List of people educated at St Peter's College, Auckland


This is a list of notable former students of St Peter's College, Auckland and at its predecessor school, St Peter's School.

Introduction

"Old Boys of Distinction"

St Peter's College has honoured old boys as "Old boys of Distinction" including the following:

Writers, artists, All Blacks and clergy

Old boys also include writers and poets Sam Hunt, Terry Locke, David McGill, Michael Morrissey, John Trenwith, Mark Williams, and from the earlier St Peter's, William Eugene Outhwaite. Artists George Baloghy and Glen Davis also attended the school. There are ten old boys who became All Blacks including Bernie McCahill, second five-eighth and centre three-quarter, the lock, Patrick Tuipulotu, the wing, AJ Lam and fly-half Harry Plummer. Two Catholic bishops, Edward Russell Gaines, the first Bishop Hamilton and his successor Denis George Browne attended the school, as did nearly 100 Catholic priests, deacons and religious. In the nineteenth century, Matthew Joseph Brodie, second Bishop of Christchurch received part of his education at the "Pitt St School".

Soldier/diplomat and banker

Martyn Dunne commanded New Zealand and international forces in East Timor. With the rank of Major general, he became Commander Joint Forces New Zealand in the New Zealand Defence Force and was New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia. Michael Fay, New Zealand merchant banker, chair of the campaigns for three New Zealand challenges for the America's Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1992, attended the school in the early 1960s.

Politicians

St Peter's has also produced politicians including five Members of Parliament and a Mayor of Auckland. Notable alumni who served in public office include:

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  • Cyril Eastlakerugby league international, member and captain of the Kiwis, St Peter's College's first international footballer
  • Matt Elliottwriter, biographer, historian and former New Zealand stand-up comedian
  • Tony Eyre FCA PP – non-fiction writer and accountant with particular interest in the creative sector.

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  • Richard KearneyDistrict Court judge; former member of the Waitangi Tribunal
  • Nathan Kemp New Zealand former professional rugby union player
  • Adrian Kjellberg – Squash player and administrator.
  • Kids of 88band comprising Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy
  • Chris Kohlhasesoftball player, former member of the New Zealand national team the Black Socks; coach of the Samoan softball team
  • Eddie Kohlhase softball player; former member of the New Zealand national team the Black Socks; former coach of the Black Socks; member of the St Peter's College 4×100 metre team, National Champions and record holders for over 10 years
  • Michael KruseChief Justice of American Samoa

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Main sources

Zealandia, 1939–1990.St Peter's College Magazines, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1948–2008.St Peter's College Silver Jubilee 1939–1964, Christian Brothers Old Boys Association, Auckland, 1964.
  • J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968.
  • Felix Donnelly, One Priest's Life, Australia and New Zealand Book Company, Auckland, 1982.
  • 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.NZ Catholic : the national Catholic newspaper, 1996– present.
  • Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers in New Zealand 1876–2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, Alistair Taylor, Wellington, 2001.
  • Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
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