Hato Petera College, Auckland
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Hato Petera College is an integrated, boarding and day co-educational college in Northcote Central
, Auckland
, New Zealand
for students in Year 9 to Year 13. The school has a strong Catholic
and Māori character. It is located on part of the land originally given by Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand to Bishop Pompallier
, first Bishop of Auckland
in 1841 for education purposes.
Hato Petera College (then called Saint Peter's Catechist School) was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers. It opened with 13 students on Sunday 3 June 1928. The first Rector was Father Bruning. From 1933 to 1960, the Rector was Dean Alink who himself physically constructed some of the buildings of the college. The Marist Brothers
provided staff for the school from 1946 when it was registered as a secondary school. The College changed its name from "St Peter's Māori College" to "Hato Petera College" in 1972.
In 1982 the proprietor of the college (the Catholic Bishop of Auckland) signed an integration Agreement with the Minister of Education and the college entered the State education system. Originally a boys' school, the college has been co-educational since 1993. (?)
Northcote Central
Northcote Central is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. It is located on the north shore of the Waitemata Harbour.The population was 8,757 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 618 from 2001....
, Auckland
Auckland
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, New Zealand
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for students in Year 9 to Year 13. The school has a strong Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
and Māori character. It is located on part of the land originally given by Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand to Bishop Pompallier
Jean Baptiste Pompallier
Jean Baptiste François Pompallier was the first vicar apostolic to visit New Zealand. He was born in Lyon, France. He became the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland.-Appointment and voyage:...
, first Bishop of Auckland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland
The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Auckland is one of the two original dioceses in New Zealand. Although formally a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Wellington, both were erected on 20 June 1848...
in 1841 for education purposes.
Hato Petera College (then called Saint Peter's Catechist School) was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers. It opened with 13 students on Sunday 3 June 1928. The first Rector was Father Bruning. From 1933 to 1960, the Rector was Dean Alink who himself physically constructed some of the buildings of the college. The Marist Brothers
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...
provided staff for the school from 1946 when it was registered as a secondary school. The College changed its name from "St Peter's Māori College" to "Hato Petera College" in 1972.
In 1982 the proprietor of the college (the Catholic Bishop of Auckland) signed an integration Agreement with the Minister of Education and the college entered the State education system. Originally a boys' school, the college has been co-educational since 1993. (?)
Notable alumni
- Peter Douglas (Ngāti ManiapotoNgati ManiapotoNgāti Maniapoto is an iwi based in the Waikato-Waitomo region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the Tainui confederation, the members of which trace their whakapapa back to people who arrived in New Zealand on the waka Tainui...
) - chief executive of Te Ohu Kaimoana - Ralph HotereRalph HotereHone Papita Raukura "Ralph" Hotere is a New Zealand artist of Māori descent . He was born in Mitimiti, Northland and He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most important living artists...
, (Te AupōuriTe AupouriTe Aupōuri is the northernmost Māori iwi , located north of Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand, a region known as the Aupouri Peninsula.-The ancestral legend:...
iwi) - artist - Walter Kenneth Little - All Black 1989-1998
- Paratene MatchittParatene MatchittParatene Matchitt is a New Zealand sculptor and painter. He is known for combining traditional Māori art forms with those of modernist art. His work also references events from New Zealand history, particularly the Māori prophetic movements of the nineteenth century and most specifically Te...
, (Whanau-a-Apanui, Te WhakatōheaTe WhakatoheaTe Whakatōhea are a Māori iwi located in the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The iwi comprises six hapu: Ngāi Tamahaua, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Ngahere, Ngāti Patumoana, Ngāti Ruatakena and Te Ūpokorehe. In the 2006 Census, 12,072 people claimed an affiliation with Te Whakatōhea.The iwi is...
and Ngati PorouNgati PorouNgāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand, with 71,910 registered members in 2006...
) - sculptor and painter. - Father Wiremu Te AwhituWiremu Te AwhituWiremu Hakopa Toa Te Awhitu was the first Māori to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest.Born at Okahukura near Taumarunui, he was the third of 10 children of Tamakaitoa Te Awhitu and his wife Katarina Toia Bell. His family belonged to the Ngāti Hauaroa and Ngāti Maniapoto iwi. His early education...
(1914–1994), (Ngāti Hauaroa and Ngāti ManiapotoNgati ManiapotoNgāti Maniapoto is an iwi based in the Waikato-Waitomo region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the Tainui confederation, the members of which trace their whakapapa back to people who arrived in New Zealand on the waka Tainui...
) - first Māori Catholic priest. - Ranginui WalkerRanginui WalkerRanginui Joseph Isaac Walker, DCNZM is a Māori academic and writer living in New Zealand. He was educated at St Peter's Maori College, Auckland, Auckland Teachers' Training College and Auckland University. Walker is a member of the Whakatōhea tribe of Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty. Walker was a...
(Ranginui Joseph Isaac), DCNZM, (Te WhakatōheaTe WhakatoheaTe Whakatōhea are a Māori iwi located in the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The iwi comprises six hapu: Ngāi Tamahaua, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Ngahere, Ngāti Patumoana, Ngāti Ruatakena and Te Ūpokorehe. In the 2006 Census, 12,072 people claimed an affiliation with Te Whakatōhea.The iwi is...
) - Māori academic and writer.
Sources
- Pat Gallager, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876-1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.
- Hato Petera College (St Peter’s Maori College): golden jubilee, 1928-1978, Hato Petera College], Auckland, 1978.
- E.R. Simmons, A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978 and In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- W. Tuerlings M.H.M, Mill Hill and Māori Mission, Mills Hill Fathers (?), Auckland (?), 2003.
- Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.