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RECTOR’STHREE 20201
NEWSLETTER
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Contents
Leadership And Governance
From the Rector; Challenge and Growth.....................1
Introducing the New Rector.........................................2 FROM THE
RECTOR
New Staff and Staff Farewells......................................3

Values and Culture

2 Challenge and Growth
Christian Dimension.....................................................4
Kindness, Service and Humility....................................5
Bradley Kaikilekofe.......................................................5 This year we have endured a level of disruption that we have not seen before. This has
Lindisfarne Boys show Resilience.................................6 required us to respond by being adaptable and flexible in our approach to our normal
Sam Young, Bee Keeper...............................................6 activities. What 2020 has brought will not be forgotten and I think that it is important
that we embrace the lessons that we have learnt from our experiences. One of the most
underrated learning skills, the courage to feel uncomfortable, has been brought to the
Life at Lindisfarne fore this year.

Annual Market Day.......................................................7

Te Whaiti Scholarship Winners 2020............................8
Careers.........................................................................8
Agriculture Skills Course..............................................9
Tough and challenging emotions like
Intermediate School Activities ....................................9
stress, anxiety, and fear often hold a
Visual Arts............................................................. 10-11
lot of power over the way we perform,
House Tug of War and House Points.........................12
Boarding Brief............................................................13 10 learn, and handle setbacks. We often
focus on these emotions and as a result
they can determine our behaviour,
Cornerstones of Learning
often in a negative way. When we are
under pressure, we try to repress these
emotions, and not allow them to get the
Performing Arts Highlights........................................14
better of us. We are encouraged to do
The Music Department..............................................15
this through self-talk, in which we try to
Performing Arts Concert...................................... 16-17
be positive or tell ourselves to toughen
Sporting Highlights.............................................. 18-19
up or calm down. However, what we are
Winter Sports Exchanges...........................................20
doing here is assuming that our feelings
Tournament Week......................................................21
are bad and it is best to avoid and limit
Not Just Here to Play Rugby......................................22
these tough emotions.
Community Through our own experience we all know
that feeling these tough emotions is not
Parents and Friends....................................................23
always fun, unfortunately though, it’s the
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Old Boys’ News..........................................................24
price we have to pay if we want to grow
Notices.......................................................................25 as an individual. We need to have the
courage to feel uncomfortable, to be
challenged, to get curious, and to do the
right thing.
Over the last week the senior boys have
completed their benchmark exams
and several of our sports teams have
played in finals. All these situations
have created plenty of tough emotions
(feeling uncomfortable) and this may
have influenced the way that the boys
have performed.
The key to ensuring our success moving
forward, is to embrace and accept
that these tough emotions exist for a
reason. We must recalibrate our original
assumption about tough emotions. If
we can learn to understand and accept
them, we can then learn better, perform
better, and become more resilient.
Not only will this approach improve our
performance, but it will have a huge
impact on how we grow. I can think
of so many times in my life where I
was presented a big opportunity, but
I avoided it because it made me feel
uncomfortable. My emotions carried
so much power and drove a lot of my
decisions and as a result I missed out on
opportunities.
We can take the power away from
our emotions not by fighting them or
suppressing them, but by learning to
understand and accept them. This is
easier said than done – but it is also one
of the most courageous things we can
do for ourselves and the people around
us.
Campbell Howlett
Acting Rector

Vaping
Earlier this term I wrote about the College’s concerns that
To view more articles, photos vaping was becoming more prevalent. To deter an increase in
and videos visit our website the use of vapes the College will be treating any incident of
vaping and or possession of vaping paraphernalia as a serious
lindisfarne.school.nz breach of the College’s rules and expectations.
Parents, we need your support on this important issue. I am
urging you to talk with your son about the serious health
concerns associated with vaping and the fact that if your
son is caught at school vaping or in possession of vape
paraphernalia that this will be treated very seriously.

Unfortunately, vaping is a major issue in our community and We need to ensure that the boys of the College make
there is a real lack of understanding about the harm that it sensible and good decisions.
Cover Photo; is causing. At Lindisfarne College vaping, just like smoking,
Archie Mawley, Performing Arts Concert is forbidden on the College premises and at any events or
18 activities that are associated with the College. We are a vape
and smoke free school.

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INTRODUCING
THE NEW RECTOR
Lindisfarne College is delighted to
announce the appointment of Mr Stuart
Hakeney from Hamilton Boys’ High
School, as the next Rector of Lindisfarne
College.
Mr Hakeney is departing Hamilton Boys’
High School as Deputy Headmaster,
a position he has held for the past 11
years. His main responsibilities as a
member of the senior leadership team
have been in the areas of curriculum,
achievement, and assessment. He is
particularly proud of the huge gains
the school has made in academic
achievement, notably in New Zealand
Scholarship, during his time in the role.
He had the privilege of being a hostel
master for ten years and is delighted that
Lindisfarne boarding is such a special
and integral part of the College.
Mr Hakeney has served under one of
the most successful and well-respected
Headmasters in New Zealand, Mrs Susan
Hassall. His own leadership style will be
shaped by her example as a dedicated
and selfless servant of her school
community.
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In the co-curricular side of school life, Mr
Hakeney has been the Master in Charge
of Football for over a decade. He has
coached and managed many teams, and
in summer he has enjoyed co-ordinating
tennis at the school. Never afraid of a
challenge, Mr Hakeney took on the task
of teaching singing to the Year 9 cohort
during assemblies a few years ago. He
is looking forward to hearing Lindisfarne
boys singing loudly and proudly when he
attends chapels and assemblies.
Mr Hakeney is married to Lydia, an
accountant. She has a passion for
literature and for the arts in general.
Their children are enjoying independent
lives all around New Zealand. Amellia
is based in Christchurch and is sub-
editor for a magazine, Jordan resides
in Hamilton and works for the IRD
and Rawiri is coming to the end of his
fourth year studying medicine at Otago
University.
Leisure time for Mr Hakeney sees him
playing tennis, walking the Hakeney
family dog “Chico”, gardening and
reading. His football playing days
are over, but he follows his beloved
Manchester United football team
with unconditional support. This has
not always been easy in recent years.
Both Mr and Mrs Hakeney are big
musical fans, having attended shows on
Broadway and the West End in 2018.
They look forward to attending their
first Lindisfarne production in 2021,
along with supporting the many talented
artists, musicians and performing artists
throughout the year.
Mr Hakeney is excited about joining
the Lindisfarne community in Term
Four, and to meeting as many students,
staff, and parents as possible. It is a
term of celebration in what has been
a unique and challenging year. Mr
Hakeney is determined to ensure that
the Lindisfarne graduates of 2020 depart
with a genuine sense of pride in what
they have achieved for themselves, their
families, and their school.
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LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE | STAFF
New Staff
Shannon Mitchell
Shannon Mitchell has been working at Lindisfarne since the beginning of the year but knows
the routines of the Lindisfarne kitchen well as she worked here part-time while still at school.
Shannon is a Hawke’s Bay local and like many people in our sunny province, she is a sports
enthusiast who likes nothing better than playing or watching sport. Her favourite sport is
basketball and she played for representative teams for many years. She now plays in the local
women’s league on a Wednesday evening but wishes there were more opportunities to get out
on the court.
Luzia Spargo
Luzia Spargo who has joined the support staff in the kitchen is from Switzerland and has been in
New Zealand for six years. She originally came here on a working holiday and met her husband
in the Waikato while working on a farm. He is from Hastings so a move back to Hawke’s Bay was
an obvious one.
Luzia has two sons and after working at “Off the Tracks” in her previous job she is enjoying the
more family friendly hours at Lindisfarne. When not at work or looking after her family Luzia
enjoys being out in beautiful countryside.
Farewell:
Mrs Sue Abel
1999 – 2020
21 years of service
This term, after 21 years of dedicated coach, disciplinarian, cheer leader and demand. Boys very quickly learnt with
service to Lindisfarne and its community, nurse. Apart from helping them to lift Sue that it was easier to do the work
Sue Abel has retired for health reasons. their game academically, she gave than find ways to avoid it. Amongst
Sue’s cheerful and no-nonsense approach many boys the confidence and belief in the staff, Sue was also known for her
to Lindisfarne boys and staff alike has themselves that has enabled them to quick wit and her love of a bit of banter.
been a feature of the school for as long become extremely successful. Testimony She will be missed a great deal by
as most of us can remember. She has to this is the fact that Sue is invited her colleagues and particularly by the
been far more than a teacher aide to to many 21st birthday parties of past Learning Support department where she
many of the students she has worked students. has given invaluable service, support
with and will be fondly remembered by and dedication over the past 21 years.
legions of past students. Part of Sue’s recipe for success with We wish Sue a very happy and healthy
students was her tendency to call it as retirement.
she saw it and she was not susceptible
On many occasions Sue’s role expanded
to cover surrogate parent, counsellor, to the astonishingly varied excuses
that boys are capable of fabricating on
CHRISTIAN DIMENSION | VALUES AND CULTURE
Christian Dimension
As we continue to yoyo in and out of
Level 2, I hold onto Philippians 1:6 “being
confident of this, that he who began
a good work in you will carry it on to
completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Being able to hold onto Christ in this year
of uncertainty has been such an incredible
comfort and reassurance. Although things
have not been normal, and Chapel Services
have been few, the Christian Dimension
of the school has continued in other ways.
We were excited to host the Gideons who
gave all the Year 9’s a Bible. The year 7/8
students also asked if they could have a
Bible each so we have now distributed a
copy of the New Testament to everyone in
the Middle School that wanted one.
In Religious Education classes we have
tried a few experiments this term. The Year
12 students were given the assignment of
feeding a family of four with three meals
Links with our Christian Heritage
Everyone at Lindisfarne knows where the
name of our school comes from and that our
houses are named after Christian martyrs
and saints, but we seldom stop to think what
these men were like and the difficulties that
they endured to spread the Gospel of Christ.
One of the most significant figures in the
spread of Christianity was St Columba who
departed from Ireland on a tiny little boat
called a coracle to spread the gospel. It is
inconceivable to us that these tiny vessels
were used by the monks on the treacherous
North Sea to move from country to country
in order to spread the incredible message of
hope, the message of Jesus’ love, to the ends
of the earth. It is thought that these early
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on $20. The students spent a lesson online
preparing what they would purchase
and then we went shopping to purchase
the necessary supplies and make up a
food parcel. The exercise was completed
when Captain Stephen Campkin from the
Salvation Army came to evaluate the bags
and explain to the boys what it is like to
have nothing. He then took the 20 food
bags back to the Salvation Army food bank
to distribute to families in need.
Another highlight of the term was the
first ever Lindisfarne coracle race which
is described in more detail in the article
below.
Finally, we had the online Chapels that
were filmed at lunch time each Friday
and then posted on Sunday mornings so
everyone could participate (you are still
able to go and watch these). We took an
extra step this term in asking a question
monks travelled as far as the Faroe islands
and even voyaged the 1000km from Scotland
to Iceland. It was because of the initial
voyage by 12 monks from Ireland to Iona that
the Iona monastery and subsequently the
Lindisfarne monastery were founded.
In Year 9 the boys learn about the incredible
journey that started with the death of
Jesus and lead to the establishment of the
monastery on Lindisfarne island. Part of their
course is to paddle across the pool in a craft
similar to a coracle to give the boys an idea of
how incredibly brave those early monks were
to take on the rough North Seas! The boys
were given an opportunity to construct their
own version of a coracle or to use a small
during the Chapel Service and getting the
Tutor Groups to play and discuss this in the
morning tutor time. Congratulations to all
of the boys who braved the scary camera to
participate in these chapels.
Isaiah 55:11 “It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will
prosper everywhere I send it.”
In whatever way we move forward as a
country next term we trust that the Lord will
continue to do His work in us and through us
by the power of His incredible Holy Spirit.
May the Lord bless you all with an
incredible holiday
Reverend Steve Dunnett
Chaplain
manufactured craft such as a kayak or paddle
boat. The activity culminated in a race across
the pool in which the boys soon discovered
some of their craft were not very seaworthy!
This was the first time a coracle race has been
held at Lindisfarne, with the winning time
being 1:05 minutes.
Congratulation to the boys of 9KJO for their
creativity in the home-made coracles and for
being the first boys to brave the icy waters of
the Lindisfarne swimming pool to re-create
a piece of Lindisfarne’s heritage. The other
Year 9 classes will be doing the same activity
as their Religious Education rotation comes
around.
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VALUES AND CULTURE
Moana Williams:
Kindness, Service and Humility
In past newsletters we have featured boys who represent some
of the core values of the College but this term we are featuring
a staff member whose outlook on life gives us a wonderful
demonstration of the values of kindness, service and humility:
Moana Williams. Moana has been at Lindisfarne for over 20 years
and her sunny disposition and cheery greetings in the dining room
are a feature of the school that many past students remember.
She is one of the first staff members to learn boys’ names and her
kindness and friendliness has helped many new boys get through
the first daunting weeks of boarding school.
When she started work at Lindisfarne, Moana was employed in the
laundry on a part-time basis but moved over to the kitchen where
she works Monday to Friday. She seldom works at the weekend as
she is very involved with her church; The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints where she teaches Sunday School to the 14-17
age group. Unlike many people who want time to themselves at
the weekend, Moana gives her time unstintingly to her church
community, epitomising the value of service. In her service to
Moana worked for a time in Australia but her connections to her
her church and her work Moana always manages to project family lured her back to Hawke’s Bay. She still enjoys visiting new
cheerfulness and a sense of fun. She has a great sense of humour
countries, however, and has travelled the length and breadth of
and loves to share a bit of banter with all the staff. George Rogers, America including Canada and Mexico. Her most recent overseas
Acting Deputy Rector of the College had this to say about her:
holiday took her to six countries in Europe and Asia in 21 days.
“Moana is awesome. She has a wonderful sense of humour and is
a real asset to our school” In spite of her many positive qualities, Moana is an incredibly
modest person who always undervalues her contribution to both
Family is very important to Moana, especially since she lost her her family and the wider community. It was a difficult task to
Dad at the early age of six. She spends a lot of time with her persuade her to do this profile in spite of being nominated by
mother and sister and is a very special aunty to her sister’s four another staff member! Lindisfarne is fortunate to have the services
children. Moana is also very involved with her wider family and of such a loyal, kind, reliable staff member as Moana.
loves to do long cross- country walks with local and visiting family.
On several occasions they have done the Hawke’s Bay marathon
walk and were very disappointed when it was cancelled this year.
Bradley Kaikilekofe
International Student
One of our new international students this year, Bradley Kaikilekofe,
joins the growing ranks of students who have come from New
Caledonia to experience school and life in general in New Zealand.
It was rugby that drew Bradley to New Zealand and Lindisfarne but
since his arrival, he has been demonstrating his other talents as
well. Earlier in the year, Bradley took part in an initiative to produce
a drawing which represents his response to Hawke’s Bay. Bradley’s
first drawing and his subsequent efforts depicting aspects of his own
culture and of New Zealand give an indication of his artistic ability
and capture a creative and edgy interpretation of the world around
him.
Bradley first became aware of Lindisfarne at the New Caledonian
U15 rugby tournament to which Lindisfarne travelled in 2019. One
of the coaches of the Lindisfarne team, Laurent Simutoga, himself
one of the first New Caledonian students to attend Lindisfarne,
spotted Bradley’s potential on the rugby field and encouraged him
to apply to study at Lindisfarne.
Bradley arrived in January from the small town of Paita, knowing
very little English and with no idea of what a strange and unusual
year it would be. In spite of all the difficulties of being so far from
home in the middle of a pandemic, Bradley has coped extremely
well and his English is vastly improved. He is playing rugby for the
2nd XV which he thoroughly enjoys and he also loves studying
Mathematics. Bradley finds the large numbers of people to be the
biggest difference to his home but, judging by the range of activities
he is enjoying, he is rapidly settling into life at Lindisfarne.
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| VALUES AND CULTURE LIFE AT LINDISFARNE |

Lindisfarne Boys QUIZZER'S GUILD

There have been numerous examples
of sports teams showing resilience and

Show Resilience
There’s no denying that this year has been
a difficult one. Many of the normal events
in the school year have been cancelled or
severely restricted and for many boys that
has created a string of disappointments.
The school ball, the highlight of the year
for many, was initially postponed and
then cancelled, sporting competitions of
all kinds have been cancelled or down
scaled and many cultural events and
competitions have not taken place this
year. In spite of all this disappointment,
Lindisfarne boys have managed to
make the most of many of the changed
circumstances and have exhibited a
significant degree of resilience and grit.
One example of this resilience was
exhibited by Zac Fitzgibbon when his
eagerly anticipated participation in
the World Scholars’ Cup in Wellington
in June fell through because the
competition was cancelled as a result
of the pandemic. Instead of wallowing
in his disappointment, Zac decided to
create a Quizzer’s Guild which offered
perseverance over the past few months.
The Colts hockey team had a particularly RESULTS
disrupted year and the final blow seemed " To know is to grow"
to be the cancellation of the Tanner Cup
competition. Fortunately, coaches Aaron
O’Keef and Sam Chatfield organised FACTS
a four-game tour in less than 24 hours.
- 70+ competitors over the competition
In their four games against Whanganui
Collegiate and Fielding High School, the
- 4000+ points earnt over the competition LEADERBOARD
- 170+ quizzes completed over the competition
boys showed great resilience to get one - Most Quizzes completed in a day 59 (Week
Five- Letters) Junior (Years 7-10):
loss, two draws and a resounding win in
- 12.8 points averaged per quiz (all categories)
their final game. 1st Place: William Duncan
- Average score per quiz: 11 (Experience), 14
(Culture), 13.8 (Discovery), 11.6 (Current), 32.5 2nd Place: Edward Harvey
The bench-mark examinations at the (Quizzer's Challenge) 3rd Place: Antoni Milewski
end of Term Three were also a test of
the boys’ resilience after a period of THE TOP OF THE TOP Senior (Years 11-13):
online learning in Term Two. For many (OVERALL):
boys, online learning did not come
easily and they had to make a marked 1st Place (Quiz Tsar)- William Duncan (249
ANNUAL MARKET DAY
1st Place: Finley Duncan
2nd Place: Jack Wilton
Points) 3rd Place: Lachlan Taylor
attempt to catch up once we were back 2nd Place- Mr Hanham (243 Points) Every year, the Year 10 and 11 Economics classes get an opportunity to run a market day to sell a range of products, all of them edible,
at school. Most boys have realised that 3rd Place- Mrs Gardner (217 Points)
Staff: to the rest of the school. This is run as part of our Level 1 Economics programme, with the goal of providing an opportunity for students
these benchmark examinations are even 4th Place- Finley Duncan (214 Points)
5th Place- Mr Adams (211 Points) to be entrepreneurial and collaborate in a team, enhancing problem-solving and communication skills. For the boys, this is a great
more important than usual as these may 1st Place: Mr Hanham
opportunity to apply their learning in a real-world situation and possibly make a small profit which is certainly an added incentive!
determine their derived results if we 2nd Place: Mrs Gardner
have to go back into a higher level of Quizzes Completed by category 3rd Place: Mr Adams
The Year 10 market day was held on 5th August. Each group had to appoint a Managing Director, a Marketing Manager, a Financial
lock down. It is pleasing to see that most Category Placings:
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Manager and a Production Manager. They were all expected to estimate their profits and do some market research to see which products
boys worked very hard towards their would be the most popular. All of the groups managed to make a profit but several of them identified problems with stock losses.
benchmark exams. Experience:
1st Place: Mr Payne
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online quizzes every week. It was an Research has shown that the quality Culture: As part of the process, the boys all reported back on what they learnt and how they could have improved the performance of their
enormous job as he had to develop all of ‘grit’ or determination can more 1st Place: William Duncan
businesses.
the questions across five possible themes accurately predict someone’s level of Quizzes Completed 40

and then collate the results. The Quizzers’
Guild gathered momentum and even
spread to Iona and Woodford as Zac got
his Scholars’ Cup team-mates involved.
By the time it finished, it had numerous
participants among staff and students – as
illustrated by the infographic Zac made.
success than their IQ. In the light of this Discovery:
Antoni Milewski, Managing Director of Sassy Foods praised their Production James Strong who was MD of Slice
1st Place: William Duncan
research, the ‘grit’ and resilience that our The Failed Fry Cooks reported: “Our team Manager, Jonty Roil: “He was consistent of Heaven reported that, ”We were
boys have shown over the past year, in collaborated well and we did our market with cooking the chips perfectly” but incredibly close to our maximum profit but
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the face of very uncertain circumstances, research
1st Place: Mr Hanham well in advance.” realised they needed to research how long we should have sold our pizza at a higher
certainly bodes well for their future. chips take to cook. prize.”
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negative situation into a positive one. stuff away”. underestimated how much sugar kids
like.”

Sam Young, Bee Keeper The Year 11 Economics class also had an opportunity to organise a market day which
took place on the 7th August. As preparation, the boys established their groups and
Many of our boys have wide-ranging interests and hobbies but not many of them decided on their respective roles.
manage to turn their hobbies into a business venture. That is exactly what Sam
Young in Year 9 has done by developing his interest in beekeeping into a fledgling ”We naturally fell into our roles,” reported “There was also a problem with not
business. Hugh Kilsby, “there was very little enough separation betweem customers
disagreement” and stall holders” said Jackson Lambert,
Sam’s interest in bees and honey production started when he was around eight “and this was made worse by the crowds.”
years old as he was always fascinated by the beekeeper who kept some hives on “All of us were re-selling goods so we did
the family orchard. “I always thought bees were cool creatures,” said Sam and some research on supermarket prices to “Setting our goods out so boys couldn’t
he started following the beekeeper and watching him avidly. Sam also started set our prices” said Geordie Calder access them easily would have helped
reading up and researching beekeeping and even persuaded the school librarian too,” said Daniel Diprose
to buy a few books on the topic. He was eventually able to set up his own hive An innovative product this year was
with some help from the beekeeper and to do this they had to capture a swarm. venison sandwiches courtesy of a deer shot “We could have bought a lot more stock
Fortunately for Sam, his parents’ plum orchard produces several new swarms just by Finn McCurdy. “Having the venison if we had known how well it would sell,“
after flowering and after a bit of trial and error, Sam was able to get one of those really kept our overheads down,” said Finn. added Sam Devescovi
swarms to take up residence in his new hive.
Not everything went smoothly and the The boys were all pleased with the
Since then, Sam has carefully tended his hives and managed to produce his first boys identified several areas where they profits they made although some would
honey which, because of where the hives are situated, is very high in sought-after could improve: “Crowd control was a have modified their products: “I would
manuka. Sam is hoping to sell enough of his honey to fund the cost of more bee- problem,” said Corban Watson, “and it be very keen to do it again”, said Josh
keeping equipment and to develop his business. He is selling the delicious honey might have helped if we got boys to line Wynne-Lewis, “but we would improve our
for $15.00 a 500gm jar and if anyone is interested in purchasing any, they can up.” packaging to make it easier.”
contact Sam through the school office.

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Te Whaiti Scholarship Winners 2020

Agriculture Skills under the guidance of professionals and
learn a great deal more about their safe

Course
This term two new Te Whāiti-Nui-Ā-Toi scholarships were awarded to Ari Milne and Noah Rogers. This is a very prestigious operation in different environments.
award and congratulations go to the boys and their families. The opportunities presented by this scholarship will set Ari and
Noah on the path to achieve great success in their future endeavours.
Jasper Wallace in Year 12 who is not from a
A relatively recent innovation at Lindisfarne rural background, did the chain saw course
has been the introduction of some
Ari Milne
and had this to say;
Agricultural Skills courses for boys in Years
11 and 12.
Ari is currently in Year Eight at Lindisfarne. He is affiliated with Ngati Porou through his mother’s side “I didn’t do the course for the
of the family and it is Ari’s Mum who has kept the culture and language alive for him by speaking to
These courses have great appeal for many credits, I did it to learn how to use
him in te reo. Ari went to a Kohanga Reo and this has further consolidated his love of the language
and Maori culture.
students, both those who are looking a chain saw as it’s a skill that will be
to gain some credits in an area which is very useful in the future”
familiar to them and those who are keen
Ari has done very well academically in the Intermediate School and has impressed his teachers with
on all aspects of agriculture and want to Dru Gollan in Year 11 enjoyed focussing
his analytical thinking and clear expression. He has also enjoyed the opportunities for sport and has
acquire skills in this area. on real-life practical learning in the courses
taken up sailing as well as tennis and football. He plays for the Intermediate 1st XI and was selected
to play in a competition in Taupo which was unfortunately cancelled. Mr Kirk Doyle, Principal of the and was happy to give up his weekend
In consultations between Mr Matt Ahern, time to do the courses: “I loved both the
Intermediate School had this to say about him: “ Ari is taking up the opportunities presented to him
Mrs Kristy Biggs and Mr Mark Watson, areas courses I did (quad bikes and chain saws)
and is demonstrating all the hallmarks of a good Lindisfarne man.”
that the boys might be interested in were and it was great to be doing something
identified and the training outsourced to practical”.
Noah Rogers
Mr Keith Roberts of Penguin Training. Mr
Watson has spent time every Sunday for
The school is looking forward to using
Noah is of Te Arawa descent through his mother and also has Ngati Kahungungu affiliation. He several weeks getting boys to the practical
the same framework to complete fencing
has been involved with the Kapa Haka group since he arrived at Lindisfarne although he was courses and organising the resubmission
and tractor use qualifications in Term 1
unable to compete with them because of his age. He says of his involvement with Kapa Haka: “It follow up from the theory component,
of 2021. These qualifications also bolster
is a great way to learn the language and culture while making good friends”. which is done on Monday and Wednesday
applications to tertiary agricultural facilities
by the course tutor, Mr Roberts.
and ensure that good management is used
Noah is a true all-rounder as he has achieved high academic standards, plays a range of sports, on farms for boys already involved in this
and is learning the guitar. He is an accomplished basketball player who has previously been Courses have covered the correct operation
sector.
selected for the Hawke’s Bay U13 A team and also plays rugby, touch rugby and softball. Mr Doyle of LUVs and ATVs and basic chain saw
said of him, “Noah is a humble and polite boy who other boys look up to, and it will come as no operation. Many boys were already familiar
We were excited to be able to offer this
surprise should Noah climb the heights of achievement and leadership at Lindisfarne in the future. with these pieces of equipment but really
provision this year and look forward to it
Ka mau te wehi Noah.” enjoyed the opportunity to approach them
continuing in 2021.

Careers
Term Three is always a busy time in
the Careers Department. Students at
a variety of year levels enter times of
higher pressure around subject selections,
applications, scholarships, course
selections, employment, and examinations.
It is certainly a challenging time and
some of the decisions being made have
considerable impact on future pathways.
A fantastic development in the careers area
has been the implementation of an Agri-
Skills course at our school. This is an area
This term has also seen planning visits from
all the major providers in New Zealand.
Many of our senior students now have a
clear picture of what they will be doing next
year if entering a tertiary level programme.
These visits provide great insight and allow
for a one to one approach around picking
courses and matching programmes to
students’ interests and aspirations.
It must be said that our Year 13 students
have been incredibly resilient this year.
Despite all the interruptions and challenges
explore interests, find suggested pathways
related to these interests and explore
different ways to achieve their aspirations.
A real strength of the programme is that
students can continuously add, take away
or change the considerations they are
making throughout their time at school.
This can provide them with a clear picture
about any trends or changes they may
need to make to their current pathway
while still at school. Senior students can
access this programme at any time, and I
encourage parents to look over this with

Intermediate School Activities

that Kirsty-Lee Briggs, Mark Watson and I
saw a need for and worked to provide an
opportunity for students to gain practical
experiences and skills. This additional
programme has allowed sixteen students
the opportunity to gain qualifications in a
variety of agricultural skills including tractor
driving, quad biking and chainsaw use. The
feedback from the students involved has
been overwhelmingly positive. We are now
working to make this a sustainable option
for future years to provide the skills many
of our young men are interested in and will
require for pathways they are considering.
presented by COVID-19, the cohort has
remained focused and put themselves in
a strong position to have many options
remain open to them at an individual level.
I have thoroughly enjoyed supporting this
group through their application process
and look forward to hearing about the
successes from the focus that has been
maintained this year.
The implementation of Careers Central into
our life skills rotation at Years 11, 12 and
13 has been a success and I look forward
to seeing the potential to grow this in the
future. This programme allows students to
their son as they move through the life skills
rotation.
Term Four is all about ensuring students
achieve to the very best of their ability and
finish the year off strongly. This will enable
students, particularly the Year 13 cohort to
decide or continue on a new pathway in
their future.
Mr Matthew Ahern
Careers
On 22nd and 23rd of July a group of Intermediate School boys went down to Hutt International Boys School for a sporting
exchange. The boys who stayed at school were involved in a two-day creative programme that included one day of making their
own clocks and another day devoted to pounamu carving. The clocks were made from plywood and the boys designed and
drew their own decorations, most of which featured cartoon characters. All the decorating and finishing was done by the boys
themselves before the clock mechanism was added to produce an eye-catching and useful timepiece.
The pounamu carving was organised by Aaron Greaves and Leon Toheriri of Aaronstones and introduced the boys to the
carving process by telling them about the sourcing of the pounamu and its cultural significance. The boys were then taught to
carve their own pieces of beautiful pounamu and finish them using traditional methods. It was great to see the boys completely
absorbed in the painstaking task of polishing their stones before Aaron drilled the stones for the finishing cords. The pride
that the boys took in the final product was clearly evident and the boys couldn’t wait to show their creations to the returning
sportsmen.

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Artist in Residence - Flox
Flox, Lindisfarne’s most recent artist in residence, finished her
mural this term and was able to do so in a shorter time frame
than anticipated with the great weather and smooth organisation.
Street art can be very challenging to create and often involves
extensive background logistics and negotiations but that wasn’t
the case this week. “It’s been a really cruisy, fun week” commented
Flox. The outcome of all her work is a wonderful, exuberant and
colourful expression of the Lindisfarne ethos overlaid with the
New Zealand flora and fauna which are such distinctive elements
of Flox’s work. The mural immeasurably enhances the space it
occupies and is sure to give generations of boys inspiration for
their own art.
In addition to the permanent artwork created for the school during
her residency, Flox ran workshops for groups of students to create
artworks using stencils and spraypainting. In the first session,
students were provided with stencils created by Flox and taught
how to cut them out before designing their own work. The stencils
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used for the workshops utilise organic, natural elements which are
typical of Flox’s own work “The workshops will, I hope, give the
boys some insight into stencil-making and teach them about the
technique of layering”, Flox commented.
In the second workshop, the boys got to work with the spray
can and developed their work using four layers; background,
midground and two foreground layers. By using different colours,
arrangements of the stencils and composition, the boys were able
to create their own unique work using only a limited number of
stencils.
Thanks must go to Parents and Friends for providing the funding
for this very successful week. It has been the perfect example of an
authentic learning experience in a real-world setting.
Year 12 Exhibition
This year’s annual Hawke’s Bay Year 12 exhibition was held
from Monday 3rd August till Saturday 15th August. We had
19 artworks submitted varying from painting and photography
to sculpture. Our student John Mckenzie, took out the top
photography prize of the entire exhibition which is featured in
the top left on the photos on the right. Overall it was a fantastic
exhibition with some amazing, diverse pieces from art students Visiting Artist - Dali Susanto
and teaching staff based in Hawke’s Bay.
In the last week of term, we were lucky enough to host locally based Indonesian artist Dali Susanto who visited school to do some
To the left are a few art pieces which featured in the exhibition, incredible temporary window art around the school, including spaces such as the art faculty classrooms, the library frontage and
with artists being John Mckenzie, Oliver Newton (Sculpture around the main office. Dali’s art is spontaneous and created in the moment, inspired by great artists such as Pablo Picasso. He
bottom left) and Jason Yang (bottom right) showcases an alternative way of working with lines and creating in a non-traditional way, with a paint pen! This alongside Flox who
came earlier this term, is a part of a bigger idea to embed the art faculty into our students’ everyday experience.
Dali has just finished showing an exhibition in the Community Arts Centre, and his work can be found at many iconic Hawke’s Bay
locations.
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Boarding Brief
After a very interrupted year, Term Three has seen us return to a consistent level of normality in the boarding house. The students
have been busy taking part in winter sports, regional and national competitions, the Performing Arts concert, benchmark examinations
and much more. It has been great to see many of our boarders achieving at a high level and putting the required effort in to reap the
desired rewards.
I have been particularly impressed by our
boarding prefects throughout this term.
Many have gone above and beyond to
support and guide students throughout
a difficult year. We are very fortunate
to have many Year 13 students who are
compassionate, kind, and willing to give
their time to support other students,
particularly our younger boarders. I am
consistently receiving feedback from
our junior boarders that they really
Tug of War
enjoy interacting positively with their
boarding prefects. It is not always an
easy role for a young man to take on,
Term Three ended on a positive note with the entire school coming together to compete in the House Tug of War but I am very thankful for the patience
competition. If not participating, students along with staff were cheering enthusiastically on the side lines. and effort displayed by our boarding
prefects. The chance to work with and
With extremely even competition it was hard to tell who was going to come out in first place but Cuthbert managed to take guide a diverse range of people provides
out 1st, Durham and Aidan tying for second, with Oswald in fourth place. It was great, after a term of not being able to do strong leadership opportunities that I am
many group activities, to come together at the end, to have some fun. confident will bear fruit as the boys move
into the next stage of their lives, post-
secondary school.
This term Sandra Kennedy and I were
fortunate enough to attend the New
Zealand Boarding Schools Association
To view more articles, photos National Hui. This was a great
opportunity to network with others
and videos visit our website working within the boarding environment
lindisfarne.school.nz and to gain valuable insight into what
other schools are doing. A major focus
of the hui was placed on wellbeing. We
were introduced to programmes being
piloted in boarding houses across New
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Zealand and the learnings from these.
We were able to take several learnings
from these presentations and have begun
discussions within Lindisfarne College
around how we can improve our systems.
This is made particularly exciting as we
will have a new Rector leading boarding
from the beginning of Term Four who is
sure to be passionate about improving an
already great environment as he has had
experience in boarding.
Prep is also an area where we continue
to work with our boarders. We have done
and continue to do a lot of work around
supporting our students academically and
educating them on the need to revise
and study outside of regular classroom
time to be the best they can be. Finding
a balance between work and play is
critical and is always emphasised to
the young men in our care. Part of this
has meant working more closely with
the experts within our school around
‘Learning to Learn’ and developing
students’ confidence in self-managing
their learning. This has lead to improved
understanding of ways to improve even
when it appears a set task has not been
given by a teacher.
We have seen a movement of students
into the outdoor setting as temperatures
and hours of light have increased. It is
always pleasing to see large numbers of
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boarders out and involving themselves
in unstructured games on the playing
fields. It is within these settings that
many lifelong friendships develop, and
common interests are shared amongst
the boys. Next term will see the
swimming pool reopen and I am sure
that there will be many of our students
looking forward to this as we move into
another hot Hawke’s Bay summer.
I wish all the boarders a happy and safe
holiday. Term Four will no doubt be
exceptionally busy time and it will be
important that boys arrive back ready
to give their best efforts in the end of
year examinations. I hope to see each
individual boarder adding strongly
to their personal reputation over the
reminder of the year.
Matthew Ahern
Director of Boarding
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Performing Arts Highlights
Hawke’s Bay Festival of Bands
We were fortunate this year to be able
to move the Hawke’s Bay Festival of
Bands to Term Three and still be able to
experience a buzzing band weekend at
the College. A first for the festival was
the addition of a solo section, in which
16 local students entered and two of our
students won Gold.
It was also exciting to have Old Boy Ben
Hunt return to the College to adjudicate
the festival. In his address to the audience
and bands, he gave some great insights
and tips into how to practise and perform
better. Additionally, Ben put on an
informative brass masterclass during the
lunch break. Overall it was a fantastic day,
with both the Jazz Band and Symphonic
Band performing admirably, especially
considering the lack of preperation time
due to lock down. Congratulations to all
students who performed on the day!
Some of the results were as follows:
Band Section: Symphonic Band; Silver,
Jazz Band; Silver
Solo Section: Zac Fitzgibbon; Bronze,
William Duncan; Silver, Edward Harvey;
Silver, Cameron Kennedy; Silver,
Quinn Le Lievre; Silver, Antoni Milewski;
Gold, Leo Guo; Gold.
Most Promising Student Soloist: Antoni
Milewski (Clarinet)
Lunchtime Concerts
Two lunchtime concerts took place
in Term Three. A great variety of
musical performances were played to
appreciative audiences in the auditorium.
I encourage all boys learning a musical
instrument or taking speech and drama to
use these concerts to practise performing
to their peers on stage. There will be two
concerts in Term Four.
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Hawke’s Bay Young Musician of the
Year
Year 11 student Quinn Le Lievre recently
competed in the Hawke’s Bay Young
Musician of the Year competition. Quinn
performed his 20-minute piano solo
programme completely from memory and
was one of only six instrumentalists to
advance to the final which included four
pianists, a flutist, and a violinist.
This was the first year that Quinn has
entered this prestigious competition and
in the final he played confidently and
securely but was not included in the top
three places. Quinn’s success this year is
testament to his consistent and dedicated
commitment to his music over many
years.
Student Judges at Talent Quest
On Friday 18th September four
Lindisfarne College music students
judged the Takapau Primary School Talent
Quest. Cameron Kennedy, James Ashby,
Matthew Nichols and Joshua Huckle
listened to nine performances during
the competition that ranged from whip
cracking to singing.
Our boys were given the task of
establishing which performer would be
awarded first place - no mean feat in any
music and performing arts competition!
Our students managed this superbly,
all reaching a definitive decision, after
which they addressed the Takapau
Primary School students with the results.
Thank you to Mr Selfe for arranging this
opportunity.
Recording Day
With the reduced number of
opportunities to perform at live events
due to Covid-19, it made sense to focus
the energies of music and performing arts
ensembles and soloists into a recording
project with the aim of completing a 2020
music and performing arts CD.
Recording took place on Tuesday 11th
August in the auditorium and included
pipe band, piano solo, symphonic and
jazz band, rock band, speech and drama,
chamber music, the Pasifika ensemble,
Three By Two (senior choir) and Kapa
Haka. The performers were professionally
recorded and mixed by Mr Selfe. As this
newsletter goes to press, the CD is in the
last stage of production. We look forward
to hearing the final product in Term Four,
providing a valuable snapshot in time of
our talented and dedicated performing
arts students in 2020.
NCEA Performance Recital with St
John’s College
On the 18th August students from St
John’s College joined Lindisfarne College
music students in performing their NCEA
musical works to an audience in the
auditorium.
A large crowd of parents and supporters
filled the auditorium to enjoy music that
students had been learning throughout
the year. Congratulations to our students
who performed successfully and achieved
their NCEA music credits.
Dr Flemming Kristensen
Director of Performing
Arts
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The Music Department
Most people in the Lindisfarne community
will be familiar with the work of the Music
Department from the numerous and
diverse performances which it produces
during the school year. These may vary
from piping the staff and visitors into
assemblies to full scale performances
by the Symphonic Band in competition
settings.
These performances form the
core of the work that the Music
Department does but they are only
the tip of the iceberg in terms of all
the work and creativity that goes
on in this area.
The Music Department is extremely
fortunate to have the services of Mr David
Selfe as Head of Department and Dr.
Flemming Kristensen as Director of Music
and Performing Arts as well as a large
number of itinerant music teachers. From
the purely academic point of view, the
department, is responsible for guiding
boys through NCEA Levels 1,2 and 3
and Scholarship examinations. Studies
in music involve not only the mastery of
a particular instrument and music theory
but also opportunities to create original
compositions.
Most of the students who study music,
and many others, go on to take part in the
bands and musicals groups which enable
Lindisfarne’s musical performance outreach
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programme. These groups such as the
chamber music ensembles, Chapel Band,
junior and senior choir, Symphonic Band,
Jazz Band, Pipe Band, Training Band and
three student-lead rock bands perform
on innumerable occasions all around the
local district and further afield. Some of
these performances are in demanding
competitions such as the National Band
Festival, the National Chamber Music
Competition, the Hawke’s Bay Young
Musician of the Year or the Smokefree
Rockquest. Lindisfarne musicians also
perform in a wide range of festivals such as
the local Jazz Festival, the Manawatu Jazz
Festival and the Blossom Festival and even
more performances are done in support
of local charities, old age homes or other
schools.
This year as a result of the restrictions
placed on the music groups by COVID-19,
Dr. Kristensen proposed that the various
performing arts groups should make
recordings of their performances as a
way of showcasing their talent. These
recordings included the Kapa Haka and
Pasifika groups and gave the boys the
experience of producing their music in a
professional environment. In the absence of
live performances these recording sessions
helped to generate some of the excitement
and collaboration that the boys have
been missing this year. Mr Selfe has also
mentored and assisted various students
to record and release their original music
on world-wide digital platforms. The most
successful of these has been student-lead
band Jerry’s Garden whose music has been
released on 80 digital platforms. They were
also helped by Paul Smith, a Lindisfarne
Old Boy who runs a music distribution
company in the Netherlands and waived
his commission on their distribution.
One of the unique features of Lindisfarne
music tuition is the Year 9 Band Programme
which offers every boy in the school the
opportunity to learn a musical instrument.
Boys can choose from a range of
instruments: flute, saxophone, clarinet,
trombone, trumpet, drums and piano, and
over a period of eight weeks they have
coaching in small groups with our itinerant
teachers. By the end of this time they are
able to play a short solo piece and perform
with a larger group. The school provides
all the instruments and the hope is that
some boys will go on to learn a musical
instrument on a more regular basis. Many
boys have never considered playing an
instrument and this programme gives
them a greater understanding of what is
possible.
The cognitive benefits of playing a musical
instrument have been widely documented
and are clearly demonstrated by the
vast numbers of top academic students
including many Dux winners around the
country who are also skilled musicians. The
Lindisfarne Music Department provides the
perfect environment for boys to reap all of
the benefits that music tuition can offer.
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The Performing Arts Concert

This year’s Performing Arts Concert was
Westside Story. The students did well to The Pasifika Ensemble performed a range
held at the Lindisfarne College Performing
re-capture the spirit of the show that, if of songs and dances from their respective
Arts Centre due to the uncertainty of
COVID-19 had not interfered, would have homelands. The boys sang Kau toka te
COVID-19 restrictions. It is difficult for
been performed in Term One. kol hau sitting on the stage in horseshoe
students to prepare for a major concert
formation, accompanied by Mr Simutoga
when it is unclear where or when the event
The Kapa Haka ensemble provided a on guitar. The boys sang with great focus,
will take place. Despite this, a fantastic
contrasting programme of song and dance passion and clarity. The next performer was
programme of diverse ensembles and
including Motutapu Kāreti, Hareruia, and Year 11 pianist Quinn Le Lievre who played
soloists was presented to an appreciative
the school Haka Te Kākano. Hareruia, an prelude op. 32 no. 12 by Rachmaninoff.
audience of approximately 150 parents and
arrangement in Maori of Leonard Cohen’s Quinn managed the technical demands
students. Charlie Dods and Finn Calder
Hellelujah, was a pleasure to listen to, of this challenging piece with ease,
compered the concert eloquently, drawing
showing the vocal talents of the boys. This appropriately balancing right and left hands
on their speech and drama skills.
was accompanied on guitar by Tamaiwhitia throughout while adding effective colour
Hokianga. The school Haka was delivered and shading with the sustain pedal.
The symphonic band began the evening
with passion, pride and intensity that
performing Klezmer Dances by Stephen
captured the audience’s attention. The swing band, made up of Year 13
Bulla. The band captured the spirit and
musicians, performed an arrangement of
energy of Jewish folk music that could easily
The Jazz Band’s first of two numbers was Mo’Momo by Lucky Chops. Throughout
be performed at weddings or celebrations.
a superb and subtle arrangement of the 2020, this group worked together creatively,
This was followed by Freddie Mercury’s
timeless Split Enz classic Six Months in sourcing music themselves and playing
Don’t Stop me Now, a driving rock tune.
Leaky Boat, arranged by Mr Anton Wuts pieces that they enjoy. Their performance
and aptly named Half a Year In a Water- was well polished, displaying an excellent
The Pipe Band followed, marching onto
Tight Vessel; the pun was not lost on the dynamic range and even the incorporation
stage where they were well received and
attentive audience! This was followed by of vocal effects in the mid-section of the
set the scene for a bagpipe solo by Archie
Herbie Hancock’s (arr. Wuts) Watermelon piece. The students clearly enjoyed their
Mawley. Archie displayed confidence and
Man. The boys captured the energy time on stage, as did the audience.
technical security performing Alterra Terra,
and feel of both pieces excellently while
accompanied by a backing track. The
obviously having a tremendous amount of Before the final piece of the night, Deputy
six-piece Lindisfarne College choir, aptly
fun! This was great way to end the first half. Rector Mr Rogers addressed the audience
named Three By Two, sang a rhythmic
thanking the students and performing
and engaging rendition of Didn’t My Lord
After the interval, The Rock Band delivered arts team for their exceptional effort for
Deliver Daniel. This was testament to the
two high energy songs by ZZ Top and the night and throughout the year. He
fine tuning and careful listening that our
Kaleo. Maclan Wright (vocals), Zac Maulder highlighted the value of the performing
singers have been working on this year.
(guitar), Ben Sloan (guitar), Kevin Lu (Drums) arts at Lindisfarne College and looked
and Jonty Bothamley (bass) gelled well as forward to watching this area of the college
Winners of the HB Chamber Music Festival,
rock unit, performing with unrelenting drive grow in the future. The audience joined
the CCP Trio, are not new to performing at
and energy that deserved the standing in the last piece for the evening, Amazing
the Performing Arts Concert. Luke Devane
ovation it received from some of the Grace, performed by the symphonic band
(clarinet), James Ashby (cello) and Quinn
audience. The high decibel offering of the and bagpipers Archie Mawley, Fergus
Le Lievre (piano) played a mature and well
rock band was stunningly contrasted by Morunga and Llewellyn Ward-Leikis. This
prepared fifth piece of Max Bruch’s Eight
Year 12 student Finley Duncan’s delivery completed an evening that showcased the
Pieces for clarinet, cello and piano, op. 83.
of a Christmas poem by John Betjeman. diverse range of music and performing arts
Their performance was lyrical and included
Finley drew the audience into his story, and activities available at Lindisfarne College.
a wide range of dynamics and shading. In
from the silence in the auditorium, it was
the next performance, it was a pleasure
obvious that Finley had each concert goer Thank you to students and staff for making
to welcome students from Woodford
on tenter-hooks. The poem was sensitively this year’s performing arts concert a success!
House to the stage to join with our boys in
accompanied by Mr Selfe.
performing three songs from the musical

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SPORTING
HIGHLIGHTS
Badminton
The badminton teams have been getting
stronger and stronger and this season the
Lindisfarne “A” Grade badminton team
created history defeating by the Napier
Boys “A” grade team by five games
to one. This is the first time ever that
Lindisfarne has defeated a Napier Boys
“A” grade badminton team.
Richky Lim and Cole Scott won their
doubles 31 to 27.
Richky Lim won his singles 31 points to 29
Cole Scott won his singles 31 points to 28
points
Shunnosuke Arakawa won his singles 31
points to 24 points
Charlie Yuan won his singles 31 points to
26 points.
ECNI Road Race
On Thursday 20th August we had two
students compete in the East Coast North
Island Road Race held at Frimley Park.
• In the Year 9 boy’s category, Zion
Perrott came 7th
• In the Junior Boys Jett Varcoe came
11th.
Football
The 1st XI’s highlight of the season so far
has been finishing third in the
tournament hosted here at Lindisfarne
but there have also been some stellar
performances in the local competition
including solid wins against Havelock
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North High School, a superb draw against
Hastings Boys and overall consistent
performances. Reon Werahiko made his
1st XI debut and Lovepreet Padda has
been finding the back of the net regularly.
The Junior A football team has had an
up and down season but have definitely
improved from start to finish. This is
largely thanks to the involvement of
Mr. Hanham and guest coach Brendan
Adema.
Hockey
The 1st XI Hockey Team has had a
consistent season and will contest the
final against Napier Boys’ High School
during the last week of term. We
especially want to thank all seven Year
13’s who will play in their last match of
school hockey and Captain Will Kerr who
has played since he was in Year 9.
The Colts A Hockey team has been
playing up in Division Two with our 2nd
XI. The highlights have been one win
each against each other. Perhaps there
should be third game as a series decider?
The Intermediate School hockey team
has won the local school competition
with two games to go. They have gone
through the season undefeated so far.
Stand-out players have been Reef Hicks,
Jacob Holder, goalie Carter Lachmund
and fullbacks, James Huckle and Jayden
Appleby.
The Year 7 hockey team is playing in
a shortened format competition this
season. Captain Mason Williams is doing
an excellent job of keeping the team
focused and goalie Finn McTaggart is
adapting to the role well.
Rugby
The 1st XV has had a good season
overall. They started off with two friendly
matches that resulted in narrow defeats to
HBHS and NBHS before starting the CNI
competition with the following results:
Lindisfarne won 22-20 against St Johns.
Lindisfarne lost 32 -12 against Feilding.
Lindisfarne won 33-0 against Manukura.
The 2nd XV have had a strong season
with good wins over CHB and Wairoa
College.
D Grade/U15 have had another strong
season. Some of their best results have
been a 34-7 win against Wairoa College
and a very pleasing win against Hastings
Boys’ High School Red 62-7.
Shooting
As always our shooting team has been
having a great season. The final meet is
during the school holidays in a revised
national event to decide eventual
placings. Thanks must go to Robyn and
Mike McCormack and Ralph Harper who
do so much for our shooters.
A few of the top performances of the
recent rounds have been,
• Skeet shoot-off: Sam Lowry took 1st
place with Harry Lowry 2nd.
• Single Barrel: Bryn Thompson 1st.
• Best Junior Shooter: Jonty
Bothamley finished on a total of
87/100 for a well-deserved win.
• CLNISS Series at the Gisborne
Clay-Target Club’s Manutuke: In
the teams’ event over the three
disciplines the ‘’A’’ squad won with a
total of 469/500.
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SPECIAL MENTIONS
Boxing
Jett Varcoe competed in the Auckland
Boxing Champs on 1st August in the
Under 41kg category. He won against M.
Huni (unanimous) and against Z. Smith-
McIntosh (fight called off after 1.5 rounds).
In the Giants Boxing Tournament on 8th
August in the Under 41kg category he
won against K. Mooney (fight called off
after 2 rounds)
Horse of the Year
In the first ever Interschools Equestrian
competition, Tim Wilson rode Chuck
(and a second horse, Banter) Andrew
McLennan (Team Captain) rode Prada and
Reef Hicks was riding Bits and Pieces.
It was a tough competition with teams
coming from all over New Zealand and
the eventual winners were St Peters. The
Lindisfarne team rode to a very high
standard and were placed third. The
boys supported each other well and
represented Lindisfarne with pride.
Karting
Harry Townshend has been competing
regularly in the national karting competition
throughout the winter season. He is
competing against racers twice his age
and who have a history on the track.
In his latest meet he did extremely well
placing;
1st Race - second 4th Race - sixth
2nd Race - first 5th Race - second
3rd Race - second Overall - second
Harry has a couple more events to go in
the 2020 season and we wish him all the
best.
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(Combined Day 3 U19 Men’s Cole Scott
Kayaking 2nd, U16 Men’s Luke Wilkins 4th
Daniel Brown and Hamish Macky
The second round of the NZ Youth series
competed in the Canoe Racing NZ 10K
was held at Coronet Peak with the New
Championships. In the U18 Men’s Daniel
Zealand under 21 Championships. Aidan
came third. In the Kayak Krazy Series
Wilkins (16 yrs old) and Luke Wilkins (14
(best of 3 performances) Daniel won and
yrs old) competed in these.
Hamish came second.
Rugby Day 1 Super Giant Slalom
U16 Men: Luke Wilkins; 4th
Tino Savea was selected into the
U21 Men: Aidan Wilkins; 2nd
Hurricanes’ training camp.
Day 2 Giant Slalom
Shooting
U16 race: 1 Luke Wilkins; 3rd
Bryn Thompson went to Christchurch for U16 race: 2 Luke Wilkins; 3rd
the NZ Clay Target Shooting Nationals. Combined: Luke Wilkins; 1st
The top five juniors who shoot Point U21 Men: Aidan Wilkins; 3rd
score, Single Rise and Single Barrel
Day 3 Slalom
are chosen for the Under 21 NZ Junior
U16 race: 1 Luke Wilkins; 3rd
Macintosh Team and Bryn was named
U16 race: 2 Luke Wilkins; 4rd
in this team. He was the only junior to
Combined: Luke Wilkins; 3rd
shoot 100 targets straight and got his
U21 Men: Aidan Wilkins; 5th
Macintosh 100th badge.
Overall New Zealand Junior (U21)
Championship – Aidan 3rd
Swimming
After three months in plaster for a distal
tib/fib fracture doing motocross, and
after only two weeks without the cast,
Daniel Colgan competed and came
1st in 100m freestyle and 3rd in 200m
freestyle.
Final overall points;
Skiing 14-15 Boys: Jake Stephens 3rd, Daniel
Colgan 4th, Marcus Sisam 5th, Zac
Cole Scott travelled to Mt Hutt to
Ebbett-Watt 10th
compete with the Wanaka Alpine Race
Team and Luke Wilkins competed in the 16 and Over: Cole Scott 3rd, Marshall
Queenstown Alpine Ski Team for the Soanes 6th.
National Points Youth Series.
Results:
Day 1 Super G
Race 1:
U19 Men Cole Scott: 2nd
U16 Men Luke Wilkins 4th
Race 2:
U16 Men Luke Wilkins 2nd
Day 2 Slalom
Race 1
U19 Men Cole Scott 2nd
Tennis
U16 Men Luke Wilkins 5th
Jonathan Fall competed in the Tennis
Race 2
Central Elite Junior tournament in
U16 Men Luke Wilkins 4th
Wellington and placed runner-up. He
(Combined Day 2 U16 Men’s Luke Wilkins
beat one of the top U18 players in the
4th)
country convincingly in the semi-final to
Day 3 Slalom reach the final.
Race 1
River Apatu competed in the Waikato
U19 Men Cole Scott 2nd
Thames Valley Graded Tournament and
U16 Men Luke Wilkins 4th
was winner of the Open mixed singles
Race 2 S5 male 2020 Tennis Central Compete
U19 Men Cole Scott 3rd Singles Tournament - Winner TCR 1800
U16 Men Luke Wilkins 4th (players between 1800 and 2399)
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Winter Sports Exchanges
Rathkeale Exchange:
Unfortunately our winter exchange against Rathkeale had to take
place under Level Two guidelines which restricted the number of
teams and spectators. The only teams to travel on the day were
the hockey and football teams with the rugby fixture taking place
the following weekend.
The hockey team lost 2-9 and football lost 0-4. The rugby 1st
XV result which doubled as an exchange match was 15-14 to
Lindisfarne in a very tight contest.
Intermediate School Exchanges:
Our Intermediate School has been able to play in three
exchanges this term, two against HIBS and one against Scots.
In the first exchange against HIBS the hockey team won 4-2,
football lost 3-1 and rugby lost 46-24.
In the second exchange against HIBS, hockey won 4-0 and both
football and rugby lost. In the Scots exchange, the rugby team
won 34-0, hockey won 5-0 and football lost.
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Tournament Week
1st XI Hockey
The normal 32 team India/Rankin tournament was cancelled
because of COVID-19 but Hockey NZ organised a Lower North
Island 12 team premiership tournament in Palmerston North.
The competition involved some great teams with the Lindisfarne
pool including Taradale High School, Whanganui High School,
Fielding High School, Palmerston North High School and
Wellington College.
Our first game was a solid 4-2 win against Taradale High School.
Tuesday was a double header and didn’t quite go our way with
a tight loss to Fielding High School who eventually finished
third. In the second game of the day the boys put out their
Whanganui Exchange:
best performance of the tournament with a well-earned 4-1 win
We were lucky to be able to experience the this traditional fixture over Whanganui. The highlight of the match was a spectacular
as a full exchange with all teams and spectators. As always, this cross from Callum O’Keeffe and an amazing touch goal by Tim
was a hard fought competition between two great traditional Wilson. In a do or die match on the Thursday to have a chance
rivals. at making the final we needed to beat Wellington College. The
boys fought right to the end and with five minutes to go we
Lindisfarne won the exchange overall 4-2. The results are as even pulled our goalkeeper Oli Newton off to play as an extra
follows: field player. We couldn’t find a goal but Ashton Guy made a
miraculous save on the line from a penalty corner. The final two
Football: Hockey: Rugby: games were a solid win 7-2 over Palmerston Boys and a 4-0 loss
1st XI win 1-0 Junior A win 3-1 1st XV loss 14-29 to Rathkeale. The team finished sixth.
1st XI draw 1-1 Colts A loss 1-2 2nd XV win 41-12
U15 win 36-12 Thanks must go to the seven Yr. 13 players who played in their
final tournament and to Mr. Howlett and Mr. Hanks as Manager
and Coach of the team.
Colts A Hockey
Because of the COVID-19 situation, the annual Tanner Cup
To view more articles, photos Tournament in Hamilton was cancelled. This was heart-breaking
for our Colts players who have had a very disrupted year.
and videos visit our website Thankfully, Aaron O’Keeffe and Sam Chatfield, our coaches,
lindisfarne.school.nz managed to organise a four game tour in 24 hours. The tour
included two matches against Whanganui Collegiate and two
matches against Fielding High School. The matches against
Whanganui ended up with a 2-2 draw after being 2-0 down,
followed up by a 2-1 loss. The two matches against Fielding
ended in a great shootout win after a 1-1 draw and their best
match game was their fourth in two days which ended in a
resounding 4-1 win.
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Highlights included Herbie Coates’ scoring 5 goals, Finn Reid’s
assist and goal celebration and Tom Flay and Gordy Chatfield’s
shootouts. This was a fantastic team to be involved with and
their culture and courage is what all Lindisfarne teams should
aspire to be.
1st XI Football
Lindisfarne College would like to thank all the teams who
entered our winter tournament. The two pools were evenly
matched with some close and exciting matches in pool play.
Congratulations go to St John’s, Hamilton for winning the final
1- 0 over Whangarei Boys High School. Lindisfarne faced St
John’s in the semi-final and went down 2-0 to them. St John’s
won all seven of their games in the tournament and did not
concede a goal.
It was a great achievement that Lindisfarne was able to stage
a successful tournament in such challenging times. Elaborate
preparations and planning had to be made to ensure that
all COVID-19 requirements were met and everyone involved
with the tournament deserves congratulations, especially the
organising team. Particular merit should go to Whangarei Boys
who had to endure a nine hour travel on the Monday to play
on arrival. They then topped their pool and defeated Rathkeale
College in the semi-final 1-0.
The final rankings were as follows:
1. St John’s College Hamilton
2. Whangarei Boys High School
3. Lindisfarne College
4. Rathkeale College
5. Francis Douglas Memorial College
6. Bethlehem College
7. St John’s College Hastings
8. Taradale High School
9. Trident High School
10. Whakatane High School
11. Horowhenua College
12. Lytton High School
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Not Just Here to Play Rugby
At many schools, being a member of
the 1st XV is one of the most prestigious
roles in the school, second only (but not
always) to staff members. At Lindisfarne,
we do value membership of any of our
major sports’ teams but it is not an end in
itself. Boys who are in the 1st XV are also
expected to do well at their studies, to
be involved with other activities and most
importantly to be uphold the values of the
College.
Coaches Jared Fritchley and Karl Jones
encourage the 1st XV boys to be
passionate about their sport but insist
that it is not enough to just play rugby.
They regularly check the academic
performance of 1st team rugby players to
ensure that they are not merely passing
but performing to the best of their ability.
Players who fall behind with their studies
are supported and given extra coaching,
often from other team members. Kings
Tupuola is an example of a student
whose academic performance has lifted
significantly since joining the rugby
team. Kings himself attributes this to his
realisation that he wants to make the most
of his opportunities and acknowledges
that he has had help and support from his
team members to do this.
Many of the boys in the 1st XV are
musically talented and several are involved
with the Pacifika and Kapa Haka groups.
Tino Savea is a talented and hard-working
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rugby player but he is also one of the
leading lights of our Pacifika Performing
Arts group and achieves consistently high
academic results.
This year’s Performing Arts Concert was
compered by 1st XV Captain Charlie Dods
and it has also become almost traditional
for 1st team players to be involved with
the school musicals. This has created
logistical nightmares on numerous
occasions when boys had matches against
distant schools like Francis Douglas but
had to be back for the performance in
the evening. Making it easier for 1st team
players to be involved with the production
was one of the factors that prompted
moving the musical to the first term.
One of the most important aspects
of the College that 1st XV players
are expected to uphold is support
for the school values.
In the training shed, the values of courage,
respect and integrity are displayed
conspicuously on the wall and boys are
frequently reminded of these and the
other school values.
One of the boys who has been strongly
instrumental in endorsing this message
is Charlie Dods, the co-captain. Charlie
has played 50 games for the 1st team
and since joining the team three years
ago, he has missed only one game for his
brother’s graduation. Mr Fritchley said of
him, “Charlie brings an infectious positive
energy to the team which inspires the
boys to be calm and focussed”. Charlie
has been very influential in promoting
the strong values of the team. When Mr
Howlett travelled with the team recently,
he was very impressed with their sense of
loyalty and allegiance to each other and
the school.
For the Lindisfarne 1st XV, the experience
of being in the school’s 1st XV is about
so much more than rugby and will
undoubtedly have ongoing positive effects
on their careers beyond school.
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Edmond Otis presentation at the Lowe Performing Arts Centre, Lindisfarne College Flower Arrangement Workshop
Term Three 2020
PFA Notices
As the season changed from winter to spring, time seemed to have accelerated and
Term Four Social Meeting
now we are already at the end of Term Three. It has been another term of uncertainty
and changes as a result of COVID-19 and flexibility and resilience continue to be Tuesday, 20th October
called on. We have, however, still managed to achieve many things we set out to
accomplish this term. We started the term with a fantastic presentation on Resilience
by Edmond Otis who not only left us with great strategies and information but also
donated his fee to our chosen charity, The Women’s Refuge. Funding grants approved at
Early in the term we were fortunate enough to be able to have the artist Flox spend
the last meeting:
a week at the school working with students doing spraypaint workshops as well as
- Flox (Artist in Residence and
completing a mural opposite the dining hall, which I think is a stunning addition to
Mural)
the art works at the College. If you haven’t seen it yet, I encourage you to take the
time to view it.
- Bowling Machine for Cricket
The parent year group drinks were unfortunately postponed apart from the lucky Year
10 parents who had a lovely evening catching up with old friends and making new
GALA NOTICE
ones. We are hoping to host the remaining year groups next term and dates will be
confirmed soon.
We were able to host a flower arranging workshop with Susanna Todd which was
incredibly informative and appreciated by our band of volunteers who organize
and arrange the flowers at reception, in the Chapel and matron’s office. This group
of dedicated women are some of the many who work quietly behind the scenes
enhancing life at Lindisfarne College with their cheerful displays and I’ll take this
moment to thank them for brightening up the school.
Another band of volunteers give their time and energy in the Uniform Shop which
is a valuable asset to parents enabling us to kit out our boys in quality second hand
uniform at a greatly reduced price compared to buying new. I also applaud these
people.
If you feel you would like to join in and give some of your time and energy as well as
meeting like-minded people, please see the volunteer contact details on this page.
Our next society meeting is on Tuesday 20th October, please join us in the staffroom GALA: SUNDAY 13TH MARCH
for a drink and nibbles from 5.30pm before the meeting at 6pm. Our guest speaker,
Kristy Biggs, will be talking about the Learning Enhancement programme at the Container: The container for any
College so if you have any questions and would like to know more, come along. Until unwanted items and donations is open
then take care, enjoy the sunshine and remember that while not every day is good Wednesday afternoons at the College
there is some good in every day. from 3pm to 5pm
Help required: the Gala is a great way
Sasha Watt to get to know other parents and give
President back to our community. It takes a great
team to make this happen behind the
scenes, so please contact Sally Duncan
021 859913 or Kim Herrick 021 0260 1114
if you can help in any way.
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Obituary
Dr Bruce Ritchie
Dr Bruce Ritchie passed away peacefully on coughs, colds, bumps, bruises, aches,
August 31, 2020 at Gracelands, Hastings,
aged 90 years.
Bruce started as the school medical
officer in 1969 and continued to be the
College doctor under the leadership of
five headmasters (Arthur Francis, Jim
Pine, Peter Hill, Graham Smith and Grant
Lander), over the next 32 years until his
retirement in 2001.
A quick calculation would have seen him
ultimately responsible for the health and
wellbeing of 4000 boys and the odd sick
staff member! Although he wouldn’t have
had to give his medical expertise to all of
Archive Throwback; It has been 20 years since the Class of
2000 graduated, this year they will be celebrating with a reunion.
Please Contact project@lindisfarne.school.nz to be involved.
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those young lads, he would have seen a
fair few of them, particularly the boys in the NOTICES
boarding house. At 7.15am every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday for 32 years of
pains and all number of other issues with
teenage boys, Bruce Ritchie was in faithful
College Road Code: Reminders Key Event
attendance. The speed limit within the College grounds is 10km/hr.
Chapels held at the Nov 2-5
Please pay extra attention around our boarding houses. We have College
Bruce is also acknowledged every year Year 9/10 Exams
over 250 students living on site and boarding staff who have
at the College end-of-year prizegiving
families with young children. Please be mindful of blind corners, Oct 18
through his generous support of the
especially around Mitchell House.
Nov 8
Dr Bruce Ritchie Awards for "Academic Chapel Service, 7pm College Carol Service
Diligence and Effort" to a boy, who has Lindisfarne is indebted to Bruce for his Parents dropping their sons at school each day are encouraged
medical expertise and advice, compassion Rector’s Commissioning
achieved highly but not attained a first to use the drop off area at the front of the College rather than Nov 11
and support through his professional,
place, from Year 7-13.
personal and financial contributions to
coming down the main drive. This helps reduce congestions in Nov 1 Senior Prize Giving
the front circle which is also used as a pedestrian area.
the College. On behalf of the College, Chapel Service, 7pm Year 13 Leavers’ Function
Bruce was a supporter of the 2004-2007,
we extend our deepest sympathies to the Students are not permitted to bring their vehicle into the College Prefect’s Service
fundraising and construction of our
Ritchie, Black and Dunkerley families and his grounds, the only exception is at the beginning and end of term Nov 13
Performing Arts Centre to which he was a
generous donor. many friends. time to drop off/pick up boarding gear. Nov 8 Year 7/8 Moussa Challenge
Chapel Service, 7pm
Haircuts and Uniform Carol Service Nov 16
NCEA Exams Start
In the final days of the holidays it will be important that parents
ensure that their sons have a haircut prior to returning to school. Term Four Dates
With the support of parents, we can ensure that we maintain the Nov 23-27
standards of the College. Oct 11 Year 7/8 Camp Week
All Boarders Return
During Term Four the boys will be in summer uniform. It will
Nov 25-27
be important that they try on their shirts so that there are no Oct 12 Junior Activities
issues with buttons missing. It is also important that all the boys’ Start of Term Four, 8.20am
clothing and possessions be named. Again, thank you for your New Rector’s Pōwhiri
support with this. Dec 2
Middle School Prize Giving
Oct 16
Attendance Arts Awards Dinner End of Term Four
A student’s attendance has a large impact on his academic
performance. It is essential that the College be informed if a Oct 20 Exchanges
student is going to be absent. This can be done via the school Orientation Day
app or by contacting the school office. If your son’s absence is Parents & Friends Meeting, Nov 17-18
for anything other than illness it is important that you contact the 7pm
The Four Prefects who are sons of Old Boys L to R: Year 7/8 Summer Sports
College Office: reception@lindisfarne.school.nz or 06 873 1136.
Frank May, Will Kerr, Lachlan Taylor, Brandon Roberts Exchange with Scots College
The office will forward your request on to the appropriate person. Oct 22 at Scots
Sports Awards’ Dinner
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award 2022 Enrolments Oct 23-26
For all calendar events visit
our website or view on the
The Boards of Trustees invite applications from parents who wish Mid Term Break College app
Acting Rector Campbell Howlett and former DOE Co-ordinator
to pre-enrol their sons at Lindisfarne College. Parents are
Marian Campbell accompanied nine of our old boy students to
encouraged to apply as early as possible. Day student enrolment Oct 27-30
Government House on Saturday where they received their Duke of
at the school is governed by a Ministry of Education approved
Edinburgh’s Hillary Gold Awards. These nine young men were part Year 7/8 Exams
enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school
of a group of 20 Boys who achieved this award in 2019 and included
office.
Michael Nichol, George Walton, Angus Wilton, George Crosse,
Exams at Alert Levels 1, 2 and 3
George Brougham, Rhys Searle, Ben Gibbs, Jonty Hilson and Alex For 2022, day student applications on the pre-enrolment lists
Lawson who received their awards from the Governor General, Rt exceed the number of available places and therefore preference
Hon Dame Patsy Reddy. enrolments will be determined by the enrolment scheme criteria. All exams including NCEA, and Scholarship can proceed at Alert
The closing date for pre-enrolment applications for 2022 is 16th Levels 1, 2 and 3.
It was a fantastic occasion and one the that boys will remember for
of April 2021. For enquiries about enrolment, contact Robyn In the unlikely case that Hawke’s Bay is placed under Alert Level
a long time. We were also fortunate as a school to have George
Harvey: enrolments@lindisfarne.school.nz or tel: 06 872 9904. 4, exams will not be able to go ahead as schools will not be open
Brougham give the vote of thanks on behalf of the recipients.
at that level.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award offers valuable opportunities
to learn life skills, make new connections and engage more fully
Uniform Shop NZQA has recently disseminated information including a detailed
checklist about managing NCEA and Scholarship exams at Alert
with our community. The experience and knowledge gained will Hours: 3.15 - 4.15pm every Wednesday. Levels 1, 2 and 3 and we are working through those guidelines.
hold the participants in good stead for many years to come. We Enquiries to Kay McKay 873 1136 extn 775
would encourage the boys of the College to approach Mrs Akeripa
to look at what is involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award
Programme.
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