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Ben Breitmeyer bowls into U19 national cricket side
29 Mar 2023
Old Boy Ben Breitmeyer has been named to represent New Zealand at the U19 ICC World Cup Qualifying Tournament in June in Darwin, Australia.

First-up win keeps Alex Todhunter on Coast to Coast course
28 Mar 2023
Old Boy Alex Todhunter (14889) is already eyeing the individual category of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast after winning the two-day race this year with teammate Mitch Fraser.

Farmer tells of the horror in Hawke’s Bay
28 Mar 2023
Mark Warren (8838) is in a hurry. He has a crew of 4WD farming mates arriving soon from nearby Hunterville to help with emergency fencing repairs.

Drawing on nature for inspiration
28 Mar 2023
It’s just as well Nicolas Dillon (9688) has ignored his career adviser’s words at school.

Tom always has a goal in mind
28 Mar 2023
Tom Mackenzie (10741) is an ideas man. He’s never short of inspiration.

Skier Tawny Wagstaff destroys NZ speed record
27 Mar 2023
Old Boy Tawny Wagstaff (11820) has broken a 20-year-old New Zealand speed skiing record, recording a stunning 248.610km/h run at the Speed Skiing World Championships in Vars, France.

Hundreds of Old Boys return to College
21 Feb 2023
Hundreds of Old Boys from across New Zealand and overseas have returned to Christ’s College to celebrate a very special Reunion Weekend.

Scholarships, study and work in the US
26 Jan 2023
A 2014 Christ’s College graduate, Angus McKenzie (14184) spent his tertiary years in the United States after gaining multiple scholarships and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky.

College Tours
26 Jan 2023
Our gates are again open as we offer College Tours, often led by our wonderful Old Boys.

Memorable moments with Tim Armitage and Alan Lock
25 Jan 2023
Old Boys Tim Armitage (6591) and Alan Lock (6647) have returned to College for their 65-year school reunion. Here, they recall their schooldays and share their post-College journeys.

Guy Pascoe heads Independent Schools of New Zealand
25 Jan 2023
Old Boy Guy Pascoe (10760) has been appointed Chief Executive of Independent Schools of New Zealand (ISNZ). He stepped up from his previous ISNZ deputy role on 1 January 2023.

Dick Tripp – keeping the Christian faith
25 Jan 2023
Old Boy Dick Tripp (5627) views his life as “privileged in many ways, having been born in New Zealand of parents who had great morals, and brought up on a farm that gave me independence and practical skills”.

City life versus country life
15 Nov 2022
It was an epiphany moment for Old Boy and then recent Cambridge graduate Hamish Murray (12086). Train-bound to London for a job interview in 2008, he was about to embark on a new career.

Keeping community at the heart of business
15 Nov 2022
Jamie Schwass (13473) spends much of his time giving back to Selwyn, the Christchurch community where he grew up and now works.

Barker’s of Geraldine – a winning recipe
15 Nov 2022
No one drives through Geraldine without stopping for a coffee and tasty treat at Barker’s Foodstore & Eatery.

Building up education in Africa
15 Nov 2022
Old Boy Nik Bull (14668) has swapped Wellington for Livingstone, Zambia, to help build much-needed classrooms in Africa.

Organic food for thought from the Bostock Brothers
15 Nov 2022
Co-owner of New Zealand’s Most Outstanding Food Producer – and Old Boy – George Bostock (13355) believes the recipe for business success is a focus on quality over quantity.

From goat embryos to reuseable bottles
15 Nov 2022
From overseeing $10,000 exotic goat embryos being harvested in Zimbabwe and born in France, to low-value high-volume bottled water, Old Boy and entrepreneur Richard Macdonald (7858) thrives on new and varied challenges.

Generations of College connections
21 Oct 2022
Former College Prefect Peter Skelton (6219), 83, and his grandson, 2022 Head Prefect Benji Ward, 18, have captured the depth of College connections at the Gentlemen’s Lunch.

Mastering many artistic talents
20 Sep 2022
Photographic artist, published author, and poet Tony Bridge (7931) (Te Rarawa, Te Rapuwai, Waitaha) has always remembered something one of his teachers told him in his first year at Christ’s College in 1967.

The Clarence: People and Places of Waiau Toa
20 Sep 2022
Old Boy Tim Fulton’s (11109) latest book, The Clarence: People and Places of Waiau Toa, captures the contemporary story of rural life in New Zealand while also honouring the powerful traditions of the heartland.

Building on the best foundation
20 Sep 2022
Entrepreneur and altruist Marty Murchison (13303) has literally built a sustainable residential construction business from scratch.

Gear up to support former Flower’s Housemaster
20 Sep 2022
A former Housemaster in Flower’s House, Dave Scott, is undertaking a 3000-kilometre, fundraising, cycle journey in memory of his mother to support Lung Foundation NZ.

A man of the land – and so much more
20 Sep 2022
Forbes Mackenzie (6649) – An adventurer, an aviator, an entrepreneur, a raconteur, and a man of the land.

Old Boys go the distance in Mongol Derby
20 Sep 2022
Old Boys Hugh (11556) and Ben (11867) Dampier-Crossley have flown across the globe to line up in the world’s longest and toughest horse race – the Mongol Derby.

What an incredible legacy Sir Miles Warren has left Christ’s College
18 Aug 2022
The entire College community is in mourning as we remember this significant Old Boy, who not only carved an architectural career of excellence throughout New Zealand, but whose tangible contributions to College are evident everywhere on site.

Hanson Xie wins spot at top university
20 Jul 2022
Old Boy Hanson Xie (15536) has won a place at the National University of Singapore (NUS), majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Natural fibre trendsetter Gerry Smith ahead of his time
13 Jul 2022
At 83 years young, Gerry Smith is starting to think about retirement.

Vale Sir Michael Fowler
13 Jul 2022
A distinguished architect, artist and politician, Old Boy Sir Michael Fowler (5193) has passed away at age 92.

College knight takes a bow
13 Jul 2022
Christ’s College has a new knight, with Old Boy Sam Neill (7200) recently accepting the title of Knight Companion of the Order of New Zealand.

All about architecture
23 Jun 2022
Architectural graduate and Old Boy Ben Russell drew a record crowd of 18 students to College’s latest Career Convos session on 23 June.

Gateway to Computer Science career via Stanford
03 Jun 2022
Georgia Tech graduate Chris Jung has taken a slight detour, returning to College to share his American university experience with students before heading back to the United States to undertake a Master’s Degree in Computer Science at Stanford.

Formidable forwards play on – 70 years on
28 May 2022
Seventy years on – and at age 87 – both Tom Tothill (5712) and John Clayton (5652) are back in play for the Christ’s College Rugby Reunion on Friday.

Old Boys team up to kick off Rugby Reunion
27 May 2022
More than 30 former 1st XV players have lined up at College on Friday to celebrate their Rugby heydays during an action-packed reunion, culminating in a sideline seat for the big clash with Christchurch Boys’ High School at Orangetheory Stadium.

Senior Honours Tie – the Right Hon Sir Andrew Tipping
26 May 2022
A former Supreme Court Judge, the Right Hon Sir Andrew Tipping (6706), has been awarded a Senior Honours Tie at Assembly by College Old Boys’ Association President Angus Dysart-Paul.

Living the international dream
18 May 2022
Old Boy Tomohiro Harada (13120) firmly believes life is an adventure – if you let it become one.

Where are they now? Richard Reed (5788)
18 May 2022
Retired pathologist, Angus cattle breeder, arts patron and renowned lecturer, Dr Richard Reed enjoys a much storied life in Melbourne.

Irish pubs in Brazil, whisky on Waiheke
18 May 2022
From Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands, Mark Hindmarsh (10715) came to Christ’s College in 1987. Now, after a lifetime of adventures around the globe, he is back in the north – in Onetangi on Waiheke Island.

Different ways to becoming a doctor
18 May 2022
Medicine looked very human when two recent Old Boys and trainee doctors fronted for the latest Career Convos session, outlining how to navigate the path into medical studies.

Richard Turpie’s heartfelt reason for running an ultra-marathon
09 May 2022
Old Boy Richard Turpie (15212) is on a marathon mission, running 100 kilometres to raise money to support the journey to a new heart for five-year-old Chase Porter.