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Harrison Laing, Otto Church, Sam Moore, and Malachi Rattray have claimed the overall age-group titles at a record-breaking Christ’s College Athletics Day at Ngā Puna Wai.

Christ’s College – along with St Margaret’s College – has welcomed students from Tahiti following a trip to the largest island in French Polynesia by College boys last year.

At only 16, College powerhouse Kiki Anglem has lined up in the open section of the two-day Coast to Coast with a friend. The pair – the youngest in the field – have shocked their more hardened rivals by snaring the runners-up spot, finishing only minutes behind the winners.

It has taken 175 years, but Christ’s College now has its own Museum. Funded by the 2023 Annual Appeal, the College Museum is packed with stories, images, treasures, and memories spanning the history of the school.

Christ’s College 2024 leavers Lester Lai, Nick Sharr, and Angus Whitteker – along with 2025 Deputy Head Prefect Aaron Kwak – have achieved three NZQA Scholarships each.

Six of College’s promising performers will be centre stage at the new Court Theatre, bringing The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition to life at the stunning central city site.

Old Boy Tama Isaac has been named in the12-man Tall Blacks squad for February’s FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers against Hong Kong and the Philippines.

Building a dam for a village in Vietnam to irrigate rice fields and bolster food production while also erecting solar lighting to create a safer space has opened Matua Cox’s eyes to the need to “step up in order to make a difference”.

Head Prefect Ihaka Cate is calling on students to “embrace the mana” by using the “mana wave” to create a new College ‘tradition’ in 2025.

College athletes have dominated track and field events in the Grade 14 age group at the South Island Colgate Games in Christchurch.

The next generation of Christ’s College students has been welcomed into the Assembly Hall for a traditional mihi whakatau.

Celebrating 25 years of play, Christ’s College has hosted the Trans-Tasman Cricket Festival at its home ground in Hagley Park.

Welcoming Year 9 students to Christ’s College, Executive Principal Joe Eccleton has highlighted the “enormous sense of purpose” of the school in “empowering boys to become young men who make a real difference”.

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Christ’s College clay target shooters Harry Wilson and Oliver Skene have been named in the New Zealand Junior Postal Team following impressive results at the National Skeet Championships in Hamilton.

Three outstanding young Christ’s College musicians will feature in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO) in 2025.

Christ’s College athletes have achieved a national record, titles, and multiple places and personal bests (PB) at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association Track & Field Championships in Timaru.

Year 9 students have been exploring the great outdoors, including hiking Camp Saddle, navigating Cave Stream, camping at Mistletoes Flats and Broken River, and taking to the waves at Cass Bay for paddleboarding, along with learning first aid.

Year 11 students have been ‘finding their pathways’, supported by Old Boys sharing their career journeys, and several businesses and tertiary institutions opening their doors to the boys.

Inspired by the story of Māui, Year 10 students have made the most of College’s three-day Kōhititia programme, researching, designing, and presenting their concepts based on the Māori mythology.

What does it take to be a leader? That was the question posed to our Year 11 students at this year’s Leadership Day.

College choral scholar Marcello Ferguson has won a place in the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir for 2025–2026.

Year 11 Workshop Technology students are building a reputation for creating special pieces that benefit others.

After extensive “brainstorming and overcoming technical setbacks”, students Gus Cummins and Tony Duder have created Fidget 3D – one of the best sellers at College’s Trade Fair 2024.

Four College students have achieved Excellence in the annual Years 9–10 Kiwi Competitions overseen by the University of Canterbury.

From a multilingual Chapel service to an international food tuck shop takeover and an informative and engaging Assembly, Junior Round Square Week has delivered a multinational experience for College students.

Mark Cochrane CEO, of Saatchi & Saatchi, took to the stage at Business Banter to share the remarkable story behind the iconic advertising agency.

In an impressive list of achievements, JJ Wada has gained a Bronze Award in the Maths Olympiad, High Distinction in the international KSF and the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC), and Distinction in the Otago Mathematics Competition.

All the numbers have stacked up for an engaging Academic Week at College, with an exciting Cantamath competition and a staff versus students 'Beat the Chasers' battle.

Driving a winning concept, Year 13 Commerce students Patrick Anderson and Louis Hastie have taken the honours during the College business incubator programme with their high-end mobile vehicle detailing start-up, Alpine Autos.

A remarkable number of College students have been lauded at Assembly for their outstanding results in Chemistry and Biology Olympiads, and international and national science competitions.

College creatives James Burt and Robert Kidd have won the Michael Norris Award for Best Original Composition and/or Live Music, along with two ‘Magic Moment’ awards, at the Theatre New Zealand National Awards 2024.

Year 13 student Oscar Compton-Moen shares his experiences at the Round Square International Conference in Colombia.

Christ’s College tennis No.1 Lucas Evans will be taking his game to a new level in 2025, having won an Academic and Athletic Scholarship to play for Mount St. Mary’s University in NCAA Division 1 – the highest level of intercollegiate competition in the United States.

Forty-five College boys have been recognised at Assembly with the awarding of Winter Sport Colours, including our standout achievers in snow sport, football, hockey, basketball, rugby, clay target shooting, mountain biking, gymnastics, and road cycling.

Christ’s College students have been awarded 26 university scholarships for 2025.

By discovering how many airships it would take to replace the Cook Strait ferries, four innovative thinkers from Christ’s College have landed the runner-up spot in the New Zealand Engineering Science Competition.

The sound of the pūtātara (conch shell trumpet) and the strong voices of the haka pōwhiri (welcome haka) have rung out across a packed Assembly Hall, announcing the start of an emotional pōwhiri for the new leader of Christ’s College, Executive Principal Joe Eccleton.

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College clay target shooters have been in impressive form at the South Island & New Zealand Secondary School Championships at the Canterbury Clay Target Club in Christchurch.