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College pilot Oli Reardon-Pollett, 15, has won the Wigram Challenge Cup at the National Flying Championships in Hastings.

Richard Moore, sub-organist at Christ Church, Oxford (UK), and Ian Tindale, pianist and accompanist from the Royal Academy of Music (UK), have shared their remarkable talents with College students.

Christ’s College students Jack Gorrie and Alfie McLean have been teaching te reo Māori online to students in India.

Skating onto the ice in Mexico to line up for New Zealand at the 2025 IIHF World U18 Men’s World Championship Division III Group A event has been both a “shock and a challenge” for College ice hockey player Ason Gu.

Head of International and Round Square Benson Geng-Wang and St Margaret's College Head of Global Relations Yibin Kim – alongside their respective committees – have hosted a vibrant Cultural Festival at Christ’s College.

For the first time in Christ’s College volleyball history, both the A and B teams have claimed semi-final spots at the Canterbury Senior Secondary School Championships.

Christ’s College athletes Jake Boyd, Sam Moore, Otto Church, and Dylan Jackson have all made their marks at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Dunedin.

Christ’s College has won eight medals at the South Island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships on Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel.

Christ’s College sailor Will Leech and his crew have topped their 29er division – and finished 2nd overall – at New Zealand’s premier youth and Olympic classes event, the Oceanbridge Sail regatta.

Christ’s College cyclist Riley Crampton has claimed a medal haul at the Track National Championships in Invercargill to finish as the top U17 competitor while Year 9 student Raphe Dacre has also geared up to land on the podium.

A striking carved artwork, titled ‘Te Awhiorangi – The embrace of the heavens’, has been given to Christ’s College by St Margaret’s College to mark the 175th school anniversary.

Rylind Wheeler, Harry Reekie, Joe Langley Shields, and Jayden Shu have ruled the pool, winning their age-group sections at the Christ’s College Swimming Championships.

Outstanding Christ’s College students have been acknowledged at the Academic Awards Assembly, with five boys receiving the highest honour – the Gold Tie.

A powerful, mixed media work of art created by Year 10 student William Ban is now on display in the world’s greatest art museum, the Louvre in Paris.

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.