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'''Hato Petera College''' is an integrated, boarding and day co-educational college in [[Northcote Central]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Hato Petera College (then called Saint Peters Catechist School) was founded by the [[Mill Hill Fathers]]. It is located on land |
'''Hato Petera College''' is an integrated, boarding and day co-educational college in [[Northcote Central]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Hato Petera College (then called Saint Peters Catechist School) was founded by the [[Mill Hill Fathers]]. It is located on land given by [[Sir George Grey]], Governor of New Zealand to [[Jean Baptiste Pompallier|Bishop Pompallier]] for education purposes in 1841.<ref>''Hato Petera College (St Peter’s Maori College): golden jubilee, 1928-1978'', p. 11: "The land was purchased by the Governor from "[[Ngāti Paoa]] and their related tribes of [[Ngāti Maru]], [[Ngāti Tamatera]], and [[Ngāti Whanaunga]], [[Te Kawerau]] and [[Ngāti Whatua]]. [[Pituone]], the [[Ngāpuhi]] chief was also concerned in the sale because his wife at that time was Riria, a member of the [[Hauraki]] tribes."</ref> The school opened with 13 students on Sunday 3 June 1928. The first Rector was Father Bruning. From 1933 to 1960, the Rector was Dean Alink who himself physically constructed some of the buildings of the college. The [[Marist Brothers]] provided staff for the school from 1946 when it was registered as a secondary school. The College changed its name from "St Peter's Māori College" to "Hato Petera College" in 1972. In 1982 the proprietor of the college (the Catholic Bishop of Auckland) signed an integration Agreement with the Minister of Education and the college entered the State education system. The college has been co-educational since 1993. (?) |
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Revision as of 21:04, 21 May 2009
| Hato Petera College | |
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| Address | |
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103 College Road, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°47′52″S 174°45′08″E / 36.7978°S 174.7523°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Integrated secondary (year 9-13) Co-Ed |
| Established | 1928 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 33 |
| Principal | Br. David McDonald |
| School roll | 130 |
| Socio-economic decile | 2 |
| Website | Hato Petera College website |
Hato Petera College is an integrated, boarding and day co-educational college in Northcote Central, Auckland, New Zealand for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Hato Petera College (then called Saint Peters Catechist School) was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers. It is located on land given by Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand to Bishop Pompallier for education purposes in 1841.[1] The school opened with 13 students on Sunday 3 June 1928. The first Rector was Father Bruning. From 1933 to 1960, the Rector was Dean Alink who himself physically constructed some of the buildings of the college. The Marist Brothers provided staff for the school from 1946 when it was registered as a secondary school. The College changed its name from "St Peter's Māori College" to "Hato Petera College" in 1972. In 1982 the proprietor of the college (the Catholic Bishop of Auckland) signed an integration Agreement with the Minister of Education and the college entered the State education system. The college has been co-educational since 1993. (?)
Alumni/ae
- Peter Douglas (b. 1965) (Ngāti Maniapoto), chief executive of Te Ohu Kaimona[2]
- Ralph Hotere (b. 1931), (Te Aupōuri iwi), Artist.
- Father Wiremu Te Awhitu (1914-1994), (Ngāti Hauaroa and Ngāti Maniapoto), first Māori Catholic priest.
- Ranginui Joseph Isaac Walker, DCNZM (b. 1932), (Te Whakatōhea), Māori academic and writer.
References
- ^ Hato Petera College (St Peter’s Maori College): golden jubilee, 1928-1978, p. 11: "The land was purchased by the Governor from "Ngāti Paoa and their related tribes of Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Tamatera, and Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Kawerau and Ngāti Whatua. Pituone, the Ngāpuhi chief was also concerned in the sale because his wife at that time was Riria, a member of the Hauraki tribes."
- ^ Te Ohu Kaimoana website: [1]
Sources
- Hato Petera College (St Peter’s Maori College): golden jubilee, 1928-1978, Hato Petera College], Auckland, 1978.
- E.R. Simmons, A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978 and In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- W. Tuerlings M.H.M, Mill Hill and Māori Mission, Mills Hill Fathers (?), Auckland (?), 2003.
- Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.