22 Dec 2020
Click here to view the start of year routine for 2021.
Read more01 Dec 2020
The College team proved its worth at the weekend’s South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Water Polo tournament, beating St Andrew’s College 12–9 to take third place.
Read more01 Dec 2020
Christchurch community groups felt the combined force of Year 10 College boys over the past week, as they dug in to help on conservation and service projects.
Read more01 Dec 2020
Four College boys took part in a live Zoom call last Friday 27 November with students from Markham College in Lima, Peru – and came away changed.
Read more24 Nov 2020
Footstools, side tables, a condiment holder, shelving units, a letterbox, ski racks and outdoor braziers – some fabulous Christmas presents are receiving their finishing touches courtesy of the Year 10...
Read more17 Nov 2020
There are no excuses for not knowing about Round Square after today’s assembly in the gym.
Read more17 Nov 2020
They were the youngest group at the Geraldine Arts Festival, but By Tomorrow played up a storm giving a stand out performance and winning the $5000 first prize.
Read more17 Nov 2020
It’s confirmed – Jake Cutler, Tom Whitteker and Ollie Jones have got great voices.
Read more16 Nov 2020
The Big Band and the Jazz Combo made a big splash at Fat Eddie’s on Sunday 8 November, entertaining patrons for 90 minutes with a programme which ranged from Rent...
Read more16 Nov 2020
As popular as ever, the annual half-day leadership conference, Be Inspired, saw 200 eager Year 7 students from 17 schools around Canterbury descend on College on Wednesday 11 November.
Read more03 Nov 2020
Congratulations to the Year 13 students who were offered university scholarships for tertiary study in 2021. These boys have achieved in a highly competitive environment and we salute their success.
Read more02 Nov 2020
The judge was looking for stage presence, interpretation and audience involvement and violinist Joshua Hooker and pianist Bruce Chen turned it all on to win their sections of the Sedley...
Read more02 Nov 2020
Boulder hopping up a river bed, tramping steep tussock hillsides, scree running, and crossing rivers – Labour Weekend proved just that for the College boys who braved the Arrowsmith Range...
Read more29 Oct 2020
Pretty much every day in summer, you’ll find Jack Mckenzie riding the waves at Waikuku Beach, just a minute from home.
Read more20 Oct 2020
Not even driving rain and wild winds could stop Art Aitken from winning the U14 South Island Secondary Schools’ Duathlon in Invercargill during the recent holidays.
Read more15 Oct 2020
Ma te huruhuru ka rere te manuIt is the feathers that enable the bird to fly
Read more13 Oct 2020
An oil pastel and acrylic on canvas by Christ’s College’s HoD Art, Darryn George, is the second award winner in the prestigious 2020 Wallace Art Awards.
Read more13 Oct 2020
Clay target shooting is an increasingly popular sport at College with teams competing successfully during the school holidays in both the South Island and NZ Secondary Schools’ Clay Target Shooting...
Read more12 Oct 2020
Qualifying for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Chess Competition was huge, let alone taking 11th place amid the best of the best.
Read more09 Oct 2020
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Read more02 Oct 2020
First a win against King’s College a week ago, and now named the winners of Canterbury Schools’ debating.
Read more25 Sep 2020
“This house believes that, in the event of an all-out war between India and China, the US should not intervene.”
Read more21 Sep 2020
As part of its drive to reduce its carbon footprint, College has made the switch to using the B20 Biotherm biofuel blend to power its heating system.
Read more18 Sep 2020
It was buzz cuts all round when more than 70 College boys shed their locks in Shave for aCure today raising more than $61,000 for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.
Read more17 Sep 2020
Everyone enjoys good kai – so what better way to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori than to share a tasty, tender feast?
Read more15 Sep 2020
At the annual College vs St Margaret’s College showcase debate, the College team and seasoned debaters – Year 13 students John-Paul Lay, Jamie Yee and Angad Vraich – took to...
Read more08 Sep 2020
It opens at the close, with the sombre announcement that Eva Perón, dynamic and beloved first lady of Argentina, has died – and then springs to vibrant life, charting the...
Read more07 Sep 2020
For the first time, College has been awarded both the Canterbury Secondary School Skeet Trophy and the Canterbury Secondary School Skeet Team Trophy.
Read more27 Aug 2020
Getting their hands on the Challenge Shield has been a season’s highlight for the 1st XI who wrested the coveted trophy from St Thomas of Canterbury College a week ago,...
Read more25 Aug 2020
For the first time in years College will compete in the finals of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Chess Competition being held in Tauranga next month.
Read more24 Aug 2020
For the second year in a row Year 9 Harper House student Max Calvert has won the South Island U50kg novice boxing championship.
Read more24 Aug 2020
After a couple of stellar runs, Year 10 student Tom Picton-Warlow had blitzed the competition, taking 1st place in the Canterbury secondary school ski championships held at Mount Hutt on...
Read more19 Aug 2020
After winning the Canterbury 1 regional competition, College rock band By Tomorrow have made it through to the national final selection round of SmokefreeRockquest 2020.
Read more17 Aug 2020
Locusts, shallow pan fried with herbs and spices, were a popular morning tea choice on Thursday 13 August when the Year 12 Agribusiness students offered free samples of edible insects.
Read more11 Aug 2020
In a nail-biting finish after a neck and neck game it was the Old Boys who managed to pull through, taking a 97–95 win at the inaugural Old Boys vs...
Read more10 Aug 2020
It was a triumph – for College and especially for Corfe House.
Read more06 Aug 2020
Wollongong Hawks NBL basketball team will have a new member this season – Old Boy Max Darling.
Read more06 Aug 2020
The Big Band got into the groove at JazzQuest on Sunday 2 August, picking up a silver award in the annual competition for secondary school jazz bands and musicians.
Read more05 Aug 2020
The idea of a walk in the woods has become much more meaningful for Year 9 students Jacob Onions and Hugo Helmore after the Year 9 Biology field trip to...
Read more03 Aug 2020
Some of College’s strongest debaters went head-to-head in the interhouse debating final at lunchtime on Monday 3 August – and these boys sure know how to get their point across.
Read more31 Jul 2020
Now perhaps more than ever, with our borders temporarily closed, it is important to be outward looking and engaged with the world – and Round Square International Week is a...
Read more31 Jul 2020
Gun young College clay target shooters have shown excellent form at recent secondary school shoots, with eight boys participating in the competition held at Ellesmere Clay Target Club on Sunday...
Read more31 Jul 2020
Racing in perfect conditions – “no wind, not too hot, nice and cool” – Year 10 student Art Aitken managed to pull ahead of the pack to win the male...
Read more28 Jul 2020
Two Old Boys, both from Harper House, were present at assembly on Thursday to receive the prestigious award of a Senior Honours tie.The Honourable Peter Penlington who has had an...
Read more23 Jul 2020
Year 13 student Jack Drage showed his true mettle in the 2020 Cycling New Zealand Road Race National Championships at Waipukurau, Hawke’s Bay, taking the national title in the U19...
Read more21 Jul 2020
Sometimes it only takes one point – and one point was all that was needed to secure College the win in the annual College vs Christchurch Boys’ High School rugby...
Read more16 Jul 2020
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Read more03 Jul 2020
Janindu Pahalawatta and Bruce Chen blitzed the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Programming competition last weekend, finishing 40 points ahead of their nearest rivals, Cashmere High School and St Andrew’s College.
Read more03 Jul 2020
Following a season cut short by Covid-19 and lockdown and the cancellation of many regional, South Island and national secondary school events, College still achieved some outstanding results.
Read more02 Jul 2020
Food and friends, universal ingredients for fun – and better together. Year 12 students Justin Yin and Hanson Xie were among around a dozen international students from College who headed...
Read more02 Jul 2020
Some boys are ready to step up, while others are more reticent, but – as they consider taking on leadership roles in their final year at school – all Year...
Read more29 Jun 2020
For 50 years the House Plays Festival has been one of the most popular and competitive events on the College calendar and so, despite disruptions to the school year, the...
Read more29 Jun 2020
An edgy, amusing College-themed show, based on long-running Kiwi comedy 7 Days, launched Arts Week on Monday lunchtime in the OBT.
Read more23 Jun 2020
For as long as there have been people there have been performers and, through the millennia, drama has allowed us to make sense of the human condition, explore truths, entertain...
Read more23 Jun 2020
When you can’t do it old school, you go online. In recent months New Zealand schools’ debating has made a seamless transition to online debating, ensuring enthusiasts all over the...
Read more23 Jun 2020
Painting, sculpture, poetry, photography, and more ... students from all over New Zealand let their imaginations run riot, invited to express their love of science through art for the UC...
Read more09 Jun 2020
With plenty of time on his hands while in lockdown, Year 9 student Rahal Pathirana used it as an opportunity to develop his photography skills.
Read more09 Jun 2020
An enthusiastic crowd of about 150 people planted 1100 native trees and plants at the QEII Park Adventure Trail off Beach Road on Sunday 7 June.
Read more09 Jun 2020
Taking advantage of the long weekend, two groups from College headed to the high country to complete the requirements for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award adventurous journey.
Read more03 Jun 2020
When Director of Drama David Chambers wanted to create a website for the forthcoming College–Rangi Ruru Girls’ School co-production Evita he knew exactly who to turn to – and Year...
Read more26 May 2020
When he was appointed Chief Science Advisor at the Ministry of Health in July 2019, former Board Chair Dr Ian Town could never have imagined what was to come.
Read more26 May 2020
Year 11 student Thimeth Wijesinghe also embraced the idea of a more relaxed life, taking it easy during the school holidays and then easing back into schoolwork at the start...
Read more26 May 2020
The unsung heroes in many an institution are the people who work behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly – the cleaners, maintenance and grounds teams who keep everything...
Read more26 May 2020
In the run-up to lockdown Julius Housemaster Mike Field and Deputy Housemaster Nikki Bleyendaal put their heads together and came up with The Great Julius Lockdown Challenge, a series of...
Read more26 May 2020
At the start of the year, Year 9 student Lucas Evans was busy discovering College, getting to know the boys in his House, making friends, choosing co-curricular options, and looking...
Read more26 May 2020
Senior Management Accountant Connor Phipps found the transition to working from home a straightforward and rewarding experience.
Read more26 May 2020
Life on a North Canterbury farm is worlds away from the hustle and bustle of Seoul, and for Year 12 student Vinnie Wee living the rural dream was the best...
Read more26 May 2020
With two boys under five, an assignment for her Master of Education (Leadership) due and lessons to manage, Mathematics teacher Amanda Lester says juggling life in lockdown was busy and...
Read more26 May 2020
From “Casa Cortesi”, his “country estate” in Lincoln, Harper Housemaster and Physical Education teacher Matt Cortesi kept all his (foot)balls in the air, managing Housemaster and teaching responsibilities, helping to...
Read more13 May 2020
Six College students – Connor Graham (captain), George Nehoff, Tom Macdonald, Harry Trolove, George Helmore and Henry Lassen – took part in the 2020 National DTL (Down the Line) Clay...
Read more16 Apr 2020
Click here to view the Term 2 Newsletter.
Read more18 Mar 2020
For perhaps the first time in its history, College has not one, not two, not three ...
Read more17 Mar 2020
The Christ’s College rowing club had a fantastic and very rewarding time at the recent South Island secondary schools’ championships, finishing with four South Island titles plus other top three placings.
Read more13 Mar 2020
Wargaming and philosophy are unlikely friends, but these two clubs have just been reinstated at College after a lapse of several years. And their popularity is growing.
Read more12 Mar 2020
Back in 1838, a French seafarer made a provisional purchase of land on Banks Peninsula and then returned to France to find settlers willing to move across the world.
Read more09 Mar 2020
Winning a Transformer Scholarship to the Gold Coast’s Bond University has given passionate surf life saver and recent Old Boy Sebastian Fergusson the opportunity to move to Australia and pursue...
Read more05 Mar 2020
The sporting prowess of College water polo players Year 11 student Jacob Clements and Year 13 student Moe Gath, plus recent Old Boy Louis Clark was recognised at the Canterbury...
Read more27 Feb 2020
Some very special guests helped celebrate Ash Wednesday at College, with Bishop Peter Carrell, the Rev.
Read more26 Feb 2020
“It’s very addictive. Once you’re in it, you’re in it forever. It’s challenging, fast, fun – and when you score a goal and have a good game, that’s when you...
Read more26 Feb 2020
A large crowd of family, friends and former classmates gathered in Chapel on the morning of Saturday 22 February for the Jock Hobbs Memorial Window Blessing, to honour Jock’s memory...
Read more24 Feb 2020
Perfect conditions and a light breeze formed the backdrop to some spirited performances by College athletes, with Upper transformed into a highly competitive arena and the boys vying fiercely for...
Read more20 Feb 2020
Academic excellence was acknowledged and rewarded at assembly on Thursday 20 February with Gold Badges, Ties and Buttons awarded for successes in the 2019 academic year.
Read more18 Feb 2020
The Founders’ Dinner brings all Year 13 students together at the start of their final year at College.
Read more14 Feb 2020
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Read more13 Feb 2020
House and school spirit were every much in evidence at the Swimming Sports on Monday 10 February, with boys flooding in to support the swimmers, their cheers and applause echoing...
Read more12 Feb 2020
With “not much to do” while he was visiting family in China over the summer break, Year 11 student Bruce Chen decided to enter the Immerse Education Essay Competition.
Read more11 Feb 2020
Former mathematics teacher and rowing coach Tony O’Connor was back at College recently – the guest of honour at the boat naming ceremony of the latest boat in the College fleet.
Read more10 Feb 2020
The venture group – seven Year 11 and 12 boys, accompanied by Dr Tom Hawkins – had their first outing for the year on Saturday 8 February.
Read more31 Jan 2020
Prefect gowns flowing, the 24 students of the 2020 prefect group were formally inducted before the whole school today, their families and friends watching on in the College Assembly Hall.
Read more31 Jan 2020
Good traditions, well maintained. The tradition of the mihi whakatau, with its karanga, haka, whaikōrero, waiata, karakia and hongi, is a wonderful way to celebrate the coming together of our...
Read more29 Jan 2020
Starting secondary school is one of the first big transitions of adolescence and, looking smart and ready for action, our newly minted Year 9 students began their first day at...
Read more22 Jan 2020
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Read more19 Dec 2019
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Read more26 Nov 2019
This year, thanks to a generous gift from the Rolleston family, College has been able to commission a new waiata for the Chapel Choir.
Read more19 Nov 2019
In just under six months two Year 10 Economics students have established their first official business venture – the production and sale of protective laptop covers embossed with the College logo.
Read more14 Nov 2019
Will Pryor won the Junior Speech Competition in the Chapman Room today, the judge Jacq Gilbert from St Andrew’s College, describing his speech on cell phone dependency as having all...
Read more14 Nov 2019
Magician and entertainer Brendan Dooley was keynote speaker at this year’s Be Inspired Year 7 Leadership Afternoon, warming up the crowd with a little bit of magic, before sharing his...
Read more14 Nov 2019
Schools out for summer and Gabriella Montez (Charlotte McSweeney), Troy Bolton (Ollie Jones) and their friends from East High have all found work at the gorgeous Lava Springs Country Club,...
Read more13 Nov 2019
The new – or recently revived after a long hiatus – College Venture Group heads for the hills at weekends, taking on scree slopes, river crossings, forest tracks, prickly spear...
Read more13 Nov 2019
Physics teacher Dr Andrew Taylor has created a unique aerospace themed Christmas card as part of his “Astronomy Looking Down” project.
Read more12 Nov 2019
He may not yet be old enough to vote but, in advance of next year’s referendum, Year 10 student Thimeth Wijesinghe has already considered the pros and cons of legalising...
Read more07 Nov 2019
The Junior Round Square committee – Year 10 students Kevin Chiang, Yusef Elnahas, Henry King, Dominic Lee, Timmy Li, Spencer Smith and Daniel Wei – stepped up to lead assembly...
Read more05 Nov 2019
An enthusiastic crowd of parents, coaches and boys attended the official opening of the new cricket facilities at the Christ’s College Cricket Ground in Hagley Park on Saturday 2 November.
Read more01 Nov 2019
Jacob Douglas of Rolleston House, a multi time New Zealand kart racing champion, had an exciting September holiday – in Italy winning the 2019 Rok Superfinal by a 2.1sec margin...
Read more01 Nov 2019
They call themselves “Gav’s boys”, and for the last couple of years they have been beavering away in the workshop, putting their newly acquired mechanical engineering skills to use building...
Read more30 Oct 2019
The Christchurch Big Band Festival is all about getting out to enjoy great music – and with bands playing at pop-up locations and venues across the CBD, it couldn’t be...
Read more30 Oct 2019
Day in day out during term time the Dining Hall staff come up with nourishing and tasty meals and snacks, working tirelessly to ensure the boarders are fed and watered,...
Read more30 Oct 2019
Vaping is a hot topic right now. Vaping rates have skyrocketed in recent years, especially among young people, seduced by the idea that vaping is cool, and a hip and...
Read more25 Oct 2019
Head of Sport Louis Clark powered through the field at last night’s Zonta Sports Awards, putting College on the podium before an audience of more than 350 parents, families and...
Read more23 Oct 2019
Cycling is an all seasons sport and any day is a good day to get on a bike, according to Year 12 student and keen cyclist Michael Audeau.Michael and his...
Read more23 Oct 2019
Taking a berth on the Spirit of New Zealand and participating in the Tuia 250 commemorations was, according to Year 13 student Matias Biraben-Clough, an “awesome, once in a lifetime...
Read more21 Oct 2019
Year 10 students Thimeth Wijesinghe and Yusef Elnahas understand scientific research takes time, and have the curiosity and determination to test their ideas, solve practical problems, and gather and analyse...
Read more21 Oct 2019
More than 500 hours spent volunteering in projects at College and for the Kirwee Players have earnt Oscar Gosling a gold award from the Student Volunteer Army.Presented at assembly this...
Read more21 Oct 2019
Solving problems is Bruce Chen’s passion and he has always been fascinated by software engineering.As a result, his “College Clock” project has been selected as a finalist in the 2019...
Read more21 Oct 2019
A Rwandan refugee studying for a diploma in pharmacy in Lusaka, Zambia, will benefit from $2000 given by Christ’s College in Chapel today.Elijah Habimana is just one refugee to be...
Read more18 Oct 2019
From the second you exit the airport in India you know you have been transported to another world: the heat and humidity, the noise, the sights, the smells, the crowds,...
Read more17 Oct 2019
Head Prefect Zach Gallagher chose to talk about leadership at assembly on Tuesday 15 October, congratulating the boys who have been given leadership roles at College next year, and reminding...
Read more17 Oct 2019
“It’s all about the challenge, to see how far I can go and what I can achieve – and, although you have to have a certain level of physical fitness,...
Read more16 Oct 2019
A hilarious and somewhat chaotic day of improvised theatre kept players and audience alike entertained at the Theatresports South Island senior final at the Court Theatre on Sunday 22 September.
Read more16 Oct 2019
Year 11 student and keen swimmer James Currie says representing New Zealand at the 2019 State Teams Championships in Australia, for boys and girls aged 13–17 years, has given him...
Read more18 Sep 2019
Always one of the highlights of the year, the Senior Ball was held in the Assembly Hall on the evening of Saturday 14 September.
Read more18 Sep 2019
College fencers Year 10 student Tim Wang, Year 11 student Oscar Aynsley and Year 12 student Eden Pidgeon all performed well at the recent national secondary schools fencing tournament, held...
Read more17 Sep 2019
Located in the remote Nevada desert, the purpose of top secret US airforce base, commonly known as Area 51, has long been a source of fascination for conspiracy theorists and...
Read more13 Sep 2019
Food was the biggest winner at the fourth annual market day held by Year 10 students at College on Friday 13 September.
Read more13 Sep 2019
It might have come as “a bit of a surprise,” but Zach Gallagher intends to make sure his selection in the NZ Schools’ rugby team is a chance to shine.
Read more13 Sep 2019
As a student, Physics teacher Dr Andrew Taylor attended the first Vatican Observatory Summer School (VOSS) back in the 1980s.
Read more10 Sep 2019
To celebrate Te Wiki o te reo Māori, from Rāhina 9–Rātapu 15 Mahuru, the Anglican Bishop of Te Waipounamu, Bishop Richard Wallace, was invited to preach in Chapel on Monday morning.
Read more10 Sep 2019
The winter sport season culminated in Winter Tournament Week, from Saturday 31 August–Saturday 7 September. From Hamilton to Dunedin, and other towns in between, there were over one hundred College...
Read more10 Sep 2019
The Aurecon Bridge Building Competition brings STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects to life, encouraging students to think outside the box, unlock their potential and get creative.
Read more10 Sep 2019
At the end of a demanding four days of basketball, the Year 9–10 tournament team left Dunedin South Island champions – the first time a Christ’s College junior team has...
Read more02 Sep 2019
Fencing is as much a mental as a physical sport and it is this combination of strategy and stamina that so appeals to Year 11 student Oscar Aynsley. “It’s utterly fascinating.
Read more30 Aug 2019
Sharp brains, good teamwork and a lack of errors ensured College’s Year 9 team won the 2019 Cantamath competition this week, beating the province’s best schoolboy mathematicians.
Read more27 Aug 2019
Immerse & Inspire has become a key part of the Year 10 experience. It is busy and demanding and fun, and takes the idea of getting involved at College to...
Read more26 Aug 2019
They don’t do it for recognition, they do it because they are committed to making a difference – and, for Year 13 students Jordy Annand, Ollie Brakenridge and Finn Brokenshire,...
Read more21 Aug 2019
An invitation to attend the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame gala dinner as a student escort was an opportunity not to be missed for Year 13 student, Young Enterprise...
Read more20 Aug 2019
Anyone in any culture at any time in human history who has ever created a work of art has a story to tell.
Read more16 Aug 2019
Courageous directors, enthusiastic players and appreciative audiences – they all add up to the annual REACTION House Plays Festival which took place this week in the College assembly hall.
Read more15 Aug 2019
Top young rugby players from Seiryo High School, Nagoya City, Japan, have arrived at College this week to take part in an immersive high performance rugby development programme.
Read more13 Aug 2019
Hundreds of interested people streamed through the College gates on Sunday 4 August, taking the opportunity to visit the Dining Hall and see the other heritage buildings around the Quad...
Read more13 Aug 2019
They brainstormed, created prototypes, conducted market research and manufactured, and now Year 13 students Will Macdonald, Jack Elvy, George Matheson and Max Goulter – also known as WJGM Soaps –...
Read more13 Aug 2019
The sun shone on the top of the South last week, as young musicians from schools across the South Island converged on Blenheim for Southern Jam 2019.
Read more13 Aug 2019
Year 13 student Max Surveyor’s passion for economics has seen him achieve high honours at the 2019 International Economics Olympiad (IEO) – taking third place in the individual competition and...
Read more05 Aug 2019
They went into the final as top seeds and – with a 4–0 win against St Andrew’s College – finished as division champions in the Christchurch secondary schools’ chess competition.
Read more05 Aug 2019
It is proving to be a great season for the College 1st XI football team.
Read more05 Aug 2019
Year 13 student and Head of International & Round Square Mark Ma and his committee organised a packed programme of events and activities for Round Square International Week, which was...
Read more30 Jul 2019
Being selected for the 2019 Steven Adams High School Invitational team has been a highlight of the year (so far) for Year 13 student and keen basketballer Mason Whittaker.
Read more29 Jul 2019
Full on, really intense and an amazing opportunity is how Year 11 student and violinist Justin Hodges describes his recent experience playing with the NZSO National Youth Orchestra.
Read more26 Jul 2019
Over the last several decades, the evolution and exponential growth of technology has had a huge impact on our lives.
Read more25 Jul 2019
Casablanca, Marrakesh, medinas and tagines flavoured with saffron are a world away from wintery Christchurch, and Tom Davidson made the most of every Moroccan moment.
Read more08 Jul 2019
Should we restrict freedom of speech in order to combat the growth of right wing populism?
Read more08 Jul 2019
Sam Johnson, Old Boy and entrepreneur, who is best known as the founder of the Student Volunteer Army, shared his findings on building strong viable teams with a lucky group...
Read more03 Jul 2019
Inspirational, entertaining, thought-provoking, real. Through their wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned advice, the speakers at this year’s Emerging Leaders conference made for a truly memorable day.
Read more01 Jul 2019
Director Nikki Bleyendaal says of the creative process, “You’ve got to have fun in order to make it fun.”
Read more28 Jun 2019
We may be the latest dominant species on one branch of the evolutionary tree, but evidence suggests we won’t be the last – and it is through studies of fossils,...
Read more25 Jun 2019
A fleeting trip to Auckland saw 55 Year 11–13 drama students travelling through space and time to Shakespeare’s Globe and the trenches of World War One.
Read more25 Jun 2019
From a behind-the-scenes look at our Houses, to the Talent/Non-Talent show, a spirited game of House musical chairs and a hilarious staff vs students battle of wits, Arts Week revealed...
Read more18 Jun 2019
In a brilliant race, Year 11 student Sam Idiens outran a field of strong contenders to come first in the Junior Boys 4km race at the 2019 New Zealand Secondary...
Read more18 Jun 2019
Abutments, piers, force and equilibrium – the terms might have been novel when the Year 9 boys started building bridges on Friday 14 June, but were very familiar by the...
Read more18 Jun 2019
With more than 100 players from each school competing in the different sporting codes, the College–Otago Boys’ High School winter sports exchange is always a busy and eagerly anticipated event.
Read more14 Jun 2019
It wasn’t Dragons’ Den but it was equally harrowing for the four College teams who today presented their innovative businesses before judges and other contestants in the nationwide Young Enterprise Scheme.
Read more14 Jun 2019
Whether it’s a swimming pool or the ocean, Alex Hickman is more at home in H2O than he is on land.
Read more11 Jun 2019
According to French philosopher and author Albert Camus, “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world”.
Read more11 Jun 2019
Hundreds of young singers from schools across Canterbury and the West Coast had their turn in the spotlight last week, taking part in the regional Big Sing festival at the...
Read more11 Jun 2019
Year 9 student and percussion specialist Andrew Welsh has proved a master of the marimba, taking first place in the U19 solo percussionist section at the Big Bang percussion competition,...
Read more07 Jun 2019
Christ’s College is the only secondary school to be included in a national business incubator programme for the New Zealand Aerospace Challenge 2019.
Read more05 Jun 2019
The winter sport season is underway and College’s Tamai rugby team, its first team for boys under 10 years of age is now well into the swing of competition.
Read more05 Jun 2019
Two Old Boys who place service and community at the heart of everything they do were presented with Senior Honours Ties at assembly on Tuesday 4 June.
Read more05 Jun 2019
Most grandparents treasure time spent with their grandchildren, and there was a tangible sense of love and pride evident among the grandparents and grandsons at College on Grandparents’ Day.
Read more31 May 2019
The influence of the ancient world lingers in culture and society today – in our legal and political institutions, in languages and literature, on stage and in film, in art...
Read more28 May 2019
The Environment committee has been quietly tending native plants at College for a while now, and many of these plants are now strong enough to be repotted and nurtured elsewhere.
Read more28 May 2019
One of the classic plays of the 20th century, Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting for Godot has once again worked its gloomy magic on a new generation of theatregoers – and...
Read more23 May 2019
Sunny skies and 1.5m waves peeling left and right proved ideal conditions on Sunday for Year 9 student Jack McKenzie (Corfe) to win the Boys U14 Canterbury Scholastic Surf Championships.
Read more23 May 2019
Seven College students successfully auditioned for places in the 2019 New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO), driven by the opportunity to experience playing in a full symphony orchestra.
Read more22 May 2019
Head of Art Darryn George says he was honoured to collaborate with some of New Zealand’s finest visual and recording artists on the Offering – a collection of 12 gospel...
Read more21 May 2019
He made his name as a comedian and media personality, but now Mike King uses his considerable talents – and plenty of humour – to deliver a serious message about...
Read more21 May 2019
An eco-army of enthusiastic volunteers swung into action wielding spades, digging holes and tending saplings at a mass planting of around 520 native seedlings in the Red Zone on Sunday...
Read more17 May 2019
There were pink shirts, pink ties, and pink t-shirts on the campus on Friday as College joined the global Pink Shirt Day celebrating diversity and taking a stand against bullying.
Read more14 May 2019
For budding mechanical engineers, nothing beats getting out to real world working environments, seeing what happens in industry and discovering the many different pathways available for those who want to...
Read more14 May 2019
Old Boy and dairy farmer Alex Irvine answered some probing questions about the reality of dairying in an in-depth Q&A with Year 13 Agribusiness students on Wednesday 8 May.
Read more14 May 2019
Year 13 student Max Surveyor will spend a week in Russia in July as part of the New Zealand Economics Olympiad.
Read more13 May 2019
Christ’s College was always the “favourite client” of architects Warren and Mahoney, and the relationship between Old Boy Sir Miles Warren and the school remains as solid today as ever.
Read more13 May 2019
With a cheeky fantail watching on and some cheery bird song from above, a group of Year 9s today transformed a steep section of the riverbank by the swimming pool...
Read more10 May 2019
Perfect conditions and some fine performances combined for a good outcome in the Canterbury Secondary School Road Race, the College team taking 4th place overall.
Read more08 May 2019
There is nothing quite like seeing hundreds of College boys (and some keen staff) participating in the annual cross country, running in the autumnal splendour of Hagley Park.
Read more07 May 2019
Head Prefect Zach Gallagher says meeting student leaders from across New Zealand and learning how different boys’ schools operate was among the highlights of the recent Head Boys Conference, held...
Read more02 May 2019
Old Boys Wills Wynn Thomas and Joshua Murison stood with New Zealand’s elite scholars in the Grand Hall at Parliament on Wednesday 1 May at a ceremony honouring the country’s...
Read more02 May 2019
Two College skiers – Year 9 student Tom Picton-Warlow and Year 11 student Sam Hadley – represented New Zealand at the Whistler Cup, the premier ski racing event for young...
Read more30 Apr 2019
Year 13 student and cricket all-rounder Lachie Harper joined top schoolboy cricketers from teams across the country for the Willows Cricket Club youth tour 2019 to Malaysia and Sri Lanka...
Read more30 Apr 2019
Executive Principal Garth Wynne, his wife Annie, and Japanese teacher Steve Everingham had a wonderful few days at the centenary celebrations of Konan Boys’ High School, Kobe, Japan, in April.
Read more29 Apr 2019
Sacrifice, remembrance and peace were the themes of the Anzac Commemoration Service in Chapel on Monday 29 April, with Chaplain Bosco Peters reflecting that as we honour the memory of...
Read more05 Apr 2019
It was a big day for Bailey Libeau – he left on the first leg of a trip to London, and he won an Audi.
Read more05 Apr 2019
For the 85th time every boy in every House took to the stage for the annual House Music festival, an event of fun, musicality and enjoyment - always with some surprises.
Read more05 Apr 2019
Poet, storyteller and modern troubadour Apirana Taylor, of Ngati Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngati Ruanui and Pākeha descent, mesmerised his audience of Year 9 English students at College on...
Read more01 Apr 2019
Lachie Harper and Thomas Graham, both Year 13 students in School House, have each celebrated their 50th match playing for the 1st XI and been presented with a specially embroidered...
Read more29 Mar 2019
William Wynn Thomas, Dux at Christ’s College last year, will start at Cambridge University in October on a prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship.
Read more27 Mar 2019
Every rock tells a story – a story of origins, of the primal forces of land formation, of weathering and erosion, of being thrust from deep within the earth up...
Read more27 Mar 2019
As a result of growing enthusiasm for polo, College was able to field four teams at the recent South Island SUPA Interschool Polo Tournament and – whether playing for the...
Read more26 Mar 2019
College athletes had a strong showing at the recent Canterbury championships, winning 14 championship titles, 11 second places and seven third places, plus achieving a number of personal best performances.
Read more14 Mar 2019
There is nothing Year 11 student Jonty Hodges likes more than heading out on his mountain bike. “I like getting outside and doing the back country tracks up in the hills.
Read more14 Mar 2019
A stiff southerly and light rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the young athletes lined up to take part in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Triathlon Championships on Friday 8 March.
Read more13 Mar 2019
Nine College athletes represented Athletics Canterbury at the recent Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Christchurch.
Read more11 Mar 2019
Although the words “soap” and “teenage boys” don’t appear to have too much in common, enterprising Year 13 Agribusiness students Jack Elvy, Max Goulter, William Macdonald and George Matheson have...
Read more06 Mar 2019
College marked the beginning of Lent with the traditional Ash Wednesday Chapel service on 6 March, the new College Warden, Bishop Peter Carrell preaching the sermon and applying ash to...
Read more05 Mar 2019
There was no stopping the senior tennis team, which dominated play at the South Island secondary schools’ championship, winning the South Island title for the third year in a row.
Read more01 Mar 2019
For the first time in almost 20 years College has scooped the pool in the sports exchange with Otago Boys’ High School.
Read more01 Mar 2019
Old Boy Robbie Deans, former All Blacks fullback and assistant coach, is home from Japan on holiday and he’s more than happy to spend time with the College 1st XV,...
Read more27 Feb 2019
As a preamble to their study of the French colonisation of Akaroa, senior French students had the privilege of viewing some important etchings held in the collection of Christchurch Art...
Read more27 Feb 2019
Among the many guests at the CCOBA Reunion Weekend were four distinguished and dapper gentlemen – Bruce Carey (4841), Cassells Kernahan (4868), Graham Lawn (4872) and Neville Perkins (4892) –...
Read more26 Feb 2019
Perfect conditions produced best performances and brought out a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at Athletics Day.
Read more22 Feb 2019
Two talented young College musicians have been awarded Associate (ATCL) diplomas from Trinity College London, which reflects their high standard of performance and musical understanding on their chosen instruments.
Read more19 Feb 2019
The Environment Committee are spearheading a campaign to make a difference in the Red Zone, bringing an abandoned site back to verdant life.
Read more19 Feb 2019
The Rev. Dr Peter Carrell was ordained and installed as the 9th Anglican Bishop of Christchurch at services at Christchurch Boys’ High School and in Cathedral Square on Saturday 9 February.
Read more15 Feb 2019
Year 13 student Shun Miyake is in Japan this week for the first of two Japan U20 rugby camps.
Read more15 Feb 2019
In a gift and a lesson rolled into one, Black Caps team members shared their cricket nous with 25 Year 9 College boys at Sydenham Park on Thursday.
Read more15 Feb 2019
There was a lot of tennis packed into two days at the Canterbury Senior Secondary Schools’ Championship – and College scored some fantastic results.
Read more12 Feb 2019
Assembly on Tuesday 12 February was dedicated to celebrating academic excellence and recognising the outstanding achievements of the boys who, as a result of their success in NCEA 2018, were...
Read more12 Feb 2019
Curiosity, perseverance, self-regulation, love of learning and now – no doubt – gratitude, are some of the inherent character strengths of the recent Old Boys who excelled in NZQA Scholarship...
Read more12 Feb 2019
There were belly flops and splashes, “tidal” surges and puddles, but there were also smooth and masterful strokes, cutting through the water, races won and records set, cheers, applause and...
Read more08 Feb 2019
A delicious meal, a chance to honour those who have gone before, and an opportunity to learn about formal dining etiquette – it was all served up at the 2019...
Read more05 Feb 2019
For the Rookes family – or families – back to school 2019 was one of the more memorable days in their long and fond association with College.
Read more01 Feb 2019
His mission is to help people of all ages stay safe online, to teach people how to navigate the internet, social media and other digital platforms with confidence, how to...
Read more31 Jan 2019
Wednesday 30 January, 8.30am, new staff and students gathered outside the Assembly Hall listening for the call to join the tangata whenua assembled on the Quad.
Read more29 Jan 2019
As ever, our new Year 9 students formally began their time at College in Chapel, welcomed by Executive Principal Garth Wynne and Rev.
Read more03 Dec 2018
The clouds cleared, the sun shone, and the Quad filled on Thursday evening as the school and wider community gathered for the annual Carols on the Quad.
Read more03 Dec 2018
Year 13 student Josh Ting has had a golden finish to his final year, picking up the gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award.
Read more27 Nov 2018
The connections between College and the USA Polo Training Foundation continue to flourish, and last week – from Wednesday 21–Sunday 25 November – College and Rangi Ruru Girls’ School hosted...
Read more26 Nov 2018
The Court Theatre’s stupendous summer production Jesus Christ Superstar opened on Saturday 24 November. One of the greatest modern musicals, the timeless 1970s rock opera has been brought bang up-to-date,...
Read more26 Nov 2018
In two stunning moves for the environment, College will help revitalize 1.5 hectares in the Red Zone and replant 200sqm of river bank behind the swimming pool.
Read more20 Nov 2018
College's carbon footprint has long been on the mind of HoD Biology Graeme Swanson and Director of Finance and Operations Steve Kelsen.
Read more20 Nov 2018
The ability to present a cogent and persuasive argument, be cool and collected in front of an audience and win over the crowd are key skills in public speaking –...
Read more20 Nov 2018
There was magic in the air in the Chapman Room, with a large audience of Year 7 students from schools all over Christchurch and Canterbury enthralled by magician Brendan Dooley’s...
Read more14 Nov 2018
Year 10 student and keen gymnast Kennedy Payne has been selected to represent New Zealand at next year’s Valeri Liukin Invitational men’s gymnastics competition, to be held in Texas, USA,...
Read more13 Nov 2018
A cracking production of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing proved a wonderfully funny and entertaining evening for the near capacity audience in the OBT on Monday 12 November.
Read more13 Nov 2018
Old Boy Dr Nicolas (Nick) Laing has been awarded the 2018 Tripp Travelling Scholarship and will use it to help fund his study towards a master’s degree in Public Health...
Read more12 Nov 2018
In 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent, honouring the armistice signed by representatives of France, Great Britain and Germany,...
Read more07 Nov 2018
They knew it was going to be close, so the junior Theatresports team gave it their all, thrilled to win their heat in the Theatresports in Schools competition at the...
Read more05 Nov 2018
Highly commended in the past, Year 13 pianist George Murray made no mistake this time, winning the senior section of the 2018 Sedley Wells Solo Music Competition on Tuesday evening...
Read more01 Nov 2018
Congratulations to our 2019 University Scholarship recipients.
Read more31 Oct 2018
Year 13 student Thomas Stewardson demonstrated his considerable skills as a filmmaker, with his thriller In the Dead of Night dominating the awards at the annual Christ’s College Film Festival,...
Read more26 Oct 2018
Cheques totalling more than $19,500 were presented in Chapel today to Aviva family violence services, and the Cricket Live Foundation, which operates in Sri Lanka and India.
Read more26 Oct 2018
College scooped up the honours at the 28th Zonta Sports Awards last night, winning three of the six categories in the annual event.
Read more24 Oct 2018
Four gigs in as many days kept the Big Band busy over Labour Weekend, with the central city basking in heat and audiences moving to the beat at the Christchurch...
Read more24 Oct 2018
The four College trips – one to the USA and Canada, three to Japan – that took place in the recent school holidays were unforgettable experiences for the participating boys.
Read more19 Oct 2018
Year 12 student Max Heywood has returned from the Round Square International Conference 2018 brimming with enthusiasm and full of ideas about how Round Square at College can grow.
Read more19 Oct 2018
SCAPE Public Art Season 2018 is underway, which means a stroll through the central city just got a whole lot more interesting.
Read more18 Oct 2018
The prefect group for 2019 was welcomed to the stage at assembly on Thursday 18 October. Congratulations to all the boys who stepped up to take on leadership roles at College.
Read more15 Oct 2018
When he created his miniature sculpture Our Stories Make Us in his Visual Arts class, Year 11 student Ollie Moginie had no idea it would become part of SCAPE Public...
Read more21 Sep 2018
The locks fell and the dollars rose as at least 33 College boys today sacrificed their hair to raise money and awareness for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer.
Read more21 Sep 2018
Accomplishments in mathematics, music, drama, and sports were recognised today before the whole school at the final assembly for Term 3 2018.
Read more20 Sep 2018
It was a perfect day to hit the slopes and the two College ski teams made the most of it, racing down the Giant Slalom course on the upper Goldrush...
Read more20 Sep 2018
A large group of College boys and parents planted out around 400 native trees in Brooker Reserve in the Red Zone in winter 2017.
Read more18 Sep 2018
Year 10 Economics students tested their business chops with Bumper Balls on Upper on Thursday 13 September and a Market Day on Friday 14 September.
Read more18 Sep 2018
School House library was the scene of a party with a difference on Friday when Old Boy and long-time College supporter, Shailer Weston, called in to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Read more17 Sep 2018
HoD Media Studies Peter Hewson became a media star in his own right this week, appearing on TV1’s 6pm News after developing his own means of celebrating the 90th anniversary...
Read more14 Sep 2018
Student Fawzan Sugarwala’s tasty “burger” has taken the Year 13 Design & Visual Communication class cake challenge to a whole new level.
Read more14 Sep 2018
In a highly competitive field, Year 9 student Thimeth Wijesinghe picked up seven prizes at the 2018 NIWA Canterbury-Westland Schools’ Science and Technology Fair, including second best in fair.
Read more11 Sep 2018
Held in the first week of September, Winter Tournament Week saw over 100 College students compete in a variety of sports across the country, from Tauranga to Invercargill.
Read more11 Sep 2018
Strong and confident, voices and actions reverberating around Williams Court, all boys in each House stepped forward to express their pride, strength and unity, and lay down their challenge to...
Read more11 Sep 2018
College goes into the South Island Ski Championships in a strong position after impressive results in the Canterbury championships.
Read more10 Sep 2018
With live acts welcoming staff and students to school each morning, early in the week it was, literally, singin’ in the rain – but an enjoyable way to start the day.
Read more05 Sep 2018
With not one, not two, but three New Zealand selections – in swimming, surf lifesaving and water polo – it is clear Year 12 student Louis Clark is an accomplished...
Read more05 Sep 2018
After winning a special award for an outstanding performance by a first time Big Sing Choir at the Canterbury regional competition in June, “Amanda” the St Margaret’s College–Christ’s College senior...
Read more05 Sep 2018
For Year 12 student Max Toth the appeal of learning to play the organ is in the richness of its sound and its complexity.
Read more05 Sep 2018
Back for his Forty Years On reunion, Old Boy James Kerr also made time to share some of the insights he has learned while working with some of the world’s...
Read more24 Aug 2018
Limericks and ballads, rhyming couplets and blank verse.
Read more24 Aug 2018
One of the best parts of learning about a new culture and language, is sampling the food!
Read more23 Aug 2018
Next time you are out walking, spare a thought for the soil beneath your feet. It is full of minerals and nutrients, supports plant growth, teems with microscopic organisms, and...
Read more23 Aug 2018
It took hours to complete and was destroyed in seconds, but Year 9 student Thimeth Wijesinghe didn’t mind.
Read more23 Aug 2018
When his parents suggested he go on an exchange to Christ’s College, Year 11 student Timothee Piron jumped at the idea.
Read more23 Aug 2018
Revegetation of the fire-damaged Port Hills and greening the Red Zone are on-going initiatives for the benefit of the city – and the Environment Committee continues its work, nurturing the...
Read more17 Aug 2018
The spotlight shone on hidden talents at the 2018 REACTION House Plays Festival as College’s 10 Houses fiercely contested the annual awards before large and appreciative audiences.
Read more17 Aug 2018
College students with a liking for engineering have been off campus this week, visiting UC Engineering and several local companies for insights and hands on experience.
Read more14 Aug 2018
Always one of the highlights of the year, the Big Band are back, fresh from a fantastic week focusing on music, performance and fun at Southern Jam.
Read more08 Aug 2018
Old Boy Louis Beckert has been named in the New Zealand U21 Men’s hockey squad heading away to compete for the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia in October.
Read more08 Aug 2018
The track was completely soaked and the weather was bleak, but nothing could diminish Year 11 student Kyle Houston’s passion for the competition – and determination was key to his...
Read more08 Aug 2018
In our little corner of the world it can sometimes be hard to imagine the richness and diversity of other countries, cultures and societies, which is why Round Square International...
Read more31 Jul 2018
You never know what might turn out to be a catalyst for action, for political or social awakening.
Read more31 Jul 2018
Put down your phone and get involved in a challenging chess match any spare moments you have.
Read more25 Jul 2018
They went equipped with paint and paintbrushes, some toys, books and stationery supplies, and came back entranced by the warmth and generosity of their hosts, and their experience of Samoan...
Read more25 Jul 2018
The annual Quadrangular Tournament is one of the major events in the rugby calendar for all four schools – Christ’s College, Nelson College, Wellington College and Wanganui Collegiate School – involved.
Read more25 Jul 2018
Living the Round Square IDEALS of Internationalism and Adventure, Year 10 student Angus Macdonald jumped at the chance to go on an exchange to the United World College South East...
Read more24 Jul 2018
Seven keen College cyclists headed to Timaru to participate in the South Island schools time trial and road race championships on the weekend of 7–8 July.
Read more10 Jul 2018
The standing ovation and spontaneous haka said it all. With his passionate, powerful and inspiring speech, teacher Marcus Akuhata-Brown captured the hearts and minds of the hundreds of Year 12...
Read more03 Jul 2018
Head of International & Round Square Junie Wee and Year 11 student Angad Vraich were among 24 delegates from Round Square schools all over the world who came together to...
Read more03 Jul 2018
Turning up the heat on a cold winter’s night, 12 bands slugged it out, giving it their all at the Smokefree Rockquest Canterbury final at the Foundry on Friday 29 June.
Read more29 Jun 2018
In the hours before sunrise, on perhaps the most painful night of his life, Private Thomas “Tommo” Peaceful looks back on his fondest memories and reflects on the events that...
Read more26 Jun 2018
The Year 13 Earth and Space Science (ESS) field trip to Tekapo covered a lot of ground, literally and figuratively, proving beyond doubt that sometimes the best education happens outside...
Read more26 Jun 2018
Hundreds of Japanese language students from schools all over Christchurch took part in the University of Canterbury’s NCEA Japanese workshop on Thursday 7 June.
Read more25 Jun 2018
Hundreds of runners from all over New Zealand converged on Taupo for the national secondary schools cross country championships on Saturday 16–Sunday 17 June, among them five enthusiastic College athletes:...
Read more19 Jun 2018
Eight Year 9 and 10 technology students combined their skills in a virtuoso display at the Epro8 engineering, problem solving and innovating competition on Friday 15 June, winning places in...
Read more19 Jun 2018
Year 13 athlete Cody House is spoilt for choice. The sprint, long jump and hurdles exponent is wanted at both the Oceania Athletics competition in October and has been shortlisted...
Read more19 Jun 2018
On the morning of Sunday 10 June, a large group of volunteers from the College community and Avon-Otakaro Forest Park group planted around 1800 Carex Secta, donated by Orari Nursery,...
Read more19 Jun 2018
Giving it their all, the Chapel Choir, Schola Cantorum and the new student-driven Christ’s College–St Margaret’s College Chorale were in fine voice at the Big Sing Canterbury regional festival, held...
Read more19 Jun 2018
A celebration of all things Spanish inspired and tested the skills of Year 11 students Yngve Jordan and Jonty Gallagher at the University of Canterbury Spanish Immersion Day on Tuesday...
Read more12 Jun 2018
Year 12 student and 1st XI hockey player Nicholas Lidstone is on track for sporting success, having been selected for Sport New Zealand’s Pathway to Podium programme.
Read more12 Jun 2018
It was wet, wet, wet in Christchurch over Queen’s Birthday weekend, but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the boys taking part in the annual Rathkeale College–Christ’s College winter sports exchange.
Read more01 Jun 2018
Help is needed for the Environmental Committee’s annual major planting project – this time to recover some of the Red Zone near the Avon River where New Brighton Rd meets...
Read more01 Jun 2018
They love, support, sometimes finance and always follow with huge interest the progress of their grandsons, so Grandparents’ Day at College is always a time to be celebrated.
Read more01 Jun 2018
It’s just a game, but what a game it turned out to be!
Read more01 Jun 2018
West Side Story allowed a lot of boys to show their accomplished theatre arts skills to the more than 3200 people who attended the sellout show.
Read more01 Jun 2018
“I’m really into temporary structures and the activation of public spaces ... how they can be used to draw people in, create energy and bring more life into the city.”
Read more01 Jun 2018
Round Square representatives Cameron Jones and Alex Hlavac spent a week in Perth in the April holidays, the only New Zealanders at a Round Square Australasia and East Asian Regional Conference.
Read more31 May 2018
With the All Blacks training in Christchurch, Old Boy Damian McKenzie took the time to come back to College, happy to reminisce about his schoolboy rugby days and talk with...
Read more29 May 2018
To strengthen cross-cultural bonds and give our young rugby players some international experience, a College U16 development squad will head to Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in September.
Read more29 May 2018
There is nothing quite like curling up with a good book – and thousands of bookworms across the country took the opportunity to participate in a shared reading experience on...
Read more29 May 2018
The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, on Monday 21 May, is an international event – an opportunity for all people, wherever they may be, to embrace...
Read more29 May 2018
The opportunity to explore life’s big ideas proved irresistible for the senior students who chose to attend a philosophy conference at St Andrew’s College on Monday 14 May.
Read more22 May 2018
The action takes place over a few hours on two consecutive days, but all the love, passion, anger, hate, frustration, fear, and turbulence of growing up and finding a place...
Read more22 May 2018
Old Boy Colin Averill’s contribution to the life of the school was recognised at assembly on Thursday 17 April when he was awarded a Senior Honours Tie.
Read more18 May 2018
According to tour captain and Year 13 student Kurtis Weeks every aspect of the recent cricket tour to Singapore and the UK was fantastic. “The whole trip was a highlight.
Read more16 May 2018
It was a goldilocks kind of day – not too hot, not too cold, but just right – and perfect conditions for our annual cross country on Monday 7 May.
Read more14 May 2018
Year 13 student Lachie Gunson was both surprised and delighted when his mum, Kathryn, decided to travel from the family farm in Ongaonga, Hawke’s Bay, for the School House Mother’s...
Read more11 May 2018
Poetry and music, stories and wisdom combined in a swirling brew holding the OBT audience spellbound when delivered last week by world class performer Apirana Taylor.
Read more11 May 2018
Old Boy Chris Jung will be off to one of the top American computer science universities in August – and has no doubt College helped him get there.
Read more04 May 2018
Year 12 student Joshua Stevenson got a real taste of youth politics when he was selected to attend the Aotearoa Youth Declaration in Auckland during the first term holidays.
Read more04 May 2018
After time out nursing an injury, the success of his championship comeback was even better than Year 11 student Liam Adams had expected.
Read more04 May 2018
An interactive map, created by History teacher Warren Lidstone and his Year 9 students, shares information about Old Boys who have died in World War I, World War II and...
Read more30 Apr 2018
On a damp, grey autumn day, the rows of white crosses on the Quad are a stark reminder of the sacrifices made in war by College Old Boys – and...
Read more18 Apr 2018
Held on Monday 9 and Thursday 12 April, House Music 2018 was, as ever, hugely popular – both for the participants and their friends and families who packed the Assembly...
Read more16 Apr 2018
Paul Dillon, one of the leading drug and alcohol educators in Australasia, visited College on Tuesday 10 April, talking to boys in Years 11, 12 and 13 during the day,...
Read more09 Apr 2018
Renowned author and columnist Joe Bennett is back at the chalkface teaching English at College as official writer-in-residence.
Read more09 Apr 2018
It has been a great summer season for College sport, with outstanding results across a range of codes at regional, South Island and national events.
Read more06 Apr 2018
The Christ’s College, St Margaret’s College and Rangi Ruru Girls’ School annual Orchestral Extravaganza held an appreciative audience spellbound on the evening of Wednesday 4 April.
Read more06 Apr 2018
College’s international students enjoyed a great southern road trip during the Easter break, taking in some of the South Island’s most scenic sights and having a whole lot of fun...
Read more05 Apr 2018
Guest speaker Dr Svetlana Jebrak began with a quote from late, great Jewish writer, professor, activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel: “There is divine beauty in learning …...
Read more04 Apr 2018
Hash browns at McDonald’s was more than just a fuel stop for hungry students at the start of the Year 13 Agribusiness field trip on Tuesday 27 March – because,...
Read more23 Mar 2018
Enterprising Year 12 Agribusiness students offered chocolate-coated crickets, deep fried locusts and a cricket flour smoothie, blended with milk, banana, berries and honey, to visitors at Open Day on Tuesday...
Read more20 Mar 2018
A strong team of 37 athletes represented College at the Canterbury Track & Field Championship finals, held Friday 16–Saturday 17 March at Rawhiti Domain.
Read more20 Mar 2018
Year 12 student Joshua Stevenson reports on College participation at Canterbury Model United Nations.
Read more20 Mar 2018
Opera star Teddy Tahu Rhodes could not resist the temptation to join in at Congers on Wednesday 7 March, his rich bass–baritone voice reverberating around Chapel in perfect harmony with...
Read more20 Mar 2018
There’s no talk of “victims” at Aviva these days, New Zealand’s oldest women’s refuge having changed direction in the last five or six years to focus on working with all...
Read more13 Mar 2018
Black and white gave way to a more casual look on Thursday 8 March, when students wore mufti instead of uniform.
Read more13 Mar 2018
Year 10 student Angus Wynn-Williams reports on College rowing in the build-up to the Maadi Cup regatta.
Read more13 Mar 2018
Parenting is one of the most challenging and rewarding of life’s activities.
Read more06 Mar 2018
The annual Christ’s College vs Otago Boys’ High School summer sport exchange started with bad weather.
Read more06 Mar 2018
Year 13 student Oscar Wilson jumped at the chance to participate in the Round Square International Service (RSIS) Big Build project in Vietnam in December 2017.
Read more06 Mar 2018
They went in as top seeds after a successful Canterbury championship and, with a clean sweep in the recent South Island Tennis Teams Championship, the College tennis team is now...
Read more06 Mar 2018
The provocative posturing of rival street gangs, flexing muscles, dancing and fighting, and the doomed relationship of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria changed the face of musical theatre forever when...
Read more01 Mar 2018
Pumped by the energy of the crowd, Year 12 student Edward Hsing reached new heights, breaking the previous Senior Pole Vault record with his jump of 3.65m.
Read more01 Mar 2018
A large and happy crowd of boys, teachers and parents gathered on Upper to enjoy the spectacle of Athletics Day 2018, held on Friday 23 February.
Read more19 Feb 2018
Year 10 student Claude Tellick is a young man with a strong social conscience and his powerful and pertinent speech about Tōrite/Inequality of Māori in New Zealand has just won...
Read more19 Feb 2018
The academic successes of students who sat NCEA in 2017 were celebrated by the whole College community at an assembly on Thursday 15 February.
Read more19 Feb 2018
Six weeks near Nice in Provence, France, passed in a flash this summer for Year 13 student Robert Rolleston.
Read more19 Feb 2018
For the first time since 1945 Ash Wednesday this year fell on Valentine’s Day.
Read more16 Feb 2018
The pool was the best place to be on Monday 12 February with Hunter Wilson and James Currie powering to new school records at the annual College Swimming Sports.
Read more13 Feb 2018
A group of 23 young Chinese boys took part in a bespoke training session with College rugby coach Ross Kennedy on Friday 9 February as part of their New Zealand tour.
Read more13 Feb 2018
The Founders’ Dinner marks the beginning of the end for Year 13 students and – in honouring those who had the foresight to establish the school and the generations of...
Read more07 Feb 2018
Nearly 190 boys spent much of the summer holidays at Lake Ruataniwha, as part of the rowing programme run at College since mid-2014.
Read more03 Feb 2018
The whole school braved a pouring wet morning on 2 February to gather in the Chapel for the induction of the Prefect group for 2018.
Read more03 Feb 2018
The Tree and the River of Life, two stained glass windows which were damaged in the earthquakes, have been repaired and reinstalled in the Chapel.
Read more03 Feb 2018
The Cricket Live Foundation, created by Old Boy Alex Reese in 2013, is changing more than just the lives of those lucky children selected to participate at its cricket centres.
Read more03 Feb 2018
Technology and the Internet now play a huge part in all our lives, yet how many of us really understand and can move with confidence through cyberspace?
Read more03 Feb 2018
On Wednesday 31 January, one of the hottest days of the year with cicadas in full song, the whole school gathered on the Quad to welcome new boys and staff...
Read more31 Jan 2018
Searing heat and torrential rain may have made conditions difficult, but the players found their own pace and rhythm – and, as ever, there was much to enjoy at the...
Read more31 Jan 2018
Year 12 student Zach Gallagher – along with six of his fellow rugby players – was thrilled to have the opportunity to travel to Ota City, Japan, for an intensive...
Read more30 Jan 2018
Looking smart and well turned out, if a little nervous, this year’s intake of Year 9 students, accompanied by their parents, gathered in Chapel on Monday morning, 29 January.
Read more17 Jan 2018
This will be the combined Christ's College and Rangi Ruru Girls’ School senior production for 2018, to be performed between Wednesday 16 May – Saturday 19 May in the Christ’s...
Read more07 Dec 2017
Click here to view the routine for the start of 2018
Read more06 Dec 2017
November’s Te Ao Māori programme proved an exciting and educative experience for all Year 9s and 10s, with about 240 boys engaged in interactive workshops at the Te Rangi Marie...
Read more28 Nov 2017
College water polo continues to build momentum, with its Junior team ending the season with two (almost) back-to-back finals against St Bede’s College in both the Canterbury and South Island...
Read more28 Nov 2017
The Year 10 boys who participated in Service Week very quickly realised giving service in the community and helping others enhanced their own sense of wellbeing.
Read more27 Nov 2017
The honours poured in again this week for “A Perfect Child”, the film not only winning the Best Secondary School Film, but also the Best New Zealand Film at the...
Read more21 Nov 2017
In a hotly contested afternoon of different topics, tones and techniques, the 12 Junior Speech Contest competitors performed before an appreciative audience and the critical eyes of judges, David Chambers...
Read more16 Nov 2017
Cam Calkoen was the perfect presenter at the recent College ‘Be Inspired’ leadership afternoon, his whole life a demonstration of how to live the dream - even whilst having Cerebral Palsy.
Read more15 Nov 2017
A couple of quirky films made in German, with English subtitles have won acclaim for two groups of Year 10 German class students.
Read more13 Nov 2017
Year 13 student Simon Brown has had a short story and two poems accepted for publication in Re-Draft 17, an anthology of creative writing by teenagers – and the title...
Read more13 Nov 2017
Year 12 student Sam Howard won Best Actor (Male) and Year 13 student Jeremy Lidstone took the award for Best Sound at the School Shorts Screen Festival, held at Hoyts...
Read more13 Nov 2017
Eight Year 12 students – Wills Wynn Thomas, Fawzan Sugarwala, Andreas Nicolaou, Josh Ting, Jayavi Premaratne, Jisu Kim, Alexander Hlavac and Han-young Kim – have made it through the first...
Read more03 Nov 2017
After a 44-year career at Christ’s College, one of the school’s best known figures received a rousing and memorable farewell at the final chapel for leavers today.
Read more03 Nov 2017
Technical proficiency is one thing, but the judge of the Sedley Wells’ Music Competition was looking for “the goose bump effect” when she listened to the 18 College contestants playing...
Read more31 Oct 2017
He is arguably one of the most talented young basketball players in the country and now, to end an excellent season, Year 13 student Max de Geest has been awarded...
Read more31 Oct 2017
The rhythm and richness, spontaneity and sass of jazz brought the central city to life at the annual Big Band Festival, which took place over Labour Weekend, from Friday 20–Monday...
Read more30 Oct 2017
College has taken top honours in two of the six categories of the prestigious and fiercely contested 27th annual Zonta Sports Awards 2017.
Read more30 Oct 2017
All is not as it seems at Madam Murphy’s orphanage, perfection comes at a cost, and the chilling secret behind the forbidding facade is slowly revealed ...
Read more27 Oct 2017
“If someone says ‘take this pill, it will make you faster and stronger’ – what will you do?”
Read more27 Oct 2017
The 15th annual Christ’s College Film Festival showcased the diverse talent and creativity of College filmmakers.
Read more25 Oct 2017
Fast, exciting, challenging, requiring balance, coordination, superb reflexes; man and horse together facing down the opposition.
Read more25 Oct 2017
For Year 10 student Jack Drage, the appeal of orienteering – also known as “cunning running” – is clear. “It’s both physically and intellectually challenging.
Read more24 Oct 2017
Mr Bell’s Year 9 Biology class rolled up their sleeves on Thursday 19 October and helped the Christchurch City Council’s “Poroporo for the Port Hills” project.
Read more24 Oct 2017
College’s Chapel Choir has recently returned from a three-week tour to Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria.
Read more20 Oct 2017
More than 1000 delegates from over 180 schools across 50 countries heard the call to “Unite to Ignite the Fire Within” and converged on Cape Town, South Africa, for this...
Read more17 Oct 2017
Representatives from the New Zealand Defence Force Chaplain Service joined the congregation in Chapel, on Monday 16 October, to remember the sacrifice of College Old Boys and staff killed at...
Read more17 Oct 2017
Life is busy and, with NCEA examinations looming, Year 13 student Vincent Li wanted to share with other students some tools and techniques to help them manage their stressors and...
Read more16 Oct 2017
No doubt about it, College basketball has become a force to be reckoned with. The Senior A team came first at the South Island Secondary Schools championships, and then fourth...
Read more16 Oct 2017
Two works – Myopia and Acquiesce – by Anton Parsons, one of New Zealand’s leading sculptors, have been installed on the Quad as part of SCAPE Public Art 2017.
Read more13 Oct 2017
The REACTION House Plays Festival is an opportunity for interested boys to channel their inner thespian and, whether in a comedy or tragedy or something in between, take part in...
Read more13 Oct 2017
College skiers have enjoyed success on the slopes at the South Island Secondary School Ski & Snowboard Championships, which took place on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September at the...
Read more20 Sep 2017
Year 13 student Nuku Tau’s wry and compelling short story – 18 – has won this year’s Dr Roger Ridley-Smith writing competition.
Read more20 Sep 2017
As a road user, he is on his restricted licence, but Year 13 student and self-confessed petrolhead Jack Noble-Adams has a handful of other vehicle licences that attest to his...
Read more12 Sep 2017
The Hockey 1st XI have capped off a hugely successful season by being crowned national champions after winning the Rankin Cup final against Christchurch Boys’ High School.
Read more12 Sep 2017
How to manage the ramifications of the election of President Donald J Trump was the focus of the recent Canterbury Model European Union meeting, held at the University of Canterbury...
Read more11 Sep 2017
A “life changing” trip to Japan for this year’s Pacific Rim International Camp has given Year 12 student Josh Ting a whole new outlook – and he could not be happier.
Read more08 Sep 2017
Their stellar run reached its climax at the SmokeFreeRockQuest National Final, held in Auckland on Saturday 2 September – and although Run77 did not come away with a prize, they...
Read more08 Sep 2017
Team P=NP – Year 13 student Chris Jung, Year 12 student Wills Wynn Thomas and Year 9 student Janindu Pahalawatta – won the schools category of the 2017 New Zealand...
Read more08 Sep 2017
Year 12 student Dion Houston – representing Canterbury – placed 6th in the Men U18 6km race at the 2017 New Zealand Road Race Championships, held at Canterbury Agricultural Park...
Read more05 Sep 2017
The Lenten Appeal, one of College’s biggest charitable drives, raised $17,832.70 this year, with funds to be divided between the Christchurch City Mission and Beyond Water.
Read more29 Aug 2017
The Chapel Choir of Christ’s College stepped up a beat in Auckland’s Aotea Centre at the weekend to take bronze in the glittering Big Sing national competition.
Read more29 Aug 2017
A big crowd and a lot of tension combined for a great atmosphere at Marist Park on Friday night for the Secondary School Premier Hockey Final -- made even better...
Read more23 Aug 2017
Tucked in a sheltered spot, hidden away on campus, the Environment Committee has been nurturing a nursery of around 25 different native species.
Read more23 Aug 2017
Cold and blustery conditions could not dampen the enthusiasm of the College team at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Duathlon Championships, with their hard work earning the school a very respectable...
Read more23 Aug 2017
Art History teacher Robyn Peers was thrilled when she was asked to contribute a chapter to a book – Colonial Gothic to Maori Renaissance: Essays in memory of Jonathan Mane-Wheoki...
Read more23 Aug 2017
Indie pop duo “Nat and Jono” – that is, Year 11 St Margaret’s College student Natalie Hutton and Year 12 student Jono Stewart – are steadily winning fans, getting their...
Read more22 Aug 2017
The David and Hugh Mowbray Howard Tripp Travelling Scholarship honours the memory of two brothers and Old Boys who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Read more22 Aug 2017
A three-month sabbatical working with Rowing New Zealand to help prepare the New Zealand Junior Rowing Team for the World Rowing Junior Championships has re-energised Tony O’Connor’s passion for coaching...
Read more15 Aug 2017
With Ara JazzQuest on Saturday 5 August and the Southern Jam Youth Jazz Festival in Blenheim from Wednesday 9–Saturday 12 August, it has been a busy time for College’s jazz musicians.
Read more14 Aug 2017
A dedicated research day is a rare treat in a busy school schedule, but on Tuesday 8 August Year 13 Classics students took a break from their usual routines to...
Read more14 Aug 2017
Say “Hola” or “Kia ora” or “Hello”, and welcome Carlos Toda Plaza to our community. Carlos, from Viaró Global School in Barcelona, Spain, is on a one-month teaching fellowship at...
Read more11 Aug 2017
International Week celebrates diversity, language, culture and the incredible benefits that spring from opening our hearts and minds to international experience.
Read more10 Aug 2017
Dr Michael Kimmell, Professor of Sociology and Gender Issues at Stony Brook University who has been visiting College this week, has plenty of insights for boys about understanding their masculinity.
Read more09 Aug 2017
Health, wellbeing, positive education, character strengths, mindfulness, leadership skills ... These are not the latest educational buzzwords, there is growing evidence to suggest such concepts have intrinsic value in education...
Read more03 Aug 2017
Senior Drama students have taken the bold step of exploring physical theatre, using movement and emotion to create atmosphere.
Read more01 Aug 2017
It is not a career choice for anyone who is not 100 per cent committed, but actor and singer – and Old Boy – Nic Kyle’s passion for his craft...
Read more01 Aug 2017
A shared interest can go a long way in breaking down barriers, as the boys who took part in a recent intensive robotics workshop soon discovered.
Read more01 Aug 2017
Underneath the gymnasium and looking out on the river and Williams Court, the newly-refurbished and extended Christ’s College Fitness Centre, aka the weights room, provides a light and airy space...
Read more01 Aug 2017
Talented sportsman Zach May began playing golf at the age of five. After he showed some interest in the game his father took him to the Russley Golf Club, which...
Read more26 Jul 2017
They sacrificed part of their summer holiday to winter Down Under and attend College, but Year 12 exchange students Mathieu Bonneyrat and Martin Cavalera say it has been totally worth it.
Read more25 Jul 2017
The annual Quadrangular (Quad) tournament between Wellington College, Wanganui Collegiate, Nelson College and Christ's College is the oldest secondary schools’ rugby competition in New Zealand.
Read more24 Jul 2017
Three Year 13 Art History students joined six Rangi Ruru girls for a flying visit to Auckland on Friday 30 June.
Read more05 Jul 2017
Each year, the Emerging Leaders conference sees hundreds of Year 12 students from schools all over Canterbury converge on College for an immersive learning experience, designed to give them the...
Read more05 Jul 2017
Year 12 students Sam King and Cody House were thrilled to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Athletics Area Championships, held in Suva, Fiji, from Wednesday 28 June to Saturday...
Read more05 Jul 2017
Keen Year 11 mathematics students Nathan Penrose, Joshua Stevenson, Ralph Chiang and Max Heywood calculated they were in with a chance as they progressed through the levels at this year’s...
Read more04 Jul 2017
Exuberant, witty, effervescent, glamorous, starstruck fans and lovestruck stars, and an all-singing all-dancing ensemble tip-tip-tapping their way into our hearts ...
Read more29 Jun 2017
College rock band Run77, fresh from their win at the 2017 Canterbury Rockquest regional finals on Friday 23 June, received more accolades on Thursday 29 June when they were asked...
Read more29 Jun 2017
They put their two heads together and came up with one great promo. Becoming Edge Interns has given Year 13 students Andrew Fechney and Hugh Finlay insight into what it...
Read more27 Jun 2017
Talented young violinist, Year 9 student Justin Hodges, is through to the semi-finals of the national NZCT Chamber Music Contest.
Read more27 Jun 2017
For keen cross country runner and Year 9 student Sam Idiens it is not so much about the thrill of the chase as, more often than not, he is at...
Read more27 Jun 2017
The pause before the winning band was announced seemed to last forever ... but then it was out: Run77 had taken first place in the Canterbury regional final of Smokefree...
Read more27 Jun 2017
Christ’s College choirs won a number of awards at the Big Sing regional competition held at The Piano on Monday 19 June.
Read more23 Jun 2017
Old Boy Matthew Johnstone was back at College on Tuesday 13 June. Now a bestselling author, illustrator and communicator, Matthew dedicates his life to promoting mindfulness, resilience, positive mental health...
Read more22 Jun 2017
Three College junior teams had their chance to shine with the visit from junior Scots College teams on Tuesday 20 June and Wednesday 21 June.
Read more20 Jun 2017
Two energetic and vibrant haka reverberated around the Assembly Hall on Tuesday 20 June, creating a memorable first performance from the combined Rangi Ruru Girls’ School and Christ’s College Kapa...
Read more15 Jun 2017
The annual Combined St Margaret’s/Christ’s College Concert took place in the Charles Luney Auditorium at St Margaret’s College last night in front of an appreciative audience of around 300 people.
Read more15 Jun 2017
They arrived late in the afternoon of Monday 12 June, spilling out of their coach, ready for the challenge of the annual Christ’s College–Otago Boys’ High School winter sports exchange.
Read more15 Jun 2017
According to College Jazz Combo guitarist and vocalist, Year 12 student Angus Mossman, the NZSM Jazz Project 2017 was both amazing and inspiring – and while he was delighted to...
Read more13 Jun 2017
In Chapel on Monday 12 June, a new and treasured College taonga – the specially commissioned waiata “Te Whakapono Ki Te Atua” – was gifted to the school.
Read more13 Jun 2017
As part of their commitment to service, Year 9 students Remy Fitzgerald, Ethan Punivai and Jonathan Huo, and Year 10 students Jared Herber, Moe Gath and Henri Quested volunteered to...
Read more13 Jun 2017
More than 100 people attended the Parents’ Information Evening on Wednesday 7 June where authors Richard Aston and Ruth Kerr discussed their tips for raising strong, happy sons from boyhood...
Read more09 Jun 2017
Unassuming and self-effacing, but a powerhouse young player, 1st XV halfback and Year 11 student Shun Miyake was thrilled to be named Sky Sports Man of the Match following the...
Read more08 Jun 2017
For over 50 years, Christ’s College and Rathkeale College in Masterton have competed for the Hamilton Tankard in the annual Queen’s Birthday weekend winter sports exchange – and the friendly...
Read more07 Jun 2017
It has been a long time coming, but the College 1st XV has finally done it – beating Christchurch Boys’ High School in the schools’ annual and highly competitive rugby fixture.
Read more06 Jun 2017
With just three weeks to opening night, cast and crew alike are all systems go conjuring the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to brighten a dull mid-winter.
Read more06 Jun 2017
Christ's College was very pleased to welcome Father Ben Tapelu when he visited on Wednesday 31 May.
Read more06 Jun 2017
Year 13 student Henry Seaton and Year 12 students Fawzan Sugarwala and Wills Wynn Thomas represented Canterbury at the Russell McVeagh New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championship, held in Wellington from...
Read more06 Jun 2017
Year 9 student Justin Hodges first took up the violin at the age of four; it was a good fit.
Read more31 May 2017
Many successful Kiwi musicians have launched their careers at Smokefree RockQuest and, aiming to bring their big break a little closer, four College rock bands – Illegal Bass, The Subs,...
Read more31 May 2017
Level Up is an online mathematics challenge for Year 9 and 10 students, designed to develop their problem solving, creative thinking and communication skills.
Read more31 May 2017
The Cavell Leitch New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival brings some of the world’s best jazz and blues artists to Christchurch, as well as giving home-grown musicians opportunities to perform.
Read more25 May 2017
On a brilliant sunny Autumn day today, the Williams Quad and neighbouring Hagley Park rang to the war-like sounds of the haka as College Houses battled to take this year’s title.
Read more23 May 2017
Year 13 student Harry Hartstone has attained the highest level of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – the Gold Award.
Read more23 May 2017
Old Boy Sir Terence Arnold (6983) was presented with one of College’s highest awards, the Senior Honours Tie, at assembly on Tuesday 23 May.
Read more23 May 2017
The second annual celebration of creativity, imagination and culture was back on campus for Arts Week 2017, with a wide range of arts-inspired antics and activities providing entertainment for all comers.
Read more22 May 2017
There was an overriding sense of fun, spiced with a hint of chaos, at lunchtime on Upper on Tuesday 16 May.
Read more22 May 2017
With the green expanse and mature woodlands of Hagley Park right on our doorstep, it is no wonder cross country is an integral part of College athletics.
Read more22 May 2017
Congratulations to Year 12 students Cody House and Sam King, who have been selected to represent New Zealand at the forthcoming Oceania Athletics Area Championships in Fiji.
Read more10 May 2017
The Christ’s College Annual Appeal 2017 is now underway, with information sent out to our community in April.
Read more10 May 2017
A service and ceremony was held in Chapel on the evening of Wednesday 3 May to mark the induction of 20 new boys into the Chapel Choir.
Read more10 May 2017
A seven-strong College team, along with hundreds of other young sailing enthusiasts from all over the country, competed at the 2017 Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championship in April.
Read more03 May 2017
An enthusiastic group of past CCOBA presidents and their partners were wined and dined at a pop-up restaurant within the newly restored Tower on Monday 1 May.
Read more03 May 2017
In a world saturated with media, the 2017 senior drama production rewinds to a simpler time.
Read more03 May 2017
There was palpable tension in the air when the College 1st XV was awarded a penalty in the final minute of the game.
Read more03 May 2017
An invitation to the 2017 Melbourne Grammar School International Hockey Cup competition proved a great start to the season for the College 1st XI: they won every game, coming home...
Read more01 May 2017
It was a time for reflection on the sacrifices made in war, as students and staff gathered in Chapel for this year’s Anzac service, on Monday 1 May.
Read more06 Apr 2017
The annual House Music festival is a keenly contested event, with most Houses putting entries in the three separate sections.
Read more04 Apr 2017
Summer Tournament Week marked the end of a very successful summer sports season, with College sportsmen travelling to destinations across the country to represent the school in various sporting codes.
Read more04 Apr 2017
On Tuesday 28 March, Christ's College international students attended an international student welcome event, organised by Christchurch Educated, at Christchurch Art Gallery.
Read more04 Apr 2017
Fencing – the art and sport of fighting with swords – is as much about mental strength as it is about physical ability.
Read more04 Apr 2017
A talented group of College thespians performed a fantastic, fun-filled scene from Twelfth Night at the 2017 Otago University Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, held at Villa Maria College on Saturday...
Read more03 Apr 2017
After 21 years, Bursar and Board Secretary Colin Sweetman has decided his work at College is done and it is time to retire.
Read more03 Apr 2017
With up to 120 musicians together on stage, the performance by a combined orchestra – composed of students from Christ’s College, St Margaret’s College and Rangi Ruru Girls’ School –...
Read more27 Mar 2017
Old Boy Hamish Thomas has been awarded a prestigious Girdlers’ Scholarship for undergraduate study at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.
Read more21 Mar 2017
The annual 1st XI cricket fixture against Wanganui Collegiate was played at the Christ’s College Cricket Ground in Hagley Park on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 March.
Read more21 Mar 2017
Three College athletes – Year 13 student Harry Hartstone and Year 12 students Sam King and Cody House – were selected for the Canterbury athletics team that competed at the...
Read more21 Mar 2017
Geography is all about the world in which we live – and one of the best ways to understand it is to get out there and study its landscapes, people,...
Read more15 Mar 2017
Inspiring presenters and engaged participants were key to the success of the inaugural Positive Education New Zealand conference, held at Christ’s College, on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 March.
Read more15 Mar 2017
Faith, family, art and education are inextricable facets of Darryn George’s life, providing endless inspiration for his work.
Read more15 Mar 2017
The boarding programme provides a range of activities to keep the boys occupied in their downtime.
Read more15 Mar 2017
Scientific investigations take time. Since the beginning of the year, the top Year 12 physics students have been investigating problems chosen for the New Zealand Young Physicists’ Tournament (YPT).
Read more07 Mar 2017
The premier College debating team won the prestigious Russell McVeagh Canterbury Schools’ Debating Championship in an intensive two-day tournament, held at the University of Canterbury on Saturday 4 and Sunday...
Read more07 Mar 2017
A rip-roaring tale of adventure and survival sprang to vivid life in the junior drama production of classic pirate story Treasure Island.
Read more07 Mar 2017
The problem for many science students is that what they learn in school simply does not seem applicable in the real world.
Read more07 Mar 2017
It is an amazing world out there – and going on an exchange opens up many opportunities to benefit from the experience of time spent living and learning, immersed in...
Read more01 Mar 2017
An Ash Wednesday Chapel service today marked the beginning of Lent. The service concluded with many boys and staff receiving the traditional cross of ash on their foreheads.
Read more01 Mar 2017
In the Battle of Salamis (480BC) a small Greek fleet outmanoeuvred the much larger Persian navy to win a decisive victory.
Read more01 Mar 2017
A voyage on the Spirit of New Zealand will take you out of your comfort zone and deliver a life-changing experience, says Year 13 student Harry Hartstone.
Read more28 Feb 2017
Perfect weather and a very positive atmosphere made for a memorable Athletics Day on Friday 24 February.
Read more08 Dec 2016
Dayboy Year 9 orientation activities, as arranged by Housemasters, take place in the week before term starts
Read more29 Nov 2016
Three Year 9 boys, Ethan Manera, Fergus Laing and Harrison Lund, won an award for coming second in a competition which featured in an hour-long Fair Go programme last night.
Read more29 Nov 2016
A group of keen biology students persuaded Mr Graeme Swanson to send a letter inviting highly respected environmentalist David Attenborough to chat with them via Skype.
Read more19 Nov 2016
On Wednesday 16 November, College swimming coach Kathrin Mueller worked with boys at the swimming pool for the last time.
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