List of former staff of St Peter's College, Auckland
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St Peter's College
, a secondary school in Auckland
, New Zealand
, has employed many notable faculty and staff.
(then called the Social Credit Political League) from 1970-1972. In 2008, he was the Honorary Consul in Auckland for El Salvador
.
During the many years Mr Weal taught at the college, he undertook some interesting trips. During the St Peter's College summer vacation of 1970/1971, as Deputy Leader of the Social Credit Party
, he mounted a one-man campaign in London to protect New Zealand's interests in relation to the entry of the UK into the European Community (then known as the EEC). Mr Weal felt that the British public was not aware of the damage which New Zealand would suffer if Britain joined the Common Market without safeguards for her primary produce. He spent three weeks talking to anti-market groups in England. He felt that British people knew that New Zealand would have to have a special arrangement if Britain entered the EEC, but that they did not know why. Mr Weal said he had found that very few people knew exactly what joining the EEC meant for Britain. He thought that that was why there was a great fear of going into Europe. He said: "The public just doesn't know what's going on in Brussels. For this reason they're interested in hearing the Commonwealth view on the negotiations and that's what I've tried to express." Mr Weal was invited to return to Britain and was urged to bring a member of the New Zealand Labour Party
with him. "We wouldn't be here to play politics, but just to let people know what's in it for us if Britain joins the EEC," he said. He rejected the idea that he was "meddling" in British politics. "In fact one of the most successful things I did was to deliver a letter outlining New Zealand's objections to British membership to every MP before the Common Market debate," he said. Mr Weal thought that letter had an influence in the fact that more than 100 Labour members signed a petition opposing the entry negotiations. On his way back to New Zealand, Mr Weal broke his journey in Rome, where he had an audience with Pope Paul VI
. The UK joined the EEC in 1973, but there were special arrangements put in place for New Zealand primary product exports.
Mr Weal was also in Zambia in 1970 where he met, and was impressed by, Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo
of Lusaka
.
In 1980 Mr Weal and his wife, Margaret, were in the UK and in Rome where they met Pope John Paul II
. Mr Weal said to the Pope, "'Back at St Peter's College where I teach Christian Living, three of my boys each want to be Pope'". "[The Pope] ... paused a moment, shook with mirth and stepping back to me with an appreciative grin, he said, 'Maybe'". In 1982 Mr Weal went to El Salvador
where as part of a "a trip of a lifetime", he met President José Napoleón Duarte
of that country.
St Peter's College, Auckland
St Peter's College is a Catholic college for year 7 to 13 boys . The school, located in Auckland, is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand and is an integrated school under an integration agreement entered into by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland and the Government of New Zealand in...
, a secondary school in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, has employed many notable faculty and staff.
Former lay staff
- John Ackland: rugby league coach and scout who currently works for the New Zealand Warriors; represented New Zealand in the New Zealand national rugby league teamNew Zealand national rugby league teamThe New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
, the "Kiwis" in 1983; taught history at St Peter's College.
- The Honourable Jim AndertonJim AndertonJames Patrick Anderton, usually known as Jim Anderton , is the leader of the Progressive Party, a New Zealand political party. He has served in Parliament since 1984. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and is currently also the sitting Father of the House, the longest...
(born 1938): politician; taught in the intermediate at St Peters in 1959 and 1960 ; President of the New Zealand Labour PartyNew Zealand Labour PartyThe New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
(1979-1984); Member of Parliament for SydenhamSydenham, New ZealandSydenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres south of the city centre, on and around the city’s main street, Colombo Street...
(1984 – 1996); Member of Parliament for WigramWigramWigram is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Technically called Wigram Park, the second half of its name is rarely if ever heard. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby...
(1996-2011): former Leader of the New Labour PartyNewLabour Party (New Zealand)NewLabour was a left-of-centre party founded in 1989 by Jim Anderton, an MP and former President of the New Zealand Labour Party.NewLabour was established by a number of Labour Party members who left the party in reaction to "Rogernomics", the economic policies implemented by the Labour Party's...
(1989-1991), former leader of the Alliance PartyAlliance (New Zealand political party)The Alliance is a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed in 1991, and was influential in the 1990s, but has since declined and has no representation in parliament. It suffered a major setback after Jim Anderton, the party's leader, left the party in 2002, taking several of the...
(1991 – 1994), and current leader of the Progressive PartyNew Zealand Progressive PartyJim Anderton's Progressive Party , is a New Zealand political party generally somewhat to the left of its ally, the Labour Party....
(2002 - present); Deputy Prime Minister (1999-2006), Minister for Economic Development (1999-2005), Minister of Agriculture (2005-2008), Minister for Biosecurity (2005-2008), Minister of Fisheries (2005-2008), Minister of Forestry (2005-2008), Minister Responsible for the Public Trust (2005-2008), Associate Minister of Health (2005-2008), and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education (2005-2008)
- Professor Kenneth Owen Arvidson (born 1938): MA (Auckland), Poet and Academic; taught senior English at St Peter's College 1960-1963 (notably, he taught English to Sam HuntNotable Alumni of St Peter's College, AucklandThe following is a list of some of the alumni of St Peter's College, Auckland.These notes are based on information available in the publicly available sources in the notes and list of reference sources. Every effort has been made to ensure that the entries are accurate...
in the lower sixth form in 1963); As a student at Auckland University he attended lectures by Bill PearsonBill Pearson (New Zealand writer)Bill Pearson was a New Zealand fiction writer, essayist and critic. Born in Greymouth he completed an B.A. in English at the Canterbury University College and trained as a teacher...
, John ReidJohn Reid (professor of English)Professor John Cowie Reid was a New Zealand professor of English and founding chairman of the Mercury Theatre.-Biography:...
, M K JosephM. K. JosephMichael Kennedy Joseph was a British born New Zealand poet and novelist in several genres ranging from I'll Soldier No More, A Pound of Saffron and A Soldier's Tale to the science fiction works The Hole in the Zero and The Time of Achamoth to the historically-based Kaspar's Journey.-References and...
, Allen CurnowAllen CurnowThomas Allen Munro Curnow ONZ CBE was a New Zealand poet and journalist. Curnow was born in Timaru and educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury University, and Auckland University...
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 HopkinsGerard Manley HopkinsGerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous 20th-century fame established him among the leading Victorian poets...
, Victorian literatureVictorian literatureVictorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria . It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the very different literature of the 20th century....
and Australian literatureAustralian literatureAustralian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies, therefore, its literary tradition begins with and is linked to...
." Since 1974 he has taught at the University of WaikatoUniversity of WaikatoThe University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. It has strengths across a broad range of subject areas, particularly its degrees in Computer Science and in Management...
.. Mr Arvidson endowed a prize for poetry at St Peter's which was awarded in 1962 and 1963 to Christopher Matthews (1962) and to poet Sam Hunt (1963). Sam Hunt said that if Mr Arvidson " ... had not come to the school, I would not have lasted [at St Peter's] as long as I did, and I'd just turned sixteen when I left. He introduced me to poets like Gordon Challis, who I've gone on loving ever since".
- Miss Judith EdwardsSister Mary LeoDame Sister Mary Leo, DBE, RSM was a New Zealand nun who is best known for training some of the world's finest sopranos, including Dames Malvina Major, Kiri Te Kanawa and Heather Begg....
: influential and effective choir and singing teacher at St Peter's College late 1950s until 1962; trained as a singer by Sister Mary LeoSister Mary LeoDame Sister Mary Leo, DBE, RSM was a New Zealand nun who is best known for training some of the world's finest sopranos, including Dames Malvina Major, Kiri Te Kanawa and Heather Begg....
at St Mary's CollegeSaint Mary's College AucklandSt Mary's College is a year 7 - 13 integrated Catholic girls' high school situated at 11 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland.-History:St Mary’s College is the oldest existing secondary school for girls in Auckland and one of the oldest existing schools in New Zealand...
; in 1955 she won the John Court Memorial Aria ContestAriaAn aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
and she was a finalist in the first Mobil Song Quest in 1956.
- Mr Kenneth Coulton Gorbey (born 1945) CNZM (2007, for service to museums): Museum Consultant and Academic; taught at St Peter's College in 1967; director of the Waikato MuseumWaikato MuseumThe Waikato Museum is situated in the city of Hamilton, in the Waikato region of New Zealand.Previously called the Waikato Museum of Art and History, the full name has been shortened in recent years due to the incorporation Exscite, an interactive science centre, and the emphasis on Tangata Whenua...
(opened in 1987); involved in the development of Te PapaMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaThe Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, located in Wellington. It is branded and commonly known as Te Papa and Our Place; "Te Papa Tongarewa" is broadly translatable as "the place of treasures of this land".The museum's principles...
, New Zealand's National Museum (opened in 1998); project director of the Jewish Museum BerlinJewish Museum BerlinThe Jewish Museum Berlin , in Berlin, Germany, covers two millennia of German Jewish history. It consists of two buildings. One is the old Kollegienhaus, a former courthouse, built in the 18th century. The other, a new addition specifically built for the museum, designed by world-renowned architect...
(opened in 2001); teaches Museum and Heritage Studies at Victoria University of WellingtonVictoria University of WellingtonVictoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
.
- Mr Eric Kohlase (1943-2011); for 12 years, Mr Kohlhase was assistant coach of the St Peter's College softball team and coach of the St Peter's College 1st XV rugby team. In 2000, he coached the St Peters 1st XV to win the national championship without losing one game; he was a New Zealand representative softball player, making his debut for the Black Sox at the 1968 world championships in Oklahoma, and representing Auckland for 12 seasons.
- Mr Patrick Richard LamPat LamPatrick Richard Lam is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer, of Samoan descent. He was the head coach of Auckland before being appointed head coach of Super 14 team the Blues in 2009. He went to St. Peter's College, Epsom, and captained the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team...
(born 1968), All Black, loose forward (1992), Teacher at St Peter's College (1991 - 1992) see Notable Alumni of St Peter's College, AucklandNotable Alumni of St Peter's College, AucklandThe following is a list of some of the alumni of St Peter's College, Auckland.These notes are based on information available in the publicly available sources in the notes and list of reference sources. Every effort has been made to ensure that the entries are accurate...
.
Tom Weal
Mr Thomas K Weal was born in 1929, and taught at St Peter's College from 1953 to 1989. In the 1960s he particularly taught History to the Form Three classes (Year 9). He was greatly loved for his willingness to depart from the curriculum to talk about any aspects of Philosophy, History, Religion or current affairs raised by students only too eager to encourage these instructive diversions. He was Deputy Leader of the Social Credit PartySocial Credit Party (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Social Credit Party was a political party which served as the country's "third party" from the 1950s through into the 1980s. The party held a number of seats in the New Zealand Parliament, although never more than two at a time...
(then called the Social Credit Political League) from 1970-1972. In 2008, he was the Honorary Consul in Auckland for El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
.
During the many years Mr Weal taught at the college, he undertook some interesting trips. During the St Peter's College summer vacation of 1970/1971, as Deputy Leader of the Social Credit Party
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Social Credit Party was a political party which served as the country's "third party" from the 1950s through into the 1980s. The party held a number of seats in the New Zealand Parliament, although never more than two at a time...
, he mounted a one-man campaign in London to protect New Zealand's interests in relation to the entry of the UK into the European Community (then known as the EEC). Mr Weal felt that the British public was not aware of the damage which New Zealand would suffer if Britain joined the Common Market without safeguards for her primary produce. He spent three weeks talking to anti-market groups in England. He felt that British people knew that New Zealand would have to have a special arrangement if Britain entered the EEC, but that they did not know why. Mr Weal said he had found that very few people knew exactly what joining the EEC meant for Britain. He thought that that was why there was a great fear of going into Europe. He said: "The public just doesn't know what's going on in Brussels. For this reason they're interested in hearing the Commonwealth view on the negotiations and that's what I've tried to express." Mr Weal was invited to return to Britain and was urged to bring a member of the New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
with him. "We wouldn't be here to play politics, but just to let people know what's in it for us if Britain joins the EEC," he said. He rejected the idea that he was "meddling" in British politics. "In fact one of the most successful things I did was to deliver a letter outlining New Zealand's objections to British membership to every MP before the Common Market debate," he said. Mr Weal thought that letter had an influence in the fact that more than 100 Labour members signed a petition opposing the entry negotiations. On his way back to New Zealand, Mr Weal broke his journey in Rome, where he had an audience with Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
. The UK joined the EEC in 1973, but there were special arrangements put in place for New Zealand primary product exports.
Mr Weal was also in Zambia in 1970 where he met, and was impressed by, Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo
Emmanuel Milingo
Emmanuel Milingo is a former Roman Catholic archbishop from Zambia. In 1969, aged 39, Milingo was consecrated by Pope Paul VI as Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka....
of Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
.
In 1980 Mr Weal and his wife, Margaret, were in the UK and in Rome where they met Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
. Mr Weal said to the Pope, "'Back at St Peter's College where I teach Christian Living, three of my boys each want to be Pope'". "[The Pope] ... paused a moment, shook with mirth and stepping back to me with an appreciative grin, he said, 'Maybe'". In 1982 Mr Weal went to El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
where as part of a "a trip of a lifetime", he met President José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes was a Salvadoran political figure who, from March 3, 1980, to 1982, led the civil-military Revolutionary Government Junta that took power in a 1979 coup d'état...
of that country.
Main References
- 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.
- 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.
- John Tamihere and Helen Bain, John Tamihere Black and White, Reed, Auckland 2004.
- Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
- Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008.