b. 1951), M.A (Hons) (Auckland), Ph.D (British Columbia) (1983), Professor of English, University of Canterbury; academic critic and editor of contemporary New Zealand literature[95]

Business

  • Sir (Humphrey) Michael Gerard Fay (b. 1949), (Knight Bachelor -1990), New Zealand Merchant banker, co-founder/joint chief executive and director of Fay, Richwhite and Co Ltd, chair of the campaigns for three New Zealand challenges for the America's Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1992[96].
  • The Huljich brothers, Christopher Peter Huljich (b. 1950), Paul Richard Huljich (b. 1953), Michael Huljich (b. 1957), Auckland manufacturers, merchants, entrepreneurs, rentiers and philanthropists.
  • Kevin Malloy (1965-), international chief executive, Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) (responsible for all Saatchi & Saatchi’s media departments in New Zealand).
  • Joe Moodabe (b. 1937), Royce Moodabe and Michael Moodabe - these three brothers held key management positions in Amalgamated Theatres from the 1960s to the 1980s; and then in Hoyts; in 1997 Joe Moodabe joined "Village Force Cinemas, which he built it into the country's biggest cinema chain".[97]

Church

  • Denis George Browne, Most Reverend, CNZM DD, (b. 1937), third Catholic Bishop of Cook Islands and Niue (1977-1983), tenth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1983–1994), second Catholic Bishop of Hamilton (appointed 1994).
  • Father Maurice Carmody (b. 1946), Priest, academic, historian; Doctorate in Church History (Gregorian University, Rome (1988)); Former Vice-President of the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality and former Professor of Franciscan History, Pontificio Ateneo of St. Anthony (the Antonianum), Rome; former lecturer in Church History, Beda College and the Dominican University of St. Thomas (the Angelicum), Rome; Parish priest and administrator, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington (2005-).
  • Father Felix Cornelius Donnelly (b. 1929), QSM, PhD, priest, broadcaster, author, counsellor.[98]
  • Edward Russell Gaines, Most Reverend, (1926–1994), first Catholic Bishop of Hamilton (1980–1994) (foundation pupil of St Peter's and first old boy to be ordained a priest).

Education

  • Patrick Drumm (b. 1967); B.Sc (Chemistry), Masters in Education Administration (Hons); Associate Principal of St Peter's College (2007-); old boy of St Peter's College (1977–1983). He was Head Boy of St Peter's College in 1983.[99]

Law

  • Patrick J. Cavanagh(b. 1950) LLM(Hons)(Auckland): Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University, expert in commercial mediation, Co-Director of the Bond Dispute Resolution Centre.[100]
  • Brian James Blacktop (1937–2007) LL.B (1963, Auckland); Solicitor; spent entire 48 year career in the Public Trust, Assistant Public Trustee (1973–1981); Deputy Public Trustee (1981 - 1999); Head Prefect and Dux of St Peter's College 1954.[101]
  • Patrick James Downey (b. 1927), OBE, MA(NZ), LL.B(NZ), Barrister and Solicitor, Chief Human Rights Commissioner and Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of New Zealand (1978 - 1984), Director, Butterworths of New Zealand (1983 - 1993), Editor, "NZ Law Journal" (1983 - 1996), General Editor, "The Laws of New Zealand" (1991 - 1995) (a foundation pupil of St Peter's).
  • Michael Kruse (b. 1948), LL.B (VUW), MCL (George Washington), Chief Justice of American Samoa (appointed in 1987).
  • Dr Anthony Patrick Molloy (b. 1944), LL.D (Auck), QC (1984), lawyer, tax and trust law expert, winegrower (St Nesbit winery), author.
  • Judge Patrick Treston, (b. 1947): District Court Judge, Auckland.[102]

Media

Medicine

  • Dr T P Casey (b. 1930) M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P., M.C.Path: doctor, academic and medical researcher.[104]
  • Professor Patrick John Molloy (b. 1928) MB ChB, FRCS, FRACS, University Professor Emeritus, former Professor and Director of Cardiac Surgical Unit, Otago University (1973 - 1993). (a foundation pupil of St Peter's College)
  • Dr Ronald Valentine Truhbuhovich (b. 1930) ONZM (1997, for services to medicine), Dux of St Peter's College in 1946 and 1947; Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Otago 1953); Bachelor of Medical Science (Otago 1960); Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (with distinction, Otago 1961); J. Malcolm Prize in Psychology 1961; Gregg Essay Prize in Psychiatry 1962; Nuffield Scholarship 1964; President of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society 1981 - 1982; in 1990s, Chairman of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Auckland Hospital.[105]

Military

  • Martyn Dunne (b. 1951), CNZM (2000), Soldier and senior public servant, Commander of New Zealand Forces and international troops in East Timor during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War II (1999-2000), (as Major General) Commander Joint Forces New Zealand in the New Zealand Defence Force (2001 - 2004), Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service and Comptroller of Customs (2004-).

Politics

  • Chris Carter (Honourable Christopher Joseph) (b. 1952), New Zealand Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Te Atatu (1993 - 1996; 1999 - ), Minister of Conservation, Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Minister of Housing (2002-) (He was New Zealand's first openly gay MP, and first openly gay member of the Cabinet).[106]
  • Stefan Lipa (b. 1953): LL.B (Auckland), Lawyer, President of the Social Credit Party (formerly the Social Credit Political League and latterly, the Democrat Party)(1979 - 1987); the principal of a professional fundraising consultancy in the United Kingdom (1990-) [107]
  • John Henry Tamihere (b. 1959), Lawyer (B.A. (1982?), LL.B (1984)) Auckland ) New Zealand Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Hauraki (1999–2002) and Tamaki Makaurau (2002 - 2005), Cabinet Minister (2002-2004), talkback show on Radio Live with co-host Willie Jackson (2006 - ), Chief Executive Officer of the Waipareira Trust (1991 - 1999; 2006 - ).[108]

Public service

  • Martyn Dunne (b. 1951), CNZM (2000), Soldier and senior public servant (see under Military (above))
  • Warwick Hutchings (b. 1946), New Zealand Diplomat, New Zealand permanent representative in Nairobi (1992 - 1994), Press secretary to HRH the Prince of Wales (2005).
  • Patrick Joseph McClure (b. 1948), MA (Public Policy), AO (Order of Australia, 2003, Australian Centennial Medal, 2001), Franciscan priest 1977—1987; Chairperson, Australian Reference Group on Welfare Reform (2000 - 2001); Deputy Chairperson, Australian Welfare to Work Consultative Forum (2005 - 2006); Member of the Board for a New Tax System (1999-2001) (Australia); Chairperson, OECD-LEED Forum on Social Innovation, Paris (2003 - 2006); CEO Mission Australia (1996 - 2006); Member of the Australian Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership (1999 - present); Division Director, Macquarie Bank and CEO of the Retirement Villages Group.
  • Jan Charles Schell (b. 1950) Senior public servant, General Manager, Crown Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1998 - ).

Science

  • Dr Desmond Darby (b. 1948), B.Sc (Hons) (Auckland), PH.D(State University of New York at Stoney Brook), General Manager, Strategy, New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Ltd), Wellington.[109]
  • Dr Martin Reyners (b. 1950),(Ph.D), Seismologist, New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Ltd, Wellington.[110]
  • Dr Stephen Parke (b. 1950), Ph.D, Harvard 1980 (in Theoretical Particle Physics); Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Post Doctoral Fellowship (1980–1983); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Batavia, Illinois), Senior Scientist (1983–present), Fellow of the American Physical Society.[111]

Sport

Notes

  1. ^ the integration agreement was first entered into by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland (as the proprietor of the college) and the government of New Zealand in 1982 under Section 7 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.
  2. ^ "Roll", St Peter's College Newsletter 02/2007, 23 February 2007. It is interesting to compare this ethnic composition with the ethnic composition of St Peter's College's adjacent neighbour, Auckland Grammar School. As at 2005 the ethnic composition of Auckland Grammar was Pākehā/New Zealand European 54%, Chinese 21%, Indian 8%, Korean 6%, Sri Lankan 3%, Māori 3%, Samoan 1%, Tongan 1%, Other 3%: Education Review Office, Review Report, Auckland Grammar School, October 2005. Auckland Grammar has an enrolment scheme and, in effect, enrols students only from its zone (i.e. a defined area physically proximate to it, known colloquially as "the Grammar zone"). St Peter's College does not have an enrolment scheme and enrols students from anywhere in Auckland.
  3. ^ Ibid.
  4. ^ A. G Butchers, Young New Zealand, Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Dunedin, 1929, pp. 124 - 126.
  5. ^ Auckland's First Catholic School - And its Latest, Zealandia, Thursday, 26 January 1939, p. 5; E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982, pp. 53 and 54.
  6. ^ Auckland's First Catholic School - And its Latest, Zealandia, Thursday, 26 January 1939, p. 5.
  7. ^ Ibid.
  8. ^ E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982, pp. 53 and 54. Simmons quotes from a list which Bishop Pompallier prepared in 1957 for the Government and for Propaganda: "St Peter's Select School is established for the more advanced boys. The Greek, Latin, French, Italian and German languages are taught in it, also Geometry, Mensuration, Arithmetic, Geography, English Grammar etc ... Terms per Annum 12.0.0 for each pupil." Ibid., p. 146: St Peter's Boys School had a roll of 43 in 1879. Propaganda or the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide, whose official title was "sacra congregatio christiano nomini propagando" was the Vatican department charged with the spread of Catholicism and with the regulation of ecclesiastical affairs in non-Catholic countries (such as New Zealand). It is now known, in English, as the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples.
  9. ^ Tony Waters, Confortare, A history of Sacred Heart College, Auckland 1903 - 2003, Sacred Heart College, Auckland, 2003, p. 19; E.R. Simmons, A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978, Pages 75 and 76.
  10. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 10.
  11. ^ Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996, pp. 40 - 41.
  12. ^ Ibid.
  13. ^ Ibid.
  14. ^ Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006, p. 163.
  15. ^ Ibid.
  16. ^ Ibid.
  17. ^ Ibid.
  18. ^ Graeme W. A. Bush (ed), The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006, p. 224.
  19. ^ Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006, p. 163.
  20. ^ Ibid.
  21. ^ Ibid.
  22. ^ Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996, pp. 40 - 41
  23. ^ Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006, p. 163.
  24. ^ information provided by Liston in his speech at the opening of St Peter's College on Sunday 29 January 1939 at 3.30pm: Auckland Welcomes the Christian Brothers, Zealandia, Thursday 2 february, 1929, p. 5.
  25. ^ Twenty-Five Years, St Peter's College Magazine, 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland 1964, page 11
  26. ^ Ibid.
  27. ^ supposedly named after William Pember Reeves (1857 - 1932), journalist, poet, cabinet minister and New Zealand High Commissioner in London: Graeme W. A. Bush (ed), The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006, p. 424.
  28. ^ the Auckland Catholic Netball Association which was founded in 1931 operated for many years on the netball courts at the corner of Mountain and Khyber Pass Roads in the St Peter's College grounds. In 2005 the Association leased the Windmill Road netball courts in Mt Eden and has operated its netball competitions there from 2006: [1]
  29. ^ A Glimpse at the Past, St Peter's College Magazine, 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1964, Page 12
  30. ^ Auckland Welcomes the Christian Brothers, Zealandia, Thursday 2 February, 1939, p. 5.
  31. ^ Ibid.
  32. ^ Ibid. The Christian Brothers and St Peter's College held Archbishop Liston in high regard. He was always regarded as a special friend (if not ally and protector) of the college. He presided over almost every (if not all) the school prize-giving ceremonies from the first until his retirement in 1970. At the 1970 ceremony, in Liston's presence and in recognising his retirement, the principal of the college said: "His Grace has had his critics of course, as all men in similar positions have - he was even criticised for founding St Peter's College - but his achievements are sufficient answer in themselves. We of St Peter's in a certain sense owe him everything. Without His Grace's decision to open the new school in 1938, we humanly speaking, might not be here tonight to represent the thousands of boys and parents that have been influenced by the school in the past 32 years": Report by Brother B. E. Ryan, principal of the college, St Peter's School Magazine 1970, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1970, Page 5. When the school later adopted a new motto, it adopted the English version of Liston's personal motto "Amare et Servire", "To Love and to Serve". As mentioned above, Nicholas Reid states that Liston felt a lifelong debt to the Christian Brothers' School in Dundin where he was a pupil and he often expressed that gratitude publicly on occasions involving Christian Brothers Institutions (Reid, p. 37). However, Liston's gratitude did have its limits. There is a well-known story at St Peter's College concerning the large Christian Brothers monogram above the main northern entrance to the original school building. In the course of the creation of that monogram in 1938 or 1939 Bishop Liston arrived to survey progress on the building of the school. He ordered work to stop on the monogram because the school was "his" and did not belong to the Christian Brothers. The monogram remains unfinished to this day.
  33. ^ J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968, p. 102.
  34. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 10.
  35. ^ St Peter's College Silver Jubilee 1939 - 1964, Christian Brothers Old Boys Association, Auckland, 1964, p.7.
  36. ^ Ibid.
  37. ^ Graeme W. A. Bush (ed), The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006, pp. 279 - 280.
  38. ^ St Peter's College Silver Jubilee 1939 - 1964, Christian Brothers Old Boys Association, Auckland, 1964, pp. 7 and 8.
  39. ^ In November 1953, the Vatican awarded Liston the personal title of Archbishop, acknowledging that while Auckland was not the archdicese of the ecclesiastical province of New Zealand, Liston was the most senior active bishop, Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston, a life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, p. 242
  40. ^ Ibid. p. 225.
  41. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 10.
  42. ^ Ibid., p. 11
  43. ^ Ibid., p. 11; Rory Sweetman, A Fair and Just Solution? A History of the Integration of Private Schools in New Zealand. Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 2002.
  44. ^ Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition: A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996, p. 46.
  45. ^ Ibid., p. 208. "Br Paul Robertson cfc", St Peter's College Newsletter, No 05/2007, 05 April 2007
  46. ^ Robertson, p. 115.
  47. ^ Ibid., p. 207.
  48. ^ Brother L. Hubie Wilkes, "On Leaving a Monastery", Robertson, p. 116.
  49. ^ Ibid., p. 200
  50. ^ Ibid., p. 206.
  51. ^ http://www.cardenal-newman.edu/
  52. ^ Brother J. P. Prendergast, 49th Annual Principal's Report - 1988, St Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988, p. 4
  53. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 12
  54. ^ Graham W.A. Bush, The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006, p. 225; Architectus website
  55. ^ Graham W.A. Bush, The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006, p. 225.
  56. ^ Ibid.
  57. ^ Ibid.
  58. ^ J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968, PP. 17 - 27; Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996, pp. 38 and 39
  59. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 11.
  60. ^ Their Own Station, Auckland Star, Tuesday 15 September 1964, p. 4,
  61. ^ Our Railway Station, St Peter's College Magazine, 1964, St Peter's College, Page 39
  62. ^ John Kenneth McAlpine (1906–1984) (National) was Minister of Transport 12 December 1960 - 12 December 1966.
  63. ^ The School Train, St Peter's College Magazine, Auckland, 1968, pages 25 and 26.
  64. ^ Ibid.
  65. ^ Their Own Station, Auckland Star, Tuesday 15 September 1964, p. 4,
  66. ^ The School Train, St Peter's College Magazine, Auckland, 1968, pages 25 and 26.
  67. ^ Ibid.
  68. ^ Their Own Station, Auckland Star, Tuesday 15 September 1964, p. 4,
  69. ^ St Peter's College Magazine, 1965, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1965, pp. 37 and 55
  70. ^ A teacher at Auckland Grammmar later wrote; "On July 20, 1965, my room, B8, gave a great view of the Mt Eden Prison Riot, during which the inmates went mad, tearing around the exercise yard, burning mattresses and beds and anything else they could find. All the classes that came to me on that eventful day were allowed a brief look out of the windows at this sorry spectacle, before we started the lesson. After lunch on that same day, I returned to my classroom to find all the windows lined with boys, three to four deep, enjoying the fun. Many of them I didn't even teach. I allowed them to look for a little while and then yelled, "Get out of my room and off to your work!" The boys disappeared like magic, some out of the room and others to their desks, but they left behind them, enjoying the front row grandstand view, a row of masters. We chatted and joked together for a while before they all went their own ways to their rooms. Trust them to have the best grandstand view.'; C.N Nicholls ("Streak"), Fifty Years at Grammar or Tales Out Of School, ESA Books, 1987, p. 218.
  71. ^ For example: "Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol" New Zealand Herald, Wednesday 21 July 1965, p. 1 and "Officers Held at Gunpoint As Hostages", p. 2; "Prison Riot Ends with Hot Meat Pies for All", New Zealand Herald, Thursday 22 July 1965, p. 2. Also see; 'RIOTS', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 18-Sep-2007 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/1966/R/Riots/en
  72. ^ "Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol", New Zealand Herald, p. 1.
  73. ^ "No Place for Prison at Mt Eden", New Zealand Herald, Thursday 22 July 1965, p. 6; "Let This be the End of an Archaic Jail", The Auckland Star, Wednesday 21 July 1965, p. 6.
  74. ^ Department of Corrections Mt Eden Prison factsheet
  75. ^ Elizabeth Binning, Go-ahead for new Mt Eden jail, The New Zealand Herald, Friday 15 June, 2007, Section A, page 2.
  76. ^ St Peter's College Silver Jubilee 1939–1964, Christian Brothers Old Boys Association, Auckland, 1964, p.5; Dinah Holman, Newmarket Lost and Found, The Bush Press of New Zealand, Auckland, 2001, p. 274.
  77. ^ A Glimpse at the Past, St Peter's College Magazine, 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1964, Page 13
  78. ^ Ibid., Pages 12 and 16
  79. ^ Ibid., Pages 16 and 17
  80. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876–2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 10.
  81. ^ Ibid., p.11.
  82. ^ Ibid.
  83. ^ Ibid.
  84. ^ Ibid; Dinah Holman, Newmarket Lost and Found, The Bush Press of New Zealand, Auckland, 2001, p. 274
  85. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, pp. 10 and 15
  86. ^ New Zealand Parliament bio of Jim Anderton.
  87. ^ Arvidson, K.O., Robinson and Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, Oxford, Auckland 1998, pp. 27 and 28.
  88. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1967, p. 24; Staff Changes, St Peter's College Magazine 1968, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1968, p. 17.
  89. ^ Mr Weal was particularly in the news when, during the St Peter's College summer vacation of 1970/1971, he mounted a one-man campaign in London to protect New Zealand's interests in relation to the entry of the UK into the European Community (then known as the EEC): NZPA Staff Correspondent, Britons in Dark about EEC Says Mr Weal, New Zealand Herald, 25 January 1971, p. 5: "London: The British public was not aware of the damage which New Zealand would suffer if Britain joined the Common Market without safeguards for her primary produce, said the deputy-leader of the Social Credit Political League, Mr T. K. Weal, yesterday. Mr Weal left yesterday on his return to New Zealand after three weeks of talking to anti-market groups in England. He will break his journey in Rome, where he has an audience with the Pope. 'People here know that we will have to have a special arrangement if Britain enters the EEC, but they don't know why,' he said. Mr Weal said he had found that very few people knew exactly what joining the EEC meant for Britain. 'I think this is why there is a great fear of going into Europe,' he said. 'The public just doesn't know whats going on in Brussels. For this reason they're interested in hearing the Commonwealth view on the negotiations and that's what I've tried to express.' Mr Weal said that he had been invited to return to Britain and had been urged to bring a member of the Labour Party with him. 'We wouldn't be here to play politics, but just to let people know what's in it for us if Britain joins the EEC,' he said. He rejected the idea that he had been 'meddling' in British politics. 'In fact one of the most successful things I did was to deliver a letter outlining New Zealand's objections to British membership to every MP before the Common Market debate,' he said. 'I think it had an influence in the fact that more than 100 Labour members signed a petition opposing the entry negotiations.'"
  90. ^ http://www.leuschke.co.nz/leuschke.swf ; http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/members/representatives/docs/colinleuschke.pdf
  91. ^ http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues11to20/exhibitions15ak.htm
  92. ^ St Peter's College Magazines, 1963 and 1964 (first published poems by Sam Hunt); Peter Smart, Introducing Sam Hunt, Longman Paul, Auckland, 1981, pp. 8-14 (description of Sam Hunt's expereinces at St Peter's College); Sam Hunt, Select Poems, Penquin Books, 1987, p. 63 (Poem "Brother Lynch" about Brother J. B. Lynch); Sam Hun and Gary McCormick, Roaring Forties, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 1995, pp. 51 and 52; Jim Sullivan, Catholic Boys: New Zealand Men Talk to Jim Sullivan, Penguin, 1996, pp. 34-46; Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1998, pp. 249 and 250; Bronwen Sell, From black sheep to honoured guest, New Zealand Herald, 20 October 1999; Mark Williams, Dear Miss Williams, New Zealand Books, Vol 17, No 1, Autumn, 2007, p. 27.
  93. ^ Tony Mackle, Open Eyes, Newsletter of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Issue 82, August 2007, p. 8
  94. ^ New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa 2001 New Millennium Edition, entry for Morrisey, Michael Brian Lewis; Old Boys' News, St Peter's Magazine 1960, p. 80
  95. ^ Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1998, pp. 589 and 590; Mark Williams (ed), The Source of the Song; New Zealand Writers on Catholicism, Victoria University Press, 1995, pp. 9 and 10
  96. ^ "Michael [Fay's] primary days were spent attending first Mt Carmel [School, Meadowbank] (from five to nine years) and later St Peter's (nine to 12 years), a prep school to ready him for secondary education": I. Morrison, F Haden and G. Cubis, Michael Fay, on a reach for the ultimate: The Unauthorised Biography, Freelance Biographies Wellington, 1990 p. 16. In fact, Michael Fay attended St Peter's College for his Form 1 and 2 years (11 and 12 years of age). In both classes (Form I Blue and Form II Blue), his form teacher was Brother N. C. Doherty, who was later the seventh principal of St Peter's College (1975 - 1980). In 1960 Michael Fay was awarded the Christian Doctrine prize (i.e. first in the class for religious knowledge) for Form I Blue. He played cricket for the school in 1960 and rugby for the school in 1961: St Peter's College Magazine 1960, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1960, pp. 12, 41, 74 and 75; St Peter's College Magazine 1961, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1961, pp. 43 and 64. Michael Fay's education was completed at St. Patrick's College, Silverstream and Victoria University of Wellington (LL.B. (1972)): Michael Fay, Chambers Biographical Dictionary, Chambers, Edinburgh, 6th edition, 1999, p. 633. Michael Fay, New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa 2001 New Millennium Edition, 2001, p. 331.
  97. ^ John Drinnan, 'M' is for movies - and Joe Moodabe, New Zealand Herald, Saturday, 11 November, 2006. p. C 5
  98. ^ Felix Donnelly, One Priest's Life, Australia and New Zealand Book Company, Auckland, 1982, p.p. 7 - 17
  99. ^ St Peter's College, Newsletter No 08/2007, 01 June 2007.
  100. ^ educated at St Peter's College 1961-1967; http://www.bond.edu.au/study-areas/law/staff/academic/staff_cavanagh.html
  101. ^ Obituary, Brian James Blacktop 1937 - 2007, Council Brief, The Monthly newspaper of the Wellington District Law Society, Issue 362, August 2007, p. 4
  102. ^ St Peter's Magazine 1964, p. 44; St Peter's Magazine 1968, p. 55; Law Talk, issue 695, 17 September 2007, p. 4: "District Court Judge Patrick Treston due to retire on 5 October, has been appointed an acting District Court judge for two years from 6 October."
  103. ^ Old Boy Killed in Vietnam, St Peter's College Magazine 1968, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1968, p. 51
  104. ^ Distinguished Old Boy Doctor, St Peter's College Magazine 1967, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1967, p. 79: "Our first Old Boy Doctor has been awarded a post-doctoral research fellowship from the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr T. P. Casey, at present the senior lecturer in pathology at the University of Otago and haematologist at the Dunedin Hospital, will leave for New York in December with his wife and family. Dr Casey came to St Peter's from the Balmoral Convent and left here for University in 1947. After graduating M.B, Ch.B. in 1950, he became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a member of the Royal Australian College of Physicians. In 1965 he graduated Doctor of Medicine and the same year became a member of the College of Pathologists of London. [In 1966] he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians."
  105. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1964, p. 90; G D Phillips and R V Trubuhovich, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society: A Record of Events, The First 25 Years: 1975 - 2000, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Melbourne, no year but probably 2000.
  106. ^ James Allen: Growing Up Gay: New Zealand Men Tell Their Stories, Godwit, Auckland, 1996, pp. 106 - 108; Bro V. N. Cusack Tuckshop, St Peter's College Newsletter No 08/2006, Friday 02 June, 2006: "This excellent food facility was officially opened on 11 May by Hon L Dalziel Minister of Commerce and grand niece of Br Cusack and Hon C Carter Minister of Conservation and old boy of St Peter's College. We made an occasion to welcome back these people who are part of our community and to help reinforce the excellent initiatives that are occurring with the problem of youth obesity."
  107. ^ http://www.stefanlipa.co.uk/
  108. ^ John Tamihere and Helen Bain, John Tamihere Black and White, Reed, Auckland, 2004, pp. 33 - 44
  109. ^ GNS website: http://www.gns.cri.nz/who/management.html#strategy ; St Peter's Magazine 1966, p. 11: "Dux of the College", "This year [1966] the dux of the college is Desmond Darby. He received his primary education at St. Anne's Convent, Manurewa, and St. Mary's, Ellerslie. In 1960 he entered St. Peter's and has been first in his class each year [(1960, Form I Blue (Brother N Doherty); 1961, Form II Blue (Brother N Doherty); 1962, Form IIIL (Brother G Donaldson); 1963 Form IVL (Brother R L McSweeney); Form V Blue (Brother T Monagle); Form VI Blue (Brother T Monagle); Form VIA (Brother PC Ryan)]. Although he won a St Peter's College Scholarship in 1961 and this year is a candidate for the University Entrance Scholarship, Des is by no means a recluse. Beside being a prefect. Des is one of the most efficient Y.C.S. [Young Christian Students] presidents that the College has seen for some time." Desmond Darby was successful in gaining a University Entrance Scholarship: St Peter's Magazine 1967, p. 18.
  110. ^ ibid; St Peter's Magazine 1968, p. 21: "From Howick Convent, Martin has been with us for seven years and has set an impressive academic record each year. He was Dux in Forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6J and was narrowly beaten for Dux of the College. Martin was a prefect this year, a member of the Y.C.S. and was placed second in the Speech Cup last year. His interests are mostly academic but he also enjoys swimming, surfing, sailing, squash, tramping, table tennis, dancing, playing the mouth-organ and wool-pressing. Plans a Ph.D ultimately (in Physics). We wish you every success Martin."
  111. ^ St Peter's Magazine 1968, p. 21: "Stephen came to us from Edmund Campion College, Gisborne. He has been a Prefect at St Peter's, a Y.C.S. leader and a member of the School swimming team. He has interests in water skiing, squash and ballroom dancing. His scholastic record has been outstanding, culminating as Dux for 1968. We hope to hear of further success next year from the University."
  112. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1962, p. 99.
  113. ^ "1951", in "Glimpses of the Past". St Peter's College Magazine 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland 1964, p. 16; League Team Defeated by France, New Zealand Herald, Monday, 1 November 1954, p. 11; Obituary, Richard Becht, Eastlake converted to league: Cyril Eastlake, rugby league player, D Auckland September 30, 2007, aged 77, The Dominion Post, Thursday 11 October, 2007, p. B9.
  114. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=404
  115. ^ Old Boy's News, At Auckland University, St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 80: Mate Jakich is now sports representative on the executive of Auckland University Students' Association. Still playing football, Mate made the 3rd grade reps. this year; http://www.2005lions.net/nz1966_match_13.shtml
  116. ^ A Glimpse at the Past, 1939, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 11
  117. ^ St Peter's College newsletter 18 March 2004
  118. ^ Eddie Kohlase: from Customs to Coach Airport Times, Auckland International Airport Ltd, Issue No 35, October 2004, p. 5
  119. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=480
  120. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=548
  121. ^ Graeme Hunt, The Rich List: Wealth and Enterprise in New Zealand 1820 - 2003, 2nd edition, 2003 Reed, Auckland, p. 219. Sean McCahill attended St Peter's from 1980 until 1984 (1980, Form 1G (Bro V Cusack); 1981, Form 2B (Mr J Ekeroma); 1982 Form 3G (Mr J J Brady); 1983 Form 4G (Bro P. Boyd); 1984 Form 5W (Mr J Freeman)), St Peter's College Magazines 1980 - 1984. For international rugby career: http://2rugby.com/player/2698/
  122. ^ McGahan, Hugh Joseph, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 600; Hughie: Hugh McGahan, Kiwi Captain, Nicholls Publishing, Lincoln, Canterbury, 1992, pp. 13 - 17
  123. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=1026
  124. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=611
  125. ^ New Zealand Football Championship - Coach of the Month
  126. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=651 ; Our First All Black, St Peter's College Magazine 1960, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1960, p. 9
  127. ^ Frank Nobilo was educated at St Peter's College 1972 - 1977 (left with University Entrance at the end of lower sixth form year), see St Peter's College Magazines 1972 - 1977 (classes: 1972, Form I Blue (Mr RE Pilkington); 1973, Form I and II White (Brother Wellsmore); 1974, Form IIIB (Brother De Courcy); 1975, Form IVB (Mr V. Urlich); 1976, Form V ( - ); 1977, Form VIB (Brothers N. Gillies and J. Shepherd). details of career: http://www.nobilo.com/bio.php. "With regard to Nobilo wines, I am a very distant relative [of that Nobilo family] but I do [know] the family ... My father did have a small winery in a place called Glen Eden many years ago. The label was Fairhaven Wines" (from: http://www.nobilo.com/bio.php.)
  128. ^ http://www.cricket-online.org/player.php?player_id=24626
  129. ^ New Zealand Olympic Committee bio for Mike Richards
  130. ^ http://www.superbikenewzealand.com/aboutandrew.html http://www.deeknow.com/wiki/view.pl/AndrewStroud

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