St Peter's College, Auckland

St Peters College
Address
Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland
Information
Type	Integrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7-13)
Motto	To Love and To Serve
Established	1939
Ministry of Education Institution no.	62
Principal	K. F. Fouhy
School roll	1175
Socio-economic decile	7
Website	www.st-peters.school.nz

St Peters College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is an important boys' school in Auckland and is the largest Catholic school in New Zealand. Under an integration agreement with the New Zealand government, St Peter's College has a maximum roll of 1200. St Peter's is located in the Central Auckland suburb of Epsom.

Roll

St Peter's College draws enrolments from throughout the city, reflecting its central location and its easy accessibility from all the main transport conduits and services of Auckland. The roll as at 12 February 2007 was 1175. The ethnic composition of St Peter's College on that date was: European: 51.14%; Maori: 5.60%; Samoan: 7.29%, Tongan: 3.11%; Philippines: 2.30%; Indian: 6.30%; Chinese: 10.10%; Korean: 5.91%; Other Pacific: 2.38%; Other Asian: 4.02%; Other ethnicities: 1.84%. There are 127 paid staff (teaching and support staff).

St Peter's College thus has a diverse, multicultural roll, and it excels in sporting and cultural activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years both the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA) and the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).

The first St Peter's

Auckland's first school of any sort was established under the patronage of St Peter and known as St Peter's School, St Peter's Boy's School or St Peter's Select School. It was established in 1841 by the Catholic laymen of Auckland following the first visit of Bishop Pompallier (Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania and, from 1848, first Bishop of Auckland). The first teacher was Mr. E. Powell, and probably classes were held in his own residence in Shortland Crescent (later renamed Shortland Street). St Peter's School continued to provide education for boys mainly under lay teachers until 1885 when the Marist Brothers established a school on the corner of Pitt and Wellington Streets.

Prehistory of St Peter's College

Before the arrival of the Marist Brothers, Walter Bisscop Steins S.J., third Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1879-1881) had doubts about their suitability to open a school in Auckland as he felt there were prejudices against them because they were a French congregation. He believed that it would be better to invite the Christian Brothers because they were an Irish congregation particularly since most of the Catholics in Auckland were Irish. Stein's successor, John Edmund Luck OSB, fourth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1881-1896), had no such qualms and invited the Marist Brothers to establish their Auckland school. A move may have been made in 1885 for a Christian Brothers School in Auckland. But that was unsuccessful.

Nearly 40 years later, in 1923, Henry William Cleary, the sixth Catholic Bishop of Auckland, issued an invitation to the Christian Brothers to establish a school in Auckland.

The Marist Brothers, by then very well established in Auckland at Sacred Heart College (then located in Richmond Road, Ponsonby), objected strongly and Cleary wrote to the Provincial of the Christian Brothers, Brother Barron, changing his offer to a primary school. As a result, the Christian Brothers lost interest.

Shortly after he became seventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland in 1929, James Michael Liston expressed an intention to renew the invitation to the Christian Brothers, whose pupil he had been in Dunedin. Liston's intention again aroused the opposition of the Marist Brothers. They were concerned that a new boy's Form I to VI school would take enrolments from Sacred Heart College and would diminish their revenue. Unmoved by the Marist Brothers' opposition, Liston wrote to his old Dunedin classmate, Brother James Hanrahan, the provincial of the Australian province of the Christian Brothers requesting Christian Brothers to provide staff for the proposed school. The Christian Brothers agreed on the establishment of the school.

A contractor cleared the Mountain Road site in 1931 and it was expected that the school would open in 1933. But financial problems caused delays. The Marist Brothers appealed to the Apostolic Delegate and to the Sacred Congregation of Religious in Rome. They believed that Cleary had promised them the St Peter's School site but as no written record could be found, the Bishop was informed by the Sacred Congregation of Religious that he could invite the Christian Brothers and the Apostolic Delegate ruled "that the Bishop is free to make whatever provision he may decide in the matter". The Marist Brothers accepted this ruling, but unhappily.

Construction and opening of St Peter's College

The school was constructed on the corner of Khyber Pass and Mountain Road a site which been given to the church for educational purposes by the Outhwaite family. The Outhwaite family were descendants of an English lawyer, Thomas Outhwaite who was one of New Zealand's early colonists and was the first registrar of the Supreme Court in Auckland. The family not only bequeathed the site of the college but also a part of the fund required for its erection. The remaining money was provided from other trust funds.

The Christian Brothers to staff the school arrived in Auckland from Australia and the South Island for the 1939 school year. They were accommodated by the parish priest of Remuera, Monsignor J. J. Bradley, in his presbytery until the Brothers residence was habitable. Bradley, who had been a pupil of the Christian Brothers in Ireland, was responsible for the laying out of the grounds of the school - work which took ten months to complete. However, work continued until 1941 on the development of Reeves Road (a street that has now disappeared as it has been incorporated as the entrance to St. Peter's College), the building of stone walls, and the very significant soil transfer from the netball courts to level the playing fields. The year 1941 " ... saw the end of a familiar sight at the College when workers on the Government Relief scheme finished working on the grounds on November 1. These men spent three years working on the grounds at a very small cost, as the Government paid their wages in an effort to lessen hardship in the difficult post-depression years. Without their work and the guiding hand of Monsignor Bradley, the grounds with their three different levels [i.e. the netball court level (the netball courts have now become the school tennis courts), the old tennis court level (now filled in under the playing field level) and the playing field level, called the "St Peter's College oval" (now extended into the old tennis court level)] could not have been developed as they were".

The school was opened on Sunday, 29 January 1939 by Bishop Liston and in the presence of Hon H. G. R. Mason, Attorney-General and local MP, standing in for Rt Hon Peter Fraser, the Minister of Education (who became Prime Minister on the death of Michael Joseph Savage in 1940) the Mayor of Auckland, Mr (later Sir) Ernest Davis, and Mr Justice Callan of the Supreme Court (who had been a pupil of the Christian Brothers in Dunedin). The opening took place on a wet afternoon and, as he read his speech, Bishop Liston was sheltered under an umbrella held by the foundation principal of the college, Brother F.P. O'Driscoll. In spite of the rain, a large number of friends and well-wishers participated in the opening.

It is noteworthy that, in view of the difficult history with the Marist brothers, Liston said, "this is a fitting occasion to pay tribute to the Marist Brothers for their long, honourable and fruitful record of service in the cause of education in the diocese of Auckland and throughout New Zealand: 'by their fruits ye know them' ". He also said later in his speech, "We welcome today the Christian Brothers, who are here at the invitation of the Bishop to take charge of St Peter's school and to have their part, along with the Marist Brothers and other religious communities, in our Catholic education system. They have their own traditions to give us, formed in the society's work of teaching since 1802, and the fruit of the experience gathered, to speak only of Australia and New Zealand, of over 500 Brothers teaching more than 20,000 boys". Liston added, " ... if I know the Brothers at all, the boys under their care will be put to hard work - an excellent thing - and teachers will not do for them what they should do for themselves. The thought of the years ahead and of the eternal life will be regarded as of first importance. Teachers will feel it their daily duty to fit the boys to bear life's burdens with a spirit of nobility and to meet life's problems with unfaltering courage". At the conclusion of his speech, Bishop Liston said, "This is a very happy day for me indeed for I owe much more than I can say to the training I received at the hands of the Christian Brothers in Dunedin long years ago".

On Monday, 6 February 1939, St Peter's College opened its doors with a roll of 183 pupils, aged from 11 to 14 (i.e from Form I to Form IV). Five brothers comprised the original staff - Brothers O'Driscoll, Killian, Rapp, Skehan and Carroll.

The original school buildings opened in 1939 on the four acre Outhwaite site consisted of an incomplete two-storied class-block (now the Bro P. O'Driscoll Building) for the pupils and an incomplete two-storied residence (the brother's residence). They were designed by William Henry Gummer (1884-1966), a student of Sir Edward Lutyens and architect of some notable Auckland buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street and the old Auckland railway station in Beach Road. He also designed the National War Memorial and carillon and National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum buildings in Wellington. The two original school buildings were fully completed in 1944.

Development

In the early 1960s St Peter's had the largest roll of any Catholic school in New Zealand, having 834 pupils. Expansion became necessary.

In 1959 Archbishop Liston purchased 2.5 acres on Mountain Road opposite the school. This land was purchased from Dominion Breweries for 11,000 pounds per acre. This land is used as a rugby field (now called "The Cage") and has located on it a sports pavilion (called Brother P. C. Ryan Sports Pavilion replacing an earlier pavilion opened in 1960 - see below).

In the 1960s the Brother's residence was extended and a new science block consisting of science laboratories, class-rooms and a demonstration room was built. This building was upgraded in the 1990s and is now called the Brother J. B. Lynch Science Laboratories. A large three-story set of classrooms plus assembly hall and squash courts were opened in the early 1970s.

The school became an integrated state secondary school with attached intermediate in 1982 under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. At that time the entire Catholic school system (currently some 240 schools) was integrated into the New Zealand state school system, with all schools retaining their Catholic "special character".

The school is, and always has been, a diocesan school in that its proprietor is the Catholic Bishop of Auckland.

The Christian Brothers

The Christian Brothers provided staff for St Peter's College from its opening until 2007. However, the numbers of brothers teaching at St Peter's College gradually declined from the 1970s. In 1975 there were 15 brothers teaching. In 1982 this number had reduced to 8. In 1988 it was 7, 4 in 1991, 2 in 1993, and 1 from 1994. From 1994 until 2007, Brother Paul Robertson (in 2007, Associate Principal of the college) was the only Christian Brother teaching at St Peter's College.

The integration of St Peter's College into the state education system also " ... caused a 'church/state' separation of the [Christian Brothers] community from the institution". In 1992 the Christian Brothers shifted from the college to a new community house in Queen Mary Avenue, Epsom, acquired because it was near St Peter's College. Brother L. H. Wilkes wrote about what this meant for the Christian Brothers community. "For years the dread of leaving St Peter's house hung over the community at St Peter's. In 1991 it was down to months and in early 1992 it was down to weeks and to days. Nobody actually spoke definitely about leaving but everyone knew it was inevitable. I could just not imagine the community in an ordinary house in an ordinary street ...". Some of the brothers teaching at St Peter's College in the late 1980s moved to another community house in Mangere which soon closed. Apart from Brother Paul Robertson, the last Christian Brother to retain particular involvement with St Peter's College into the late 1990s was Brother V. N. Cusack.

In his Annual principal's report for 1988, Brother Prendergast expressed in effect a eulogy for St Peter's as a Christian Brother's school and also perhaps a mandate for the school's future. Brother Prendergast said: "It is my pleasure to present to you the forty-ninth annual report. I do so as a proud past pupil, past teacher, and almost, past Principal of this school. In a sense I see my position in this school as completing a cycle which is a model of the church right through the world. In 1939 the Brothers first came to St Peter's and they came from the southern parts of New Zealand and from Australia. From that time the seeds of vocations were sown. The first Old Boy priest was ordained in 1950 and the first Old Boy Christian Brother was professed in 1954. The first old boy Christian Brother returned to teach in this school in 1965. I was the first old boy Christian Brother appointed to the position of Principal and that was in 1980.

"In my first report at the end of 1980 I said that 'the time is fast approaching when the Brothers may no longer be able to maintain a presence in this school. Perhaps one of the more valuable endeavours of the Principals of recent years has been to prepare the school for that eventuality. There is no doubt that we are on the threshold of a new cycle of development'. The brothers have maintained their presence over those nine years, mainly the same ones as it happens and I can tell you that those who are around in other schools are just as old. You can draw your own conclusions.

"St Peter's has been a Christian Brothers school for forty-nine years. I don't know if you can say it is going to be a Christian Brothers' school next year. That is up to those of you who are here next year to maintain if you want to. I am going to put before you some of the characteristics of Christian Brothers schools. Christian Brothers' schools throughout the world have a remarkable similarity of purpose, spirit and tone. Allowing for culture change a boy from St Peter's College in Auckland will fit in easily in Cardinal Newman College, Buenos Aires or Waverley College, Sydney, or St Columba's School, New Delhi, or St Edward's College, Liverpool, or in schools in twenty other countries. All these schools reveal characteristics that help identify them as inheritors of the spirit and traditions of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers. These characteristics are not unique but they are distinctive.

"The first characteristic: the encouragement given to pupils in our schools to strive for scholastic excellence in a disciplined atmosphere. The development of excellence is applied to all areas of school life with the aim of the fullest development of every dimension of the person linked to the development of a sense of values and a commitment to the service of others. Our pupils are urged to put forward their very best in everything they do.

"The second characteristic: Christian Brothers' schools offer a religious dimension that permeates the entire education available to their [students]. Religious and spiritual formation has been an integral element of the education offered in our schools. It is not added to or separate from the educational process. The life and teachings of Jesus Christ are at the heart of our religious education programme. Without a frequent encounter with Him and a constant reference to the Gospel, our schools lose their purpose. Christian Brothers' schools are unashamedly at the service of the church.

"The third characteristic is intimately allied to the second: the cultivation of a strong devotion to Mary, the Mother of God. Our Founder was insistent that devotion to Our Lady should be practised in the lives of the Brothers and taught in our schools. 'Whatever else you teach children', Edmund Rice wrote in an early letter to the Brothers, 'you must before all implant deep in their hearts a love of God, of their faith, and of Mary'. Down through the ages our schools have striven to follow that instruction.

"The fourth characteristic of Christian Brothers is the emphasis given to the care and concern for each individual in the school community. Today, the Brothers and their co-workers are more than academic guides. They are involved in the lives of students, taking a personal interest in the intellectual, moral and spiritual development of every student helping them to develop a sense of self-esteem based upon an awareness of their unique dignity [as] children of God.

"The fifth characteristic is that Christian Brothers schools demonstrate a particular concern for the poor. Commitment to and working for the poor are basic to the charism of Christian Brothers and to the educational apostolate in which we are involved. The values the school teaches today and gives witness to are those values that promote a special concern for those men and women who are without the means to live in human dignity: the unemployed, the homeless, refugees, handicapped, oppressed. Our schools aim to produce pupils who will commit themselves to the building of a more just society.

"These then are five distinctive characteristics of Christian Brothers' schools today. They are part of our heritage. Remaining faithful to that heritage is the challenge of the future. I believe St Peter's college exhibits these characteristics some more clearly than others. The challenge I put to you tonight is to maintain and build on those characterisics."

St Peter's College today

The school has had a lay principal, Mr Kieran Fouhy, since 1989. Under his leadership, significant building projects have been completed. During the 1990s, as well as the renovation (and naming) of the Brother J. B. Lynch Science Laboratories, the Brother P. C Ryan sports pavilion replaced the original pavilion built in 1960 and the Brother W. R. Smith Music and Drama Suite was built. Brother Smith (1948 - 1953), the third principal of the college, had initiated the first school orchestra.

Recent important buildings completed are the Brother L. H. Wilkes Technology Block (2001) (awarded the NZIA Resene Supreme Award for Architecture 2002 and the NZIA Resene Branch Award for Architecture 2001) and a dedicated building for the intermediate school on Mountain Road (2003) named after Brother V.A. Sullivan.

"St Peter's is still dedicated to the objectives of the Christian Brothers' founder, eighteenth-century Irish merchant Edmund Rice [(now Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October, 1996)]: They were to encourage its members to serve the community in a positive manner. As such, some of the school's recent old boys have become lay member's of Edmund Rice communities, and have committed themselves to Rice's objective of bringing social justice. The school has always had a particular commitment to supporting Christian Brothers missions in Polynesia and, more recently, has organised annual trips to India for senior students"

"The school has also endeavoured to ensure outlets for the boy's sporting and cultural aspirations. In recent years St Peter's has attained national secondary titles in rugby, softball, soccer and music. By establishing both music and soccer academies in the late 1990s the school has encouraged excellence in pursuits that might be considered atypical within the context of educating New Zealand boys".

Houses

St Peters Houses are named after four famous Christian brothers who arrived from Ireland in Melbourne on 15 November 1868 to establish the order in Australia. These four were Brothers Fursey Bodkin, Barnabus Lynch, Joseph Nolan, and their leader, Brother Ambrose Treacy. In 1875 Brother Treacy visited Bishop Patrick Moran, First Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, and promised him a community of Christian Brothers. In 1876, Brother Bodkin arrived with Brothers Dunne, Healy and McMahon to establish the Dunedin community, the first Christian Brothers community in New Zealand.

The St Peter's College Houses and their colours are:

• Bodkin - Red
• Lynch - Gold
• Nolan - Blue
• Treacy - Green

Sport

St Peter's College has a strong sporting tradition. Amongst the highlights have been, in rugby union, the winning by the school First XV of the New Zealand Secondary School's Top Four Championship as well as the Auckland Secondary Schools Premiership in 1987. The latter feat was repeated in 1988. The best achievement in rugby was to win the Auckland Championship and the New Zealand First XV Knock out competition undefeated in 2000. In 1980 St Peter's College won the inaugral national Secondary School's Softball Championship.

The North train and the railway station

The railway running along the western boundary of St Peter's has played an important part in the history of the school. From the time the school opened many students came from the western suburbs of Auckland along the route of the train and they used the train service (the "North train") to attend the school. Until 1964 the nearest station to the school was Mt Eden station, a ten minute walk to or from the school. By 1964 about 250 St Peter's boys were using the train and walking between Mt Eden station and the school.

The college (Brother T. A. Monagle, who supervised the train boys and who travelled on the train each day for that purpose) approached the Railways Department to request that the train stop at the school. The college had several reasons for asking that the trains should stop there. "The traffic in Mt Eden Road had become very heavy, and was a constant danger to the younger and more thoughtless of our pupils, and another source of considerable danger existed at Mt Eden station where supervision was necessary to prevent accidents when the boys were boarding the train. Again, the train would disgorge its pupils at Mt Eden and then chug merrily past the school almost empty, leaving the boys to walk half a mile, often in heavy rain."

Brother Monagle persuaded the Minister of Transport to come and see for himself. In fact the Minister volunteered to walk up to the Mt Eden station from the school. "Well, somebody must have been pulling some strings up above, because on the day of the Minister's visit it rained cats and dogs, and even the odd pink elephant ..." and Brother Monagle's request was granted. The North train stopped at St Peter's College for the first time at 8.30am on Tuesday 15 September 1964 for the 250 St Peter's College boys and a dozen from Auckland Grammar.

Another noteworthy event occurred in November 1965, when, for the last time, the North train had a steam engine on it. It was the last passenger train in the North Island to be pulled by a steam locomotive.

In relation to Brother Monagle, " ... it is generally agreed that he deserved the rank of Railway Employee. Surely no single person has ever held down so many positions at once - stationmaster, signalman, ticket inspector and guard, not to mention construction engineer, traffic officer and the occasional shot at engine-driving! During the many years that he was associated with the train, Brother Monagle became friends with most of the railway employees along the line as he made his trip each afternoon as far as Mt Albert".

Initially, only the "school" trains stopped at St Peter's College, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

The St Peter's College railway station is now a formal part of the Auckland suburban rail network and has been named prosaically after its nearest street as the Boston Road station. It is still a major transport link for St Peter's College.

The prison riot

St Peter's College and Auckland Grammar School are both located very closely to Mt Eden Prison. On Tuesday, 20 July 1965 there began a major riot at the prison. A St Peter's Form five Geography pupil wrote in his diary that night, " ... what an exciting day! There was a riot in the prison next door to St Peter's and the prisoners lit the jail .... It was blazing all day. The prisoners gathered in the main exercise yard and held the police and army at bay. The latest news is that [there is] a stalemate ... at the moment. The prison was surrounded all day by 300 policemen and soldiers. Of the total 300 prisoners, 60 have surrendered and 240 prisoners are still at large. During Geography period we watched the firemen being hampered by the armed prisoners and the inaccessability of much of the prison. [A certain classmate] was not at school today again. He missed the most exciting day I have ever spent at St Peter's."

On Wednesday, 21 July 1965, the Geography pupil wrote: " ... today the prisoners were still under siege (if you could call it that as there has been no fighting). Last night they tried to build a barricade against one wall and so try to effect an escape over the wall. But the police fired a warning shot and the prisoners wisely refrained from any further measures of escape. They started to surrender at about 10 o'clock this morning and by 11 the prison was completely controlled by the police. When we watched from the Demonstration room during Geography today (9.30 - 10.00), we saw the first prisoners surrender. It has been very exciting and I was rather disappointed to see it end so soon. [The classmate missing the previous day] was at school today."

The next day, Thursday 22 July 1965, the Geography pupil wrote: " ... school was much quieter today after all the excitement of the last two days. All the prisoners except for 40 have or will be transported to other Penal Institutions as far south as Christchurch. Today the police were searching for any arms which may have been used during the riots. So far they have found one pistol. They think there is another one hidden somewhere. It was very cold this morning with 6 degrees of frost lying on the ground." Perhaps the coldness of the season assisted the prisoners' surrender.

Another experience of the riot was that of a St Peter's Form IV class: "[A] major disruption occurred on July 20 when the inmates of New Zealand's "Maximum Security Prison" (Mt Eden Gaol) rioted and set fire to the main block of the prison. Our class room, being adjacent to the gaol, was invaded by boys from nearby classrooms all trying to watch 'the fun'. [Two particular boys] brought a telescope and a pair of binoculars respectively, and many others brought transister radios in case we missed anything." There was particular excitement when the army moved in. "Even teacher downed tools when something exciting looked to be happening." It was also noticed that on Wednesday 21st July, fewer boys were away from school. "Perhaps the rioting had something to do with it". Similar things took place at Auckland Grammar.

The riot dominated the media for the duration of the incident and subsequent days. In one report, the New Zealand Herald stated: "Although school lessons went on as normal at Auckland Grammar School and St Peter's College, on the prison boundaries, the Army took the precaution of shifting rifles from the Grammar School armoury [presumably, normally required for the school cadets]."

In spite of calls after the riot for the closure of the gutted prison, Mt Eden Prison was renovated and is still operating as a medium-security institution that takes up to 475 male prisoners. On 15 June 2007, the New Zealand Herald carried a report that a six-story jail would " ... replace the historic Mt Eden Prison and should take inmates by 2011. The prison will be built alongside the existing stone-walled jail, which will become an administration block". "The new plans have been designed to protect the existing prison as a historic place." "New Zealand Historic Places trust heritage adviser, architecture, Robin Byron said: 'The Department of Corrections should be congratulated for their commitment to preserving this nationally significant historic building'". In relation to the 1965 riot, the Herald article stated: "Prisoners rioted for 33 hours after a prison guard caught two prisoners trying to escape. Chaos ensued as prisoners burnt everything in sight, including prison records."

Principals

• Brother F. P. O'Driscoll (foundation Principal 1939–1944)
• Brother J. A. Morris (1945–1947)
• Brother W. R. Smith (1948–1953)
• Brother K. V. Watson (1954–1956)
• Brother P. C. Ryan (1957–1965)
• Brother B. E. Ryan (1966–1974)
• Brother N. C. Doherty (1975–1980)
• Brother J. P. Prendergast (first old boy Principal 1981–1988)
• Mr. Kieran F. Fouhy (first lay Principal 1989–present)

Some notable St Peter's College Christian Brothers

• Br Leo Eugene Barry (b. 1935): taught at St Peter's College 1957–1960 (Form 3L); transferred to Australia in 1961; taught at St. Patrick's College, Strathfield.

• Br Edward Camillus Boreham (b. 1915): educated Christian Brothers' College, Dunedin; taught at St Peter's College in 1960; in 1961 transferred to Australia; taught at St Patrick's College, Goulburn, New South Wales; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1963; Christian Brother 1932 - 1963.

• Br Paul Alonzo Boyd (b. 1933); educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru; was teaching at St Peter's College in the 1980s; member of the Auckland Christian Brothers Community in 1995.

• Br Breach: joined staff at St Peter's College in 1954; returned to Australia; in 1960 was teaching at St Kevin's College, Toorak, Melbourne.

• Br F Cameron: educated at St Peter's College.

• Br Carroll: One of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College; he came from Sydney; In 1960 he was " .... at Manly, New South Wales after a number of years at Oamaru".

• Br Ian Robert Carroll (1939-2000): educated at St Peter's College (1950? - 1957?); was a foundation Christian Brother at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1961 - 1962 and also taught there in 1964 and 1968; for some time between the years 1968 and 1976, he was in Papua New Guinea, teaching at Fatima College, Banz (Western Highlands Province) and there carried out work with the local equivalent of "street kids"; " ... made a significant contribution ot hte Brothers' work in Papua New Guinea."; he remained in Papua New Guinea for 26 years.

• Br Richard Ignatius Carroll: (b. 1942); educated at St Peter's College 1953 - 1958; Christian Brother 1959 - 1974; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1965-1968.

• Br Marty De Porres Connell (b. 1946); educated at St Peter's College 1957 - 1964; Christian Brother 1964 - 1976.

• Br Raymond Bonaventure Connolly (1918-1992): educated St Kevin's College Oamaru; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1945; left the college in 1952; in 1960 was teaching back at St Kevins College; died at the age of 73, buried at South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru.

• Br Vincent Nicholas Cusack: joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1962; taught at, and was otherwise associated with, St Peter's College for 37 years (1961–1997), died aged 91 in 2004 (buried South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru))

• Br John Stanislaus De Courcy (b. 1950): taught at St Peter's College in the 1970s; Christian Brother (1967–1981).

• Br Noel Cuthbert Doherty (b. 1936): educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru, taught at St Peter's College from 1960 (transferred from St Edmund's College, South Dunedin); taught at {St Thomas of Canterbury College]], Christchurch 1970, 1972 and 1980; seventh principal of St Peter's College (1975–1980); taught at Liston College in the 1980s (?); Christian Brother 1954–1991; now retired from teaching.

• Br Grahame Gonzaga Donaldson (b. 1933); educated by the Christian Brothers at Christian Brothers College, Rattray Street, Dunedin and at St Kevin's College, Oamaru; taught in Australia for some years before he was transferred to the new vice-province of New Zealand in 1960, caming from Christian Brothers' College, Bundaberg, Queensland; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1960; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1967-1973; taught in New Zealand until 1990; from 1992 until 2000s was the Catholic chaplain at Dunedin Prison.

• Br William Hofbauer Dowling (b. 1939): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1962; 26 years teaching at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1976-2002; now teaching at a Christian Brothers School in Arusha, Tanzania.

• Br D Drake: educated at St Peter's College

• Br James Eamon Duffy (b. 1932): attended St Peter's College (1943? - 194?); taught at St Peter's College at various times; finally stopped teaching at St Peter's College in 1992; taught at Liston College in the 1980s.

• Br Denis Francis Edgar (b. 1941); educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1968-1971 and 1977; Christian Brother 1960 - 1977.

• Br Michael Paul Follas (b. 1954); educated at St Peter's College 1965 - 1971; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1980 and 1981.

• Br Eric Evangelist Fraser (1909-1964): taught at Waverley College, Sydney in the 1930s; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1949; transferred in 1957; returned to the college in 1961; died aged 54 in 1964 (buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland)

• Br Michael Angelus Frost (1937–1965): educated at St Peter's College (1948? - 195?); died aged 29 in 1965 as the result of a climbing accident; buried at the Anderson Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

• Br Anthony Eugenio Gherardi (1938 - 1998): Educated at St Peter's College (1949? - 195?); Director of Catholic Education, Awarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1989–1987); died aged 60 in 1998; buried at the Old Cathedral cemetery, Awarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

• Br Norman Campion Gillies (b. 1939): taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1965 - 1969; deputy principal at St Peter's College in 1980s; principal at Nukutere College, Awarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1998 - 2000); established a charitable trust at Nukutere College to ensure regular income for the college.

• Br Gyger: joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1949; transferred in 1957; he returned to Australia; in 1960 was at Toowoomba, Queensland.

• Br Hardisty: joined the staff in 1940; returned to Australia?

• Br John Hay: educated at St Peter's College; made final profession as a Christian Brother on Christmas Day, 1959.

• Br Hede: joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1944; transferred in 1956; returned to Australia; " ... appointed Superior of Young, New South Wales early this year [1960] ... ".

• Br Francis Placidus Henery OBE (1912 - 1987): taught at St Peter's College (?); taught at Liston College in 1980s until 1986/1987 (?); died aged 75 in 1987 (buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland)

• Br P C Hill: educated at St Peter's College.

• Br Jerome Timothy Hughes (b. 1943): educated at St Peter's College (1954? - 1960?); taught at St Peter's College from mid-1960s; Christian Brother (1961-1976).

• Br Reginald Edward Humphries (b. 1939): Christian Brother (1957-1961); taught at St Edmunds, South Dunedin until end of 1960; taught at St Peter's College in 1961 (Form I Blue); retired school administrator living in British Columbia, Canada.

• Br Terry Felix Hunter (b. 1940): educated at St Peter's College (1951? - 1958?); taught at St Peter's College 1962; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch, 1963 and 1964; Christian Brother (1959 - 1977).

• Br Walter Frederick Ives (b. 1934): educated Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1956; transferred at the end of 1959 to St Edmund's School, South Dunedin; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1969 - 1976.

• Br Vincent Innocent Jury (b. 1933): old boy of St Peter's College (1944 - 1948); fifth principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch (1982 - 1988) and first principal of Kavanagh College, Dunedin (1989 - 1992) (he was the last of 23 Christian Brother principals at Rattray Street from 1876); Christian Brothers outreach in Murupara, Bay of Plenty (1992- ). " ... [Brother Jury] writes of the Brothers' work in Murupara: 'the Brothers Community is involved in four main area of activity: working with Maori Youth, energising Parish activities (there is no resident priest), the Edmund Rice Programme and General Community involvement' ".

• Br Killian: One of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College; returned to Australia?

• Br Lathey; joined the staff in 1940; he returned to Australia; in 1960 was at Toowoomba, Queensland.

• Br Brian Joseph Lauren (b. 1942): taught at St Peter's College from 1964?; principal of St Kevin's College, Oamaru (1970-1996); Province Leader of New Zealand and the Cook Islands (1996 - 2007); Member of the Leadership Team of the Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers (2007 - ); in 2007, Chairman of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Board, the Association of Proprietors of Integrated schools and the Steering Group for New Zealand Catholic Tertiary Education.

• Br John Laurence Ledger (b. 1942); educated at St Peter's College 1953–1959; Christian Brother 1960 - 1964.

• Br B H Louisson: educated at St Peter's College (in 1940s?); in 1961 located at St Francis Xavier Post Primary School, Bundralis, on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea; " ... [has made a significant contribution to the Brothers' work in Papua New Guinea. [He] has been in the country since 1952 and has held positions of responsibility in the administration of what is now the Papua New Guinea region [of the Chrisitan Brothers?], including Regional Superior.

• Br James Bonaventure Lynch (1908—1995) (known amongst the pupils as "Tojo", amongst the brothers as "Bonny"): born Queenstown; educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; important New Zealand science teacher; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1944; transferred from the college; arrived back in 1957; died aged 86 in 1995 (buried South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru) (the subject of Sam Hunt's poem, "Brother Lynch")

• Br K F Lynch: joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1949 ("to teach the junior classes"); went to Australia; in 1960 was at Yeppoon, Queensland.

• Br Peter Claver Marlow (1892 - 1965); New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers from 1959; was a frequent visitor to St Peter's College in the early 1960s, "[Thursday 3rd November], Brother Marlow ... addresses the classes on the subject of religious vocations; he tells us of the crying need for Catholic teachers, not only in New Zealand, but throughout the whole world."; died aged 73, buried at Graham's Road Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br Perry Neri Mason (b. 1931): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1962; taught at Fatima College, Banz, Papua New Guinea for a period between 1968 and 1975; Christian Brother 1959 - 1975.

• Br James Ignatius McClintock (1910—1985): educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; became a Christian brother in 1924; taught in Melbourne and Sydney; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1944; taught at St Kevins College, Oamaru in the 1950s; in 1960 was at Waverley College, Sydney; was foundation principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1961 - 66; taught at St Peter's College 1967 - 1985; died aged 75 in 1985 (buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland)

• Br William Gerard McCombie (b. 1942): taught at St Peter's College in mid-1960s; Christian Brother (1961–1967).

• Br John Paul McKean (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College (1952? - 195?); a foundation teacher at Liston College. "The College (Liston College) opened on 7 February 1974 with a staff of two Christian Brothers, Br Wellsmore and Br McKean and 72 foundation pupils. The pupils were divided into Form One 'J' and Form One 'M'. These initials stood for Archbishop Liston's Christian names - James Michael. Classwork began immediately and homework was set on the first day."

• Br Patrick Aiden McManus (1918–2001) (known to the pupils as "Jiggs"); educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; joined the Staff at St Peter's College in 1945; transferred to Dunedin in 1954; died at the age of 83. Buried South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru.

• Br Michael Joseph McMenamin (b. 1952); educated at St Peter's College 1963 - 1969; Christian Brother 1973 - 1993.

• Br Patrick Theodore McSweeney (1914 - 1979): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1945; in 1960 he was "in Dunedin"; died at the age of 64 in 1979; buried at Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurh.

• Br Richard Ligouri McSweeney (b. 1925): educated in Brisbane; taught at St Peter's in the 1950s, transferred at end of 1959 to Christian Brothers' College, Dunedin; returned to St Peter's College for the 1962 and 1963 years (Form IVL); returned to Australia in 1964 (to Christian Brothers' College, Warwick, Queensland).

• Br Gerard Regis Mills (b. 1907) (known to the brothers as "Rardy Mills"): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1942; left the college in 1952; went to Australia; in 1960 was at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales; returned to New Zealand; celebrated his centenary in 2007.

• Br Maurice Peter Moloney (b. 1905): educated at Manly, Sydney; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1956; transferred in 1959; returned to Australia; in 1960 was teaching in Sydney.

• Br Thomas Aquinas Monagle (1928–1983) (MA in French): educated in Melbourne (St Kevin's College, Toorak (?)); joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1947 and left in 1948; returned to the college in 1952 and remained there until 1981 (?); important teacher at St Peter's College; a leading New Zealand teacher of French; arranged for student visits from Tahiti to St Peter's College and student exchanges; organised the North train boys and travelled on the train each afternoon from the 1960s; mounted a successful campaign for the North train to stop on the St Peter's College boundary, and therefore was the principal creator of the Boston Road railway station; he was the Deputy Principal of Liston College in 1981, 1982 and 1983 until his death; died in 16 February 1983 (Ash Wednesday) aged 54, buried St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland; On his death, a newspaper in Papeete published an obituary honouring him by calling him "Un Ami Meconnu" (a little-known friend) of French Polynesia.

• Br Kevin Flavian Moncur (b. 1949); educated at St Peter's College 1961 - 1967.

• Br James Alexis Morris (1910 - 1998): second principal of St Peter's College (1945 - 1947); in 1960 was in charge of the Training College at Box Hill, Melbourne; returned to St Peter's College in 1961 and taught there until the end of 1965; died aged 87 in 1998 (buried Anderson Bay Cemetery, Dunedin))

• Br Peter Gregory Mullane: (b. 1941); educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; Christian Brother 1960 - 1964.

• Br Don Magnus Murray (b. 1932): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; transferred at the end of 1963; spent some time between 1968 - 1976 at Fatima College, Banz, Papua New Guinea; in 2007, a member of the Board of Trustees of St Kevin's College, Oamaru.

• Br Michael Joseph O'Donnell (b. 1958); educated at St Peter's College 1969 - 1975; Christian Brother 1978 - 1983.

• Br David Garnier O'Donoghue (b. 1912): educated in Adelaide; joined the staff of St Peter's College in 1942: "[Brother O'Donoghue] commence[d] a long period at the school during which he endeared himself to many boys by his earnestness and gentleness, particularly with the backward pupils. Br O'Donoghue began technical work in the woodwork room which was very generously furnished by His Lordship [the Bishop]"; transferred to Australia in 1987.

• Br F. P. O'Driscoll: foundation principal of St Peter's College (1939 - 1944) and the superior of the foundation St Peter's College Christian Brothers community of five brothers; after he left St Peter's College at the end of 1944, " ... he moved to Western Australia where he was to continue his good work by founding other Colleges and setting them on their feet as he had done so well here in Auckland. Brother O'Driscoll's parting was regretted by many. As one of his ex-pupils, Mr Devon Hearn, has expressed it: 'He combined a wonderful teaching ability with a benevolent yet severe discipline and won our respect and loyalty. Indeed, he won the respect of all those he came in contact with, and obtained for the college a prestige that was out of all proportion to its years of existence'; died in Perth, Western Australia in August, 1964

• Br Arthur Edwin O'Kane: (b. 1927); educated Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; in Australia until 1960 when he returned to New Zealand; spent time on the staff of the juniorate; was on the staff of Fatima College, Banz, Papua New Guinea between 1968 and 1976; a member of the Auckland Christian Brothers Community in 1995

• Br John Didicus O'Neill (b. 1936)(also known as J.C. O'Neill): the last Christian Brother to teach at Liston College (?); taught at Bundaberg, Queensland until 1960; taught at St Peter's College from 1961; taught at Liston College 1991 - 1994 (while living in the Mangere Christian Brothers Community); in 2007 head of Mathematics and Economics at Nukutere College, Awarua, Cook Islands; Catholic chaplain at the Rarotonga prison maintaining " ... a vigorous outreach to those who are paying the debt of their wrong-doing."

• Br John Paschal Prendergast (b. 1937): educated at St Peter's College (1948? - 1955?); eighth principal of St Peter's College (1981-1988) (first old boy to hold the position); Christian Brothers outreach in Murupara, Bay of Plenty (1989-1992); Nukutere College, Awaura, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1993–2001).

• Br Maurice Venard Quirke (b. 1936): educated at St Peter's College (1947-1953); Christian Brother (1954 - 1966).

• Br Rapp: one of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College; he came from Sydney; he returned to Australia?

• Br John Virgil Riley (b. 1908): educated in Hobart; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; left St Peter's at the end of 1959 to become Vice-Rector at St Kevin's College, Oamaru; died 6 August 1978 aged 78, buried in Rotorua Public Cemetery

• Br Paul Malcolm Robertson (b. 1959): MA (Anthropology - Auckland); last Christian Brother to teach at St Peter's College (1982 - 2007 (26 years) - as a year 8 teacher, Director of Special Character and Head of Religious Studies, Dean of year levels including the Senior Deanship, Deputy Principal, Associate Principal and Acting Principal); old boy of St Peter's College (1969 - 1975); attended Christian Brothers Teachers Training College, Melbourne (1976 - 1978); teacher at St Edmund's School South Dunedin (1979 - 1981); Member of the St Peter's College Leadership Team and the St Peter's College Board of Trustees (1990–2007); In 2007, Deputy Province Leader of the New Zealand Province of the Christian Brothers, he lived in the Edmund Rice Community Auckland, a community for tertiary students from the Edmund Rice Network who want to live a community life, closely associated with the development of the Edmund Rice Network in New Zealand and responsible for vocations promotion, the NZ schools student leadership program, the India Immersion programme and Edmund Rice Volunteers; In July 2007 he left St Peter's College on his appointment as a Member of the Leadership Team of the Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

• Br Ignacy John Rubisz: educated at St Peter's College (1961–1967); mathematics teacher at St Peter's College, Liston College, Nukutere College, and other schools; taught at Liston College 1983 - 1988; member of Edmund Rice Community, Westport (2000? - 2004?); died aged 56 in 2005 (on Sunday, 23 October),buried at the Old Cathedral cemetery, Awarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands;

• Br Benjamin Everard Ryan (b. 1920): sixth principal of St Peter's College (1966 - 1974); first taught at St Peter's College in the 1940s; in 1949 went from St Peter's College to Rome and in 1960 was in charge of the New Zealand Juniorate at Morven, South Canterbury; principal of Nukutere College, Awarua, Cook Islands (1980?-1988); In 2007, retired and residing at Nukutere College .

• Br Patrick Celestine Ryan (1909 - 1995)(known as "Paddy"): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1954; fifth Principal of St Peter's College (1957–1965); died aged 86 in 1995 (buried Anderson Bay Cemetery, Dunedin)); "Has there ever been a better maths teacher than Paddy Ryan? Mind you, he scared the hell out of us in 1961 or 62 when he misread the news on the radio and said that the Cuban missile crisis had lead to war".

• Br Michael Luke Scott: (b. 1944); educated at St Peter's College 1955 - 1961; Christian Brother 1963 - 1994.

• Br Raphael Gervase Shanahan (b. 1924): educated in Timaru; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1957; in 1960 was at St Edmund's School South Dunedin; transferred to Australia in 1961.

• Br Michael Alwin Sheahan (b. 1929); born in Victoria, Australia; educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat arrived in New Zealand in 1949; taught at St Peter's College (1959 - 1961 and 1980 - 1988); principal of Christian Brothers Juniorate (1966-1967); principal of the Christian Brothers College, Dunedin (1968 - 1973); principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (1975 - 1980); at St Peter's College in the 1980s, he taught Mathematics and Accounting, edited the school magazine, organised Housie, helped run the tuckshop, and managed the 1st eleven soccer team; returned to Australia in 1990.

• Br John Henry Shepherd (1939–2000): educated at St Peter's College 1950 - 1957; taught at Liston College 1983, 1984 and 1987; died aged 66 in 2005 (on Sunday, 23 October); buried at Green Park Cemetery Dunedin.

• Br Shoebridge: taught at St Peter's College in 1940s/1950s; returned to Australia; in 1960 he was at Tamworth, New South Wales.

• Br Rex Anthony Sisson (b. 1937): educated at St Peter's College (1948? - 195?); principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now John Paul College) (1969 - 1974?) principal of Liston College (1980 - 1985)(when Br Sisson became Principal, the roll of Liston College was 380 boys with 28 staff including five brothers).

• Br Skehan: one of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College; he came from Oamaru; he was probably Australian. He returned there and in 1960 was " ... Superior at Mt Carmel College, Charters Towers, Queensland".

• Br W. R. Smith: third principal of St Peter's College (1948 - 1953); in 1960 was in Ireland.

• Br Victor Antonine Sullivan (1921 - 2001): head of the intermediate at St Peter's College 1955 - 1960; first principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now John Paul College) (1963-1968?); principal of St Edmund's School, South Dunedin for 18 years; died aged 80 in 2001 (buried at the Grahams Rd Cemetery, Christchurch);

• Br Edward John Thorpe (b. 1929): taught at St Peter's College from 1966 (especially History and English); Christian Brother (1967–1995); associated from 1991 with the Edmund Rice Youth Support Trust (its aim was to provide appropriate housing and give to give general support to young people who were in trouble with the law but had shown some indication that they wished to change their way of life).

• Br K. V. Watson: fourth principal of St Peter's College (1954-1957); returned to Australia. in 1960 was at Townsville, Queensland.

• Br Peter Claver Watt (b. 1947); educated at St Peter's College 1958 - 1962? Christian Brother 1966 - 1981; taught at St Peter's College 1969-1972, 1980; current teacher at St Peter's College since 1986.

• Br Gary Joseph Wellsmore (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College (1952? - 1959?); foundation principal of Liston College (1974-1979). "Brother Wellsmore ... supervised the building programme, the establishment of the curriculae and the development of a unique school spirit. The Christian Brothers tradition and values underpinned Br Wellsmore's vision for the school. As the school roll grew and the building programme was completed, the college spirit became embedded in the Liston community."

• Br Whiteman: taught at St Peter's College in 1940s/1950s(?); went to Australia; in 1960 he was at Gregory Terrace, Brisbane.

• Br Lawrence Hubert Wilkes (1923 - 1998): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1956; taught at St Peter's College for 25 years until 1979; 1980 - 1984 at Nukutere College, Awarua, rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1985 - 1988 at Liston College; 1989 - 1994 final period at St Peter's College; 1994 - 1998 at St Thomas of Canturbury College, Christchurch; Brother Wilkes died in Timaru on 03 March 1998, aged 75, (buried Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurch).

• Br Michael Vincent Wilson (b. 1953); educated at St Peter's College 1964 - 1969, Christian Brother 1970 - 1979.

Notable former lay staff

• The Honourable Mr Jim Anderton (b. 1938): politician; taught in the intermediate at St Peters in 1959 and 1960 ; President of the New Zealand Labour Party (1979-1984); Member of Parliament for Sydenham (1984–1996); Member of Parliament for Wigram (1996- present): former Leader of the New Labour Party (1989-1991), former leader of the Alliance Party (1991–1994), and current leader of the Progressive Party (2002 - present); Deputy Prime Minister (1999 - 2006), Minister for Economic Development (1999-2005), Minister of Agriculture (2005 - present), Minister for Biosecurity (2005 - present), Minister of Fisheries (2005 - present), Minister of Forestry (2005 - present), Minister Responsible for the Public Trust (2005 - present), Associate Minister of Health (2005 - present), and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education (2005 - present)

• Professor Kenneth Owen Arvidson (b. 1938): MA (Auckland), Poet and Academic; taught at St Peter's College in the early 1960s (notably, he taught English to Sam Hunt in the lower sixth form in 1963); As a student at Auckland University he attended lectures by Bill (William Harrison) Pearson, John Reid, M K Joseph, Allan Curnow and others. " His verse has appeared in literary magazines in New Zealand and internationally, and has been anthologised in Australia and Japan as well as the Penguin, Oxford and other New Zealand collections". " Temporal and spiritual matters balance one another in much of his poetry, in keeping with his Catholic cast of thought." "Arvidson's research interests include John Henry Newman, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Victorian literature and Australian literature." Since 1974 he has taught at the University of Waikato..

• Mr Kenneth Coulton Gorbey (b. 1945) CNZM (2007, for service to museums): Museum Consultant and Academic; taught at St Peter's College in 1967; director of the Waikato Museum (opened in 1987); involved in the development of Te Papa, New Zealand's National Museum (opened in 1998); project director of the Jewish Museum Berlin (opened in 2001); teaches Museum and Heritage Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

• Mr Tom K. Weal (b. 1929): taught at St Peter's College 1953 - 1989, Deputy Leader of the Social Credit Party (then called the Social Credit Political League) (1970-1972) and from 1972, a leading figure in the New Democratic Party.

Notable alumni

Arts

• George Baloghy (b. 1950), Artist, (since 1978 has had twenty-six solo exhibitions, represented in every major public collection in New Zealand). George Baloghy website
• Sam Hunt (b. 1946), Poet.
• Tony Mackle (b. 1946), MA Art History (Ak), Diploma in Archives Administration, Art historian and curator, Collections Manager Art (Works on Paper) Te Papa Tongarewa (Specialist areas of knowledge and expertise: New Zealand and British art 1850-1950).
• Constant Mews (b. 1953), D. Phil (Oxon), Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Monash University, Melbourne, (expert on medieval religious thought (especially Peter Abelard) and on interfaith dialogue).
• Douglas Mews (1956-), MMus (Auck), Certificaat Koninkijk Cons, Lecturer, organ, Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Keyboard Skills at the New Zealand School of Music (Victoria University of Wellington), Wellington City Organist, choir director at St Teresa's church, Karori, Wellington.
• Michael Brian Lewis Morrisey (b. 1942), Poet and Fiction writer.
• Mark Williams (b. 1951), M.A (Hons) (Auckland), Ph.D (British Columbia) (1983), Professor of English, University of Canterbury; academic critic and editor of contemporary New Zealand literature

Business

• Sir (Humphrey) Michael Gerard Fay (b. 1949), (Knight Bachelor -1990), New Zealand Merchant banker, co-founder/joint chief executive and director of Fay, Richwhite and Co Ltd, chair of the campaigns for three New Zealand challenges for the America's Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1992.
• The Huljich brothers, Christopher Peter Huljich (b. 1950), Paul Richard Huljich (b. 1953), Michael Huljich (b. 1957), Auckland manufacturers, merchants, entrepreneurs, rentiers and philanthropists.
• Kevin Malloy (1965-), international chief executive, Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) (responsible for all Saatchi & Saatchi’s media departments in New Zealand).
• Moodabe Brothers - Amalgamated Theatres and now Hoyts

Church

• Denis George Browne, Most Reverend, CNZM DD, (b. 1937), third Catholic Bishop of Cook Islands and Niue (1977-1983), tenth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1983–1994), second Catholic Bishop of Hamilton (appointed 1994).
• Father Maurice Carmody (b. 1946), Priest, academic, historian; Doctorate in Church History (Gregorian University, Rome (1988)); Former Vice-President of the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality and former Professor of Franciscan History, Pontificio Ateneo of St. Anthony (the Antonianum), Rome; former lecturer in Church History, Beda College and the Dominican University of St. Thomas (the Angelicum), Rome; Parish priest and administrator, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington (2005-).
• Father Felix Cornelius Donnelly (b. 1929), QSM, PhD, priest, broadcaster, author, counsellor.
• Edward Russell Gaines, Most Reverend, (1926–1994), first Catholic Bishop of Hamilton (1980–1994) (foundation pupil of St Peter's and first old boy to be ordained a priest).

Education

• Patrick Drumm (b. 1967); B.Sc (Chemistry), Masters in Education Administration (Hons); Associate Principal of St Peter's College (2007-); old boy of St Peter's College (1977–1983). He was Head Boy of St Peter's College in 1983.

Law

• Brian James Blacktop (1937–2007) LL.B (1963, Auckland); Solicitor; spent entire 48 year career in the Public Trust, Assistant Public Trustee (1973–1981); Deputy Public Trustee (1981 - 1999); Head Prefect and Dux of St Peter's College 1954.
• Patrick James Downey (b. 1927), OBE, MA(NZ), LL.B(NZ), Barrister and Solicitor, Chief Human Rights Commissioner and Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of New Zealand (1978 - 1984), Director, Butterworths of New Zealand (1983 - 1993), Editor, "NZ Law Journal" (1983 - 1996), General Editor, "The Laws of New Zealand" (1991 - 1995) (a foundation pupil of St Peter's).
• Michael Kruse (b. 1948), LL.B (VUW), MCL (George Washington), Chief Justice of American Samoa (appointed in 1987).
• Dr Anthony Patrick Molloy (b. 1944), LL.D (Auck), QC (1984), lawyer, tax and trust law expert, winegrower (St Nesbit winery), author.

Media

• Michael Birch (1943–1968): Journalist, Senior Australian Associated Press Correspondent in Vietnam in 1968; killed on 5 May 1968 in Saigon.
• Simon Dallow (196?- ), New Zealand television presenter and lawyer.
• Trevor Henry (b. 1942), Senior Journalist in radio and print media.
• Raymond Waru (b. 1952), Television producer and director.
• Pat Brittenden (b. 1973), Radio broadcaster currently announcing for Newstalk ZB and Classic Hits FM

Medicine

• Dr T P Casey (b. 1930) M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P., M.C.Path: doctor, academic and medical researcher.
• Professor Patrick John Molloy (b. 1928) MB ChB, FRCS, FRACS, University Professor Emeritus, former Professor and Director of Cardiac Surgical Unit, Otago University (1973 - 1993). (a foundation pupil of St Peter's College)
• Dr Ronald Valentine Truhbuhovich (b. 1930) ONZM (1997, for services to medicine), Dux of St Peter's College in 1946 and 1947; Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Otago 1953); Bachelor of Medical Science (Otago 1960); Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (with distinction, Otago 1961); J. Malcolm Prize in Psychology 1961; Gregg Essay Prize in Psychiatry 1962; Nuffield Scholarship 1964; President of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society 1981 - 1982; in 1990s, Chairman of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Auckland Hospital.

Military

• Martyn Dunne (b. 1951), CNZM (2000), Soldier and senior public servant, Commander of New Zealand Forces and international troops in East Timor during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War II (1999-2000), (as Major General) Commander Joint Forces New Zealand in the New Zealand Defence Force (2001 - 2004), Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service and Comptroller of Customs (2004-).

Politics

• Chris Carter (Honourable Christopher Joseph) (b. 1952), New Zealand Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Te Atatu (1993 - 1996; 1999 - ), Minister of Conservation, Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Minister of Housing (2002-) (He was New Zealand's first openly gay MP, and first openly gay member of the Cabinet).
• Stefan Lipa (b. 1953): LL.B (Auckland), Lawyer, President of the Social Credit Party (formerly the Social Credit Political League and latterly, the Democrat Party)(1979 - 1987); the principal of a professional fundraising consultancy in the United Kingdom (1990-)
• John Henry Tamihere (b. 1959), Lawyer (B.A. (1982?), LL.B (1984)) Auckland ) New Zealand Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Hauraki (1999–2002) and Tamaki Makaurau (2002 - 2005), Cabinet Minister (2002-2004), talkback show on Radio Live with co-host Willie Jackson (2006 - ), Chief Executive Officer of the Waipareira Trust (1991 - 1999; 2006 - ).

Public service

• Martyn Dunne (b. 1951), CNZM (2000), Soldier and senior public servant (see under Military (above))
• Warwick Hutchings (b. 1946), New Zealand Diplomat, New Zealand permanent representative in Nairobi (1992 - 1994), Press secretary to HRH the Prince of Wales (2005).
• Patrick Joseph McClure (b. 1948), MA(Public Policy), AO (Order of Australia, 2003, Australian Centennial Medal, 2001), Franciscan priest 1977 - 1987; Chairperson, Australian Reference Group on Welfare Reform (2000 - 2001); Deputy Chairperson, Australian Welfare to Work Consultative Forum (2005 - 2006); Member of the Board for a New Tax System (1999-2001) (Australia); Chairperson, OECD-LEED Forum on Social Innovation, Paris (2003 - 2006); CEO Mission Australia (1996 - 2006); Member of the Australian Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership (1999 - present); Division Director, Macquarie Bank and CEO of the Retirement Villages Group.
• Jan Charles Schell (b. 1950) Senior public servant, General Manager, Crown Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1998 - ).

Science

• Dr Martin Reyners (b. 1950),(Ph.D), Seismologist, New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Ltd).
• Dr Stephen Parke (b. 1950), Ph.D, Harvard 1980 (in Theoretical Particle Physics); Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Post Doctoral Fellowship (1980–1983); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Batavia, Illinois), Senior Scientist (1983–present), Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Sports

• Ron Duffy, Rugby League international, member of "the Kiwis" in 1962.
• Cyril Eastlake, Rugby League international, played Back position, St Peter's College's first international footballer; member of the New Zealand Rugby League representative side ("the Kiwis") from 1951; in 1954 he was the captain of the New Zealand team at the first Rugby League World Cup competition in France.
• Shane Paul Howarth (b. 1968), All Black, fullback (1993 - 1994, in 2007 assistant coach of the Auckland provincial team (in the NPC).
• Mate I. J. Jakich - Auckland representative rugby player; took part in the game, Auckland v, South Africa, Eden Park, Auckland 30 July 1966.
• Garth Kearney (b. 1925): St Peter's College's "first representative footballer" (and "first old boy").
• Chris Kohlhase- New Zealand softballer, former member of the New Zealand national team ('the Black sox'); in 2004 the trainer of the Samoan Softball team.
• Eddie Kohlhase- NZ Softballer, former member of the New Zealand national team ('the Black sox'); represented New Zealand internationally; coach of the Black Sox (2004 - present).
• Patrick Richard Lam (b. 1968), All Black, loose forward (1992), captain of Manu Samoa, coach of the Pacific Islanders rugby team (2006); coach of the Auckland provincial team (in the NPC) (2004 - present); educated at St Peter's College (1980 - 1987); Teacher at St Peter's College (1991 - 1992) .
• Mark and David Lewis- NZ Davis Cup Tennis (???).
• Bernard Joseph McCahill (b. 1962), All Black, second five-eighth and centre three-quarter (1987 - 1991).
• Sean McCahill (b. 1968), Rugby international, representing Ireland.
• Hugh Joseph McGahan (b. 1961) MBE (1990 for services to Rugby League), New Zealand 1990 medal, Former New Zealand Rugby League representative 1982 - 1990, captain of the "the Kiwis" 1986 - 1990.
• Bradley Moni Mika (b. 1981), All Black, lock (2002), Auckland, Blues and Crusaders Rugby player.
• Dylan Gabriel Mika (b. 1972) All Black, loose forward (1999).
• Chris Milicich National soccer team coach
• Steven Roberto Nesbit (b. 1936), All Black, first five-eighth (1960) (St Peter's College's first old boy All Black).
• Dion and Nathan Nukunuku - members of the New Zealand national softball team, the Black Sox.
• Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo (b. 1960) CNZM (1998, for services to golf), professional golfer; New Zealand representative.
• Martin Pringle Auckland representative cricket player
• Mike Richards (b. 1958) New Zealand Olympic cycling - track representative, Summer Olympics 1976 at Montreal: individual pursuit (4000m); 1978: Commonwealth Games at Edmonton.
• Andrew Stroud New Zealand superbike champion.

References/Sources

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• W G Cowie, Our Last year in New Zealand 1887, Keegan, Paul trench & Co. London, 1888.
• Thomas Outhwaite, The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, The Cyclopedia Company Limited, Christchurch, 1902, Volume 2, p. 274.
• William Eugene Outhwaite, The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, The Cyclopedia Company Limited, Christchurch, 1902, Volume 2, p. 281.
• Isa Outhwaite, New Zealand Herald, Monday 14 December 1925, p. 12.
• A.G Butchers, Young New Zealand, Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Dunedin, 1929.
• Auckland's First Catholic School - And its Latest, Zealandia, Thursday, 26 January 1939, p. 5.
• Auckland Welcomes the Christian Brothers, Zealandia, Thursday 2 February 1939, p. 5.
• Thomas Outhwaite, GH Scholefield, A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1940, Vol. 2, p. 140.
• League Team Defeated by France, New Zealand Herald, Monday, 1 November 1954, p. 11.
• NZ League Thirteen Well Beaten, New Zealand Herald, Tuesday, 9 November 1954, p. 16.
• St Peter's College Magazine 1960, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1960.
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• Their Own Station, Auckland Star, Tuesday 15 September 1964, p. 4.
• St Peter's College Silver Jubilee 1939 - 1964, Christian Brothers Old Boys Association, Auckland, 1964.
• St Peter's College Magazine, 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1964.
• "Rioting Prisoners Burn Gaol" New Zealand Herald, Wednesday 21 July 1965, p. 1.
• "Officers Held at Gunpoint As Hostages", New Zealand Herald, Wednesday 21 July 1965, p.2.
• "Let This be the End of an Archaic Jail", The Auckland Star, Wednesday 21 July 1965, p. 6.
• "Prison Riot Ends with Hot Meat Pies for All", New Zealand Herald, Thursday 22 July 1965, p. 2.
• "No Place for Prison at Mt Eden", New Zealand Herald, Thursday 22 July 1965, p. 6.
• St Peter's College Magazine, 1965, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1965.
• St Peter's College Magazine, 1967, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1967.
• J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968.
• St Peter's College Magazine, 1968, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1968.
• C.P. Hutchison Q.C., Some Founding Fathers of Practice, from Robin Cooke Q.C., Portrait of a Profession, The Centennial Book of the New Zealand Law Society, Reed, Wellington, 1969.
• St Peter's College Magazine 1970, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1970.
• NZPA Staff Correspondent, Britons in Dark about EEC Says Mr Weal, New Zealand Herald, 25 January 1971, p. 5.
• Una Platts, The Lively Capital, Auckland 1840-1865, Avon, Christchurch, 1971.
• St Peter's College Magazine 1975, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1975.
• Felix Donnelly, Big boys don't cry, Cassell New Zealand, Auckland 1978.
• E.R. Simmons, A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978.
• Una Platts, Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists, Avon, Christchurch, 1980, pp. 186 and 187.
• Peter Smart, Introducing Sam Hunt, Longman Paul, Auckland, 1981.
• Felix Donnelly, One Priest's Life, Australia and New Zealand Book Company, Auckland, 1982.
• E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
• St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986.
• C.N Nicholls ("Streak"), Fifty Years at Grammar or Tales Out Of School, ESA Books, 1987.
• St Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988.
• Felix Donnelly, Father Forgive Them, GP Books, Wellington 1990.
• I. Morrison, F Haden and G. Cubis, Michael Fay: on a reach for the ultimate: The Unauthorised Biography, Freelance Biographies Wellington, 1990.
• Hughie: Hugh McGahan, Kiwi Captain, Nicholls Publishing, Lincoln, Canterbury, 1992.
• Barry M. Coldrey, The Scheme: The Christian Brothers and Childcare in Western Australia, Argyle-Pacific Publishing, O'Connor, Western Australia, 1993.
• Bronwyn Dalley, Following the rules? Women's responses to incarceration, New Zealand, 1880-1920, Journal of Social History, Winter, 1993.
• Thomas J. Ryder, Following all Your Ways, Lord - Recollections of Fr Thomas J. Ryder (transcribed and compiled by Margaret Paton) (Privately published, no date - perhaps early 1990s).
• Sam Hunt and Gary McCormick, Roaring Forties, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 1995.
• Mark Williams (ed), The Source of the Song; New Zealand Writers on Catholicism, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1995.
• Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 1996, especially pp. 350 - 365.
• Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996.
• Jim Sullivan, Catholic Boys, Penguin Books, Auckland 1996.
• James Allan: Growing Up Gay: New Zealand Men Tell Their Stories, Godwit, Auckland, 1996.
• Stevan Eldred-Grigg, The Rich: A New Zealand History, Penguin Books, Auckland, 1996.
• Western Australia Legislative Assembly, Select Committee into Child Migration, Perth, 1996.
• House of Commons, Health Committee, The Welfare of Former British Child Migrants, Third Report, Session 1997 - 1998, HC 755-1 and HC 755-II, Volumes I and II, London, 1997.
• Jill Williamson, E.E. Burton and Dorothy Gardiner, Outhwaite Connections, Auckland Waikato Historical Journal, April 1997, No. 69, pp. 21 - 26.
• Brother Norm Gillies, "Friend to all his students: Br Lawrence Wilkes: A legend in the Christian Brothers teaching community", Sunday Star Times, 05 April 1998, Edition A, P. 13.
• Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1998.
• Bronwyn Sell, From black sheep to honoured guest, New Zealand Herald, 20 October 1999.
• Chambers Biographical Dictionary, Chambers, Edinburgh, 6th edition, 1999.
• Liston College, 25th Jubilee Magazine, Liston College, Auckland, 1999.
• Peter Norris, Southernmost Seminary, Auckland, 1999.
• G D Phillips and R V Trubuhovich, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society: A Record of Events, The First 25 Years: 1975 - 2000, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Melbourne, no year but probably 2000.
• Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.
• Dinah Holman, Newmarket Lost and Found, The Bush Press of New Zealand, Auckland, 2001.
• New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa 2001 New Millennium Edition, 2001.
• Senate Community Affairs References Committee, Lost Innocents: Righting the Record: Report on Child Migration, The Senate, Parliament House, Canberra, August 2001.
• Commonwealth of Australia, Official Committee Hansard, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, Reference: Child migration, hearing held in Melbourne on Thursday 15 March 2001.
• Rory Sweetman, A Fair and Just Solution? A History of the Integration of Private Schools in New Zealand, Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 2002.
• Graeme Hunt, The Rich List: Wealth and Enterprise in New Zealand 1820 - 2003, 2nd edition, 2003 Reed, Auckland.
• Tony Waters, Confortare, A History of Sacred Heart College, Auckland 1903 - 2003, Sacred Heart College, Auckland, 2003.
• John Tamihere and Helen Bain, John Tamihere Black and White, Reed, Auckland 2004.
• Eddie Kohlase: from Customs to Coach Airport Times, Auckland International Airport Ltd, Issue No 35, October 2004, p. 5.
• Education Review Office, Review Report, Auckland Grammar School, October 2005.
• Ian Wishart, The Ghost in the Machine: Former Cabinet Minister John Tamihere's most candid interview ever, Investigate Magazine, April 2005.
• Graeme W. A. Bush (ed), The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006.
• Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
• "Bro V. N. Cusack Tuckshop", St Peter's College Newsletter No. 08/2006, Friday 02 June 2006.
• "Roll", St Peter's College Newsletter No. 02/2007, 23 February 2007.
• Mark Williams, Dear Miss Williams, New Zealand Books, Vol. 17, No 1, Autumn 2007, p. 27.
• "Br Paul Robertson cfc", St Peter's College Newsletter, No 05/2007, 05 April 2007.
• Amy Kiley, "Brothers to reorganise into one Oceania province", The New Zealand Catholic, 8 April 2007.
• Frank Wright, A Kindly Christian Gentleman: William Garden Cowie, Bishop of Auckland 1869 - 1902, Polygraphia, Auckland, 2007.
• St Peter's College Newsletter No 08/2007, 01 June 2007.
• Elizabeth Binning, Go-ahead for new Mt Eden jail, The New Zealand Herald, Friday 15 June, 2007.
• Jenni McManus, Brash and friends bank on Cullen's KiwiSaver, Sunday Star Times, 01 July 2007
• Council Brief, The Monthly newspaper of the Wellington District Law Society, Issue 362, August 2007, p. 4.
• Newsletter of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Issue 82, August 2007, p. 8:

External links

• St Peter's College website
• Edmund Rice Network
• All Blacks website, St Peter's College Epsom All Blacks
• Architectus website
• Catholic-hierarchy website
• Catholic Diocese of Auckland
• Catholic Church in New Zealand
• Colegio Cardenel Newman, Buenos Aires website
• Education Review Office report