1920’s - BEGINNINGS

In Blenheim during the early 1920's, the sound of a sledgehammer, sawing and hammering in a private residence disturbed the peace of Charles Street. The outcome was that two bedrooms were made into one. But it was not an expansion of family that caused the late Mr George Perry to carry out these alterations. It was a burst of enthusiasm for the rapidly growing game of ping pong, as it was known then. Mr Perry provided the necessary equipment by importing a table from Wellington and the Arawa Club, the first in the Marlborough district, was launched on its way. In that little club room many of the players of the day had their first game ever. 

In this early period the well-known cricket personality, Jack Lamason of Wellington, helped considerably when on frequent visits from the Capital, as he spent many hours coaching and playing the local members. A club at the Fire Station was also becoming more active about this time. 

In 1926 the Marlborough Ping Pong Association as it was then known, was formed by Mr Perry, and in doing so, he had the backing of three other clubs formed a year earlier. They were Fire Brigade, Opawa and Regent with the Arawa Club some 45 members became affiliated.

1929 - TARRANT CUP

The Association was given a considerable boost in 1929 when Mr Arthur Tarrant of Wellington presented a 13-inch solid silver cup for the A grade competition. After holding the cup for the first year, the Arawa team (G. Perry, J.R. Nesbit, D. McFedries and J. Batty) lost the coveted trophy to the Opawa team (Alf Oben, J. Laird, G. Oben and J. McBeth). The other teams involved were St. Mary's (B. Reid, G. Gee, N. Neville, J. Kilmartin) and Fire Brigade (G. Chapman, R.V. (Tim) Bythell, C. Bythell and J. Bythell).

At this time the competition games were one set up to 31 with advantage and each player played from a handicap which was altered from time to time by the Association. Other players of note at this time were R. Coker, H. Mills, Chas. Whiteford, Cope Dix, and Misses C. Oben, C. Agar and Mrs G. Perry.

However, in 1931, the Association was forced to go into recess through insufficient funds and lack of enthusiasm although friendly games continued to be played in the Arawa and Fire Brigade rooms.

In 1933 a table tennis event of national importance took place in Wellington when F.J. Perry, one-time world champion, and F.H. Wilde, another English international, defeated a Wellington team of H.D. Kennedy, C.F. William, E. Cheal and H. Pyle by five matches to nil. Cheal and Pyle were narrowly beaten in the one doubles match. This contest, it appears, saw the first use in New Zealand of rubber-faced bats and the Wellington players were up against it from the start.

In a newspaper report of Monday October 30, 1933, repeated mention is made of the heavy spin imparted on the balls by the English players. Also mentioned was the severe spin service of Wilde which won him many points. This type of service (with finger spin) is now outlawed.

1938 - REFORMED

In 1938 the Marlborough Association was reformed under the title Marlborough Table Tennis Association, with Mr R.V. Bythell as President. A great event of that year, which was said to have put table tennis back on the map in Marlborough, was the visit of Hungarian champions Viktor Barna, then champion of England and holder of many World titles, and Laslo Bellak, champion of America. On Monday July 25, 1938, these two wizards of the game gave a great exhibition in the Blenheim Town Hall when they were opposed by R. Newton and G. Marsden. They were also guests of the Blenheim Rotary Club at their luncheon meeting that day and both spoke briefly.

While they displayed a sound knowledge of tactics in their matches, Barna's delightful style and superbly executed back-hand flick shot were the main features. Bellak will be remembered for 'hitting the ball back continuously with the thin edge of his bat as well as being able to kick a ball over his shoulder back onto the table. The players also showed how to keep three and sometimes four balls going at the one time.

Many players too will not forget the smooth and easy stroking of Edwin Stanton, of Dunedin, a former New Zealand doubles champion, who also at this time played many games in Blenheim while here on business. He also used a rubber-faced bat and it is from this date that the change over from wooden bats began with the Bing Brothers, Graham and Ian, Trev Perry and Mick Jellyman leading the way. In the championships that year there were 180 entries and four tables were in use in the Town Hall. Competition was becoming keen and rubber-faced bats had become the rule rather than the exception. The winners in the singles were Dave Dalziell of the Kiwi Club, who beat G. Marsden also of Kiwi, 21-13, 21-16. Mrs G. Perry of the Arawa Club beat Miss N. Tombs, from Marshlands, 21-13, 21-6.

The Association was again forced into semi-recess from 1941 to 1946 but just prior to this, teams from Woodbourne Air Force Station were beginning to make an impression and the few local players who were left were beginning to derive benefit from the new players. But only limited competition in the form of friendly matches was possible during the period of the war, with Woodbourne providing the main interest.

1946 - MANY NEW CLUBS

In 1946, the Association, under the Secretary-ship of Mr R.T. (Dick) Scott recommenced activities on a big scale with many new clubs being formed. Arthur (Mick) Jellyman won the Marlborough singles for the fourth consecutive time when he beat T. Perry in straight sets. His previous wins were in 1939, 1940 and 1941. The women's singles went to Miss Y. Thompson.

In 1947 the Association had one of its biggest representative seasons when it met in Blenheim three of the strongest Associations in New Zealand. Marlborough were beaten 18 matches to 10 by Hutt Valley, 20 matches to 8 by Wellington and 28 matches to 16 by Wairarapa. All these games were played in the Town Hall, the Association's new headquarters. Mr I. Bing, the secretary that year, was the prime mover in obtaining this hall for play on five nights of the week. 

In 1949, the Perry Shield, a trophy for play between Marlborough, Nelson and West Coast, was donated by Mr G.E.O. Perry of Nelson, and the Nelson association easily resisted the first challenge from Marlborough, the score being 62 matches to 34. In this year, also, Viktor Barna was again seen in the Town Hall. He proved to be as delightful as ever. His partner this time was Richard Bergman, a world singles titleholder, and they left no doubt as to where they both stood in the world of table tennis.

In 1951 another visitor from overseas was the then world singles champion, Johnny Leach, who played exhibition games with Michel Haguanauer, again in the Town Hall. Leach is remembered for playing one match with a bat no more than 2-inches square.

It was now obvious that Marlborough players were improving their standard of play. This was proved when B. Neal won the Nelson open singles title from T. Walsh and he and Miss C. McNabb annexed the mixed doubles. Then a Marlborough representative side easily defeated a fairly strong Canterbury team led by Pat Spillane, 28 matches to 16 in Blenheim.

In 1952 Mr Ken Stanley, a professional English coach, ran classes in the Town Hall and many players availed themselves of his free services. It is worth recalling that Mr Stanley stated that sponge bats were the coming thing though he, personally, would not like to see them become universal. It was more than just sponge bats that were giving the Japanese players such success, he said.

1952 - THE ROWE TWINS

Considerable interest was aroused later in the year of 1952 when two of the leading women players in the world played matches in Blenheim. They were the attractive and sparkling Rowe twins, Diane and Roseland, former holders of the world doubles title and runners-up that year. They succeeded in making women's table tennis in Marlborough and in New Zealand generally more popular than it had been for many years. The top New Zealand women who played against them showed that they, too, were not so very far below world standard.

In 1954, in an endeavour to gain more outside experience for its players, the Association changed its annual championships from the four week nights to one full Saturday's play: The events in this year attracted several top-class players from the main centres, including C.P. Shewan and J. Sigley, both Wellington representatives K. Pointon, then Hutt Valley champion, and Miss P. Quinn Wellington champion and national runner-up. And, although the numbers competing.in this year were less than in previous tournaments, the desired effect of raising the standard of play had-been achieved. The championships have never looked back from this date and each year they regularly attract many high-class players from Wellington, Hutt, Canterbury, Nelson and Wanganui.

Visiting players have taken the major share of the Senior Titles since 1954 but D. Rutledge and B. Neal won the Doubles in 1957, and then in the following two years, Bob Sheridan won the singles, teamed with Ross Kawharu to win the doubles and with Pearl Pretty won the mixed. In all the history of the Marlborough Open Men's Singles, only Marlborough's Mick Jellyman has won three in succession but over the latter period, Canterbury's John Armstrong has won four at intervals and Wellington's Murray Borlase two. However in the Womens Singles, June Shadbolt has won four in a row (1963-1966) and Thelma May two (1967 & 1968). Other notable winners have been Pat Purdon (three times) Jennifer Sara (two) Audry Eden, Fay Inglis and Lois Rodgers to mention but a few.

Marlborough has also regularly sent teams to the Inter-Association teams tournament held prior to the N.Z. Champs and although they have only achieved moderate playing success, the womens side has created something of a record in winning or sharing the Barna Cup (awarded annually for team sportsmanship, table etiquette etc.) no less than five times - three wins being consecutive.

In 1957 Marlborough players and the public alike really saw how table tennis had progressed when the top players of world table tennis, the then present singles champion, Toshiaka Tanaka, and the runner-up Ichiro Ogimura, gave a spectacular display in the Town Hall. At times this building did not prove to be anywhere long enough or wide enough as these tiny players with a big punch and seemingly awkward pen-grip style, unleashed some terrific shots with their sponge bats. Without a doubt they gave the game in New Zealand and in Blenheim a terrific boost.

Today, the Association's leading players can hold their own with any in New Zealand and it is one of the strongest of the secondary associations, having over three hundred and fifty affiliated playing members. Interclub is of course the main-stay of the Local season and the Association controls an average of 40 teams each season, with all grades playing the three-player team.

1966 - LIFE MEMBERS

This office is a jealously preserved one in Marlborough table tennis, for over the years, the Association has seen fit to elect only two life members for their services to the game in Marlborough. One, Mr R.V. Bythell who was president for many years as well as being a fine player, died only recently. The other is Mrs Glad Perry, the wife of the virtual founder of the game here, who has done a tremendous amount of background work for the game over the years and has won many Open titles, including three singles. Mrs Perry still continues serving the game and although no longer an active player, can still hit a mean ball.

As mentioned earlier, all Association activities have generally been centered around the Town Hall, but when the Centennial Hall was built in 1966, the Association tried a season of inter-club there. The lighting, however, was found to be far from good and all activities went back once again to the Town Hall. However, the Town Hall was sold late in 1968 and demolished in August 1969. The last big fixture held there was the 1969 Marlborough Open. It was fitting that the singles events were won by two strong supporters of Marlborough Table Tennis, Neville Brightwell of Canterbury and Gillian Kemp of Hutt Valley formerly from Nelson.

The Hall had served table tennis well for over 32 years. It had seen the best players in the World, and somehow it had a "table tennis smell" about it that seemed to bring out the best in some players - particularly some regular visitors - while it also hosted the South Island Tournament games when they were last in Blenheim in 1959. It was a sad day when the walls came tumbling down.

This briefly, is a history of the Association running the 1970 South Island tournament as a fully detailed history would cover three or four times this space. As one of the oldest in N.Z., it has seen many changes in the trends of the game, but it has always tried to maintain a high standard of equipment and lighting etc., for its players. The fact that this eventually paid off by helping the players to have the good conditions in which they now play and practice was shown in 1966 when Jack Taylor became the first-ever Marlborough player to be selected for the South Island. Since then, Marlborough has had Christine Borck and Lynley Barker in the South Island side and these players have carried Marlborough's colours into the very highest realms of N.Z. Table Tennis. 

The Marlborough Association is proud to once again host the [1970] South Island Championships and we in Blenheim welcome and look forward to meeting you all.

(PS) = played in the Primary Schools tournament.

Players are named in the decade their name first appeared in print. Some may have started only near the end of that decade. I have put the year for some.

1920’s

A. Agar, E. Atkinson (Excelcior), E. R. Bonnington, R. V. Bythell, Captain Bythell, Charlie Bythell, R. Bush, Gordon Chapman (Brigade), A. Clements, Roy Coker, C. C. (Cope) Dix,  J. M. Eales, A. Elliot, A. Furby, C. Hansby, A. J. Harper, T. Harris, Harris Brothers, D. J. Hogg, F. Humphreys, J. Laird, Harry Lanfear, F. Mairs, D. McFredries, D. Martin, Howard Mills, Alf Oben, Miss Connie Oben, G. O’Rielly, George Perry, Brian Smith, S. Vine, A. Wareham, Chas Whitford.

1930’s

J. Ashton (Raglan Station), H. Auty, Mr H. Bailey (Public Works Dept.), B. Baker, Barnes Bros, J. Batty, I. Best, J. Best, G. Bonsell, Barry Briden, W. Buist,  R. V. Bush, Jack Bythell, B. Cameron, T. Carpenter, A. Clare or Claire – 2 spellings, G. Cole, P. Corskie (Pat?), D. Daines, N. (Noel) Daines, R. Daines (Roy?), W. Daines, D. Dalzell, J. Delaney, J. Doidge, G. Douglas, Eden (Hillersden), W. Elder, R. Ferris, Mr Steve Foley (Marshlands) (1937), B. Foster, Graham Fuller, I Gane, R. Gane, J. Garth (Woodbourne), Mr Cam Gee, Gerald Gee, Len Gee, F. Gledhill, R. Gledhill, F. Godsiff (Frank?) (Sounds), K. Goodwin, G. Greatbatch, J. Greatbatch, Grimstone, K. Haines, E. Hamilton (Sounds), A. H. (Mick) Jellyman, C. Jones (Sounds), C. Keppel, C. Leyland, J. Kilmartin, B. Lacey, Jack Larmer (Wellington, but played a lot in Blenheim), Love (Hillersden), J. McBeth, Mrs McCaskey, P. McCuster, H. McFredries, Geo Marsden, J. Maybank, Frank Mead, J. Morey, E .Mosely, E. Neal, R. Neal, Ken Nees (Hillersden), J. Nesbitt, N. Neville, M. O’Neill, C. O’Sullivan, J. O’Sullivan, Gorden Oben, K. Parker, Trevor G. Perry (Arawa) (1937), A. Reid, Bernard Reid (St. Marys), G. Robinson, R. Rush, A. Smith, Jack Sowman, G.Stephens, T. Thomas, B. Thompson, R. Tylor, W. Tylor, Miss M. Walsh, A. E. Walker, A. Wicks (Arthur?), L. Witton, R. Woolley.

Ladies

Miss G Boyce, Miss Birkett, Mrs Coker, Miss R. Cole,  Miss B Cummings, E. Cummings, Miss E. Edgar, Miss B Hagen, Miss J Hay, Miss Head, U. Kennedy, Miss Zita Lawrence, Miss Margaret Loe, Miss L. Marple, Mrs AH Nees, Mrs C. Nottage, Miss D. O’Connor, Miss N O’Rourke, Miss T O’Rourke, Miss Connie Oben, Mrs G. Oben, Mrs Gladys Perry, Connie Taylor, J Taylor, Miss M. Taylor, Z. Taylor, Miss M. Tombs, L. Trevellor, M. Vercoe, Mrs Vincent, Miss N. Walker, Miss K Walsh, Miss N Walsh, Miss M. Walsh, Miss G. West.

1940’s

Mrs Airey, Miss V. Archibald, G. Ashton, K. Ashton, S. Avery, E. Barrett, G.Beatup, F. Beavon, T. Beavon (Tom?), L. Beberege, I. Bensen, G. Bing (1923 aged 17), Ian Bing, J. Bishell, J. Best, H. Bonner, Mrs M. Bonnington (Wairau Valley), Mrs Bonsall, Botham, N. Brown, C. Brydon, Bull, Miss Val Burtenshaw, Mrs Byrne, J. Cassells, Chandler, Mrs Charters, G. R. Cole, Mrs J Connell, J. Corskie, M.Costello, Mr Basil Crompton, N. Daines, Miss Daly, W. Davis, Mrs C. Dix, J. Doidge, Master Duckworth, L. Duckworth, Miss Duffet, W. Elder, Miss Emms, R. Emms, Master Eves, R. Faterson, Miss J. Ferris, R. Ferris, B. Fisher (Brian?), Dan Foley, J. Forrest, J. Forman, N. Foster, A. Fowler (Wairau Valley), G. Fowler (Wairau Valley), I Fowler (Wairau Valley), M. Francis, Mrs Fuller, G. Fuller, Mrs J. E. Fuller, Mr Fyfe, R. Gane, Miss N. Gill, Mrs L.Gilmore, A. Gledhill, P. Gledhill, D. Goding, N. Goding, Miss Flora Godsiff, Frank Godsiff Jnr, l. Godsiff, Len Godsiff, Goulter, W. Greig, N. Grylls, T. Gilliam, R. Hadfield, Miss A. Ham, P. Hannon, T. Harle, Mrs Hawkins, Master Hawkins, R. D. Harvey, L. Hayes, Miss R. Henderson, Miss M Hahn, W. Henderson (Sounds), Holloway, Miss Hounsell, J. Hughes, I. Hyslop, Master Ivamy, Miss Johnston, A. Jones, N. Jones, F. Jolly, F. Kenning, B. Knight, H. Knight, Knudson Mrs D Lane, Master Lawrence, C. B. Leyland, Mrs Longman, Eileen Looms, Ted Looms, G. Low (Hillersden), J. Low (Wairau Valley), Miss Lucas,  Luke, McArthur, P. McCusker, C. McDonald, Sonny MacDonald, Miss S Mac Donald, T. W. McDonald, K. McGuire, Mrs McKee, McMahon, Miss McNabb (Coralee?), D. (Dawson?) McRobie, Master Maher, Mrs Manning, Mrs A. R. Manning, H. Matthews, Mrs D & S Maxted, Master Meachem, Mercer, Miss Nita Miller, W. Mills, Captain K. Mitchell, W. Munro, Miss Murphy, Brian Neal (1947), E. Neal, R. Neal, T. Neal, F. Nodwell, Miss O’Leary, B. O’Sullivan, Mrs C. O’Sullivan, E. Oliver, Mrs Orchard, F. Orchard (Sounds), L. Orr, K.Parker, W. Parker, B. E. Patchett, H. Patterson, B. Paul, Miss Patrica Payne, W. Payne, E. J. Poswillo, Miss E. Powell (Elsie), Miss S. Powell, Nigel Perry (1947 aged 18), Mrs Joyce Perry (Trevor’s wife), Miss R. Phillips (Wairau Pa), Mrs W.D Pike, Miss Potter, R. B. Preece, Miss Price, R. Price, O. Register (Orm?), Miss M. Roberts, S. Robinson, K. Robson, N. Ross, Miss Rush, Miss P. Ryan, K. St Clair, Miss Saunders, C. Schroder, Miss V. Schultz,  Scott, R. T. Scott (Kath Gilchrist’s Father), T.Sherlock, W. Simonsen, R. Simpson, G. Slade, Miss Smith, Mrs S. Southgate, A. Spencer, Miss Spiers, G. Stephens, L. Stent, Captain M. Swain (Delta), Mrs Sowman, G. Sowman, Miss J. Stewart, M. Sweetman, l. Taoo, l. Tapp, Miss A. Taylor (1948) (in all finals of Marl. Champs), M.Terry, Master Thomas, K. Thompson, N. B. Thompson, Y. Thompson, Miss Eileen Trueman (married Nigel Perry), C. Very, J. Very, R. Vincent, G. Voyce, M. Vorbach, H. Wadsworth, (Wairau Valley), Merv Wadsworth (Wairau Valley), Miss Walker (Seddon), I. Walker, T. Walker, W. Warburton Wairau Valley), F. Ward, K. Watson, I. S. Watson, J. Way, C. Webby, Miss B. Webster, J. Webster, P. Wedde, D. (David) Wells (1949) (Peter’s brother, Hillersden), Francis Wells, Lionel Wells, Mrs M. Wells (Wairau Valley) (Peter’s Mum), Roy Wells (Peter's Dad), T. Wendt, A. Wicks, R. (Bob) Williams (Wairau Valley) (Noel, Brian, Joy, and Dorothy’s Dad), S. Williams, R. Wooster, L. Workman, L. A. (Ash) Wright, W. Wright.

1950’s

R. Ashmore, Miss A. Barnes, Miss Jan Barrett, J. Beach, Miss Jean Bing (1955), Miss Marion Bing (1951), J. Black, H. Bonnington, R. Boocock, A. Booth, Christine Borck, Miss Jenifer Brash, B. Campbell, T. Carter, Mr Catto, Ford Clark, Billy Cockram, W. Coleman, Leister R. Connor, B. Darling, D. Cox, T. Carter, C. Clarke, Miss DeLaPerrelle, M. Delaveau, M. Day, G. Douglas, Jeanette Douglas (twin of Joe), Joe Douglas, B. East, Miss E Fissenden, Miss Gillian Flechling, Steve Foley, N. Forrest, Miss M Forsyth (Saul), Miss Anne Fowke, Murray Fowke, W. Frisk, V. Gamble, Mrs J. Gardiner, L. Gilchrist, Roger Gillett, Miss Alison Gosling, J. Gosling, Miss C. Goulter, P. Goulter, Miss  J. Grainger, Jim Grainger, Mrs B. Hadfield, M. Haines, J. Hammond, Miss J. Harmer, D Harris, Mrs Hawkes, B. Haythorne, Mrs J. Hemi, N. Henderson, Hoggard, G.Hooper, B.Hopkins, R. Hopkins, R. Hutcheson, N. Hutchison (Woodbourne), Hugh Jones, Kape, H. J. Kaye, Ross Kawharu, F. Kenning, S. Kitchen, Brian Knight,  Mrs P. Knudson, T. Langridge, Miss F. Lawrence, P. D. Lee (Woodbourne), Terry Looms, Mrs Shirley Looms, Mrs R. Lloyd, L. Lovell (Bunny), Ross Low, J. MacDonald, Kuia MacDonald, Miss Nui MacDonald, Miss R. MacDonald, Sonny MacDonald,  Heather Mc Elwain, R. Mac Kenzie, D. McIntyre, Anne McKay, Maris McKay, Mr Sam McKay (ran tournaments), Sue McKay, R. McKenzie, K. McQuire, Miss Coralee McNabb, Mr Jim McRae, J. Maher, Mrs P. Manning, S.Manning, Mrs R. Marfell, R. Matthews, D. Mayo, Frank Mead, John Mears, G. Mears, Ray Mercer, Lyn Middlemiss, Peter Middlemiss, P. Millar, P. Mills, Mr M. Moore, Mrs D. Moore, Colin Mortimer, Robin Mortimer, I. Neal, E. Nicholas (Wairau Valley),  J. Nichols, Miss D. North, E.O’Dell, J. Orsman, George Palmer (Woodbourne), Miss Andrea Perry, Miss E. Powell, J. Powell, Colin Pretty, Mr J. Pretty, Mrs Pearl Pretty, E. Reynald, G. Robertson, D. Roberts, K. Robson, Mrs D. Rowe, David Rutledge, Ken Rutledge, K. Sharland (Keith?), Miss Moira Sheridan-Patchett (Robbie’s Sister), Terry Schwass, W. Shadbolt (Bill?), Robbie (Robert) Sheridan, Mrs L. Sidaway, D. Simmonds, E. Spittal, Jenifer Stagg, L. Sutton, Mrs E. C. Swanson, R.Swanson, Jack Taylor, T. Tolhurst (Woodbourne), Mrs Mayla Tomlinson, Miss E. Trueman (Eileen Perry), Mrs J. Verry, B. Walker, D. Walker, I. Walker, Ted Walsh, June Wass (Lovell), Alan Webb, Brian Webb, Stephen Webb, B. Webster, J. Webster, B. W. Wells, R. Wells, T. Wendt, Noel Williams, Mrs Judy Wright, K. Wright, R. Young.

1960’s

Malcolm Adams, Martin Adams, Michael Adams, John Allan, D. Allison, Christine Andrews, Elizabeth Anstey, Terry Anstey,  John Armstrong, C. Arnold, Janice Ashley, Miss Jill Ashley, R. Ashmore (Woodbourne), Pam Ashwell, M. Balsom, Bert Barber, Brian Barker, Lynley Barker, J. Barratt, John Barnett, Aubrey Bary, Zilla Bary, Brian Baxter, Rosemary Baxter, Jocelyn Bell (Sara), A. Best, I. Best, John Bilton, Steve Bishop, K. Black, P. Blaylock, Diane Blennerhasset, Dick Blennerhasset, Val Blennerhasset, Fay Bloxome, E. Bonniface, Robert Bonniface, Lindsay Bonniface, John Bonnington, Heather Booker, Christine Borck, Lindsay Borck, Sharon Borck, Tom Bowe, Mark Boyd, Ian Brash, Faye Brew, Margaret Brew, F. Brewer, Dennis Brice, John Casey, Miss J. Chapman, Bruce Clark, C.Clarke (Woodbourne), Jack Claridge, P. Clement, Linton Climo, L. Coburn, Alan Corskie, L. Curr (PS), Des Curtin,  Jim Davies (Woodbourne), Noel Davis, R. Davis, Lindsay Dawkins, Miss P. Dawkins, Barry Devine, Malcolm Dick, Robert Dick, Charmaine Douglas (Clemett), Jim Douglas, Joe Douglas, K. Drake, Bill Durie, Ralph Edinger, John Elt, B. Evans,  Mary Evans, Everett, Graham Fawke, Cathy Farnell, John Farnell, Linda Farnell, R. Fitzgerald, Helen Feron, A. Foden, Tony Foden, David Foley, Mrs Laura Foley, Miss Margaret Foley (1962), T. Forrest, Howard Foote, Miss L. Foote, Gerry Forman,  Marianne Forsyth (Kerwin), Miss Anne Fowke (1962), Murray Fowke, Bruce Fowler, Barry Francis, Peter Francis, R. France, Don Freeth, Martin Fuller (PS), Chris Gander, M. Gee, Brian Gill, Bronwen Gilmore, Doris Gilmore, Michael Gilmore, Tom Gilmore, M. Gleeson, N. Godsiff, Mrs G. Goodin, Charmain Goodwin (Hammond), Rosette Goodwin, Graham Gosling, Paul Goulter, John Grant, Alan Green, Lindsay Green, Beverly Greig, Alethea  Gullery, J Gumby, Steve Gumby, Jeff Hampton, Lydia Hart (maybe Miss L. MacDonald), Michael Hart, I. Hamilton, Helen Harwood, Jill Haythorne (PS), Barbara Heaven, Bruce Heaven, Margaret Heaven, Peter Heisenbuttle, Wayne Heisenbuttle, A. Hendry, Ray Herd, Ossie Hoickman, Bill Higg, Bill Higgins, G. Higgins,  W.Higgins, Joanne Hill, C. Hill, Jean Hind, Kerry Hodges, Mary Holland, Zena Hooper, Gerald Hope (PS), Hopkins, Les Humphreys, E. Hutcheson (ex Dunedin), Neville Hutcheson (Woodbourne), W.Hutcheson, Eric Jackson, Kevin Jackson,  Jamieson, Keith Jellyman, Rob Jermyn, Inga Jiminez, Mrs N. Jiminez, Matthew Johnstone, Gary Jones, Roy Kay, Lindsay Kennedy, Sally Kerr, Sid Keesling, W. Kilkolly, C. King, Dean King, Russell King, Stuart Knapp, R. Kneebone, Brenda Knight, Robin Knight, D. Kruz, (Woodbourne), Ewen Laird, John Laird, Roger Lammas (Springlands School), Miss Pauline Lane (Bonnington), Bob Lawrence, Carol Lawrence, R. Lawrence, Wayne Lawrence, Don McCormick, A. McCosh, Graham McDonald (PS), Martin McDonald, Norma McElwain, Warren McElwain, lance McFadyen, Mrs A. McGosh, Neil McGregor, Ken McGuire, Mrs J. McKay,  Lorraine McKay, Bruce McKenzie, Don McKenzie (Kaikoura), Hamish McKenzie, Mrs M McLauchlan, Michael McNulty, Jim McRae, Bernadette Maher, Francis Maher, Julia Maher (Dawkins), J. Main, Miss M. Manning, Sue Manning, Christine Marfell (Manifold, Robinson) 1967, Karen Marfell (Renner), Bruce Martin,(PS) John Mears, Chris Mehlhopt, George Mehlhopt, Mike Mehlhopt, Yvonne Mehlhopt, G. (Snow) Middlemiss, Miss Lynn Middlemiss, Julie Middlemiss, M. Middlemiss, Peter Middlemiss, Denise Milne, Graham Milne, Kevin Milne, Peter Milne, Gerard Molyneux 1967, John Molyneux, Brian Montgomery, Lois Montgomery, Alistair Morice, Rhys Morris, Doug Morrison,  Dick Mortimer, Gary Mortimer, Andy Mossdale, Gil Munro, Rosemary Munro, Brian Musgrove, D. Musgrove,  Roland Musgrove, Andrew Neal, David Neal, Joy Neal, Phillipa Neal, Ted Neal, Vern Neal, Clarence Neame, Ivan Neame, F. Neill, R. Neill, Yvonne Neill, G. Nesbitt,  V. Newman, Peter Nicholas, Ian Nicholls, Paula Nicholls, Prue Nichotte, A. Nimmo, Dallas North, Frank O’Donnell, Phil O’Donnell, J. O’Sullivan, Peter O’Sullivan, S. B. Owens, A. Page, Neil Page, Miss A Parry, Grant Patchett, Pat Payne, Lynette Penney, M. Pennington, Andrea Perry, Diane Perry, Ron Phair, Chris Phillips, Barry Pickering, Arthur Pillans, l. Pillow, Brian Pont, Gordon Popplewell, John Popplewell, Heather Porter,  Lloyd Porter, Des Powell, Heather Powell, Hilton Powell, Colin Pretty, P. Radd, David Rassmusson, C. Reyolds, Eric Reynolds, Jenny Ritchie, D. Roberts, Morice Roberts, G. Robertson, F. Robinson, Stephen Robinson, Jenny Robson (Shipley) (PS), Peter Roughan, Lynette Rudd,  Anthony (Tony) Rutledge, Ken Rutledge, Greg Saul, Claire Saul, I. Saul, Julie Saul, Kerry Saul, L. Saul,  Margaret Saul, Mark Saul, I. Schwass, R. Schwass, C. Scollard, Cedric Scoon, Christine Scoon,  Margaret Scott, B. Sharman, John Sheehy, N. Simmonds, Darby Slade, John Smart, Michael Smart, Myles Smart, Frances Smith,  M. Soper, Ken Southam, Alistair Sowman, Diane Stacey,  P. Steinmetz, B. Stuart, Robert Swan, R. Swanson, Chic Taylor, E. Taylor, Pauline Taylor (Mead) 1963, R. Taylor, Wayne Temple (1967), Bill Thomas, R. Thomas, Miss J. Thompson (Janet Johnson?) (1963), Dick Thomas, Paul Tomlinson,  B. Thompson, L. Thompson, Alan Tweedie, J. Tweedie, L. Underhill, Jillian Verity (PS), Pam Verity (PS), Bruce Verry, Sally Walker, Mr Bruce Wallace, Joan Wallace, B. Ward, June Wass (Spring Creek), Stuart Wearing, Brian Webb, Colin Webb, Gwenda Webb, Peter Wedde, K. Wells, Peter Wells,  Gary Weetman, Michael West, Ross Whiteman, G. Wilkins, Brian Williams, Bob Williams, Bruce Williams, Joy Williams (Jermyn), Janet Williams, R. Williams, Don Wilson, B. Wills, David Winstanley, Penny Wisheart, (PS), Michael Wolf, Royd Wolf, Ann Wood, A. Wright, B. A. Wright, Mrs Judy Wright, Greg Wye, Rhys Young (Wodbourne).

1970’s

Richard Aitken, Bruce Aldridge, Lyncia Alexander,  Gay Andrews, Paul Armitage, Wayne Armstrong, Pam Ashwell, K. Barnett,  W. Barnett,  Chris Barnsley, Andrew Barron, Charles Barron, Lindsay Barron, Mark Barron, Karen Bary, Lyall Bary, Russell Bary,  Zane Bary, Zilla Bary, David Beattie,  Alan Belcher, Frank Best,  Kerry Bignell,  Andrew Billingsley, Clive Billingsley, Jane Bilton,  Burns Bing, Chris Bing, Frances Bing, Kathryn Bing (Young), Martin Bing, Stephanie Bing (Ngan)1970, Robert Bishell, Yvonne Bishell, Murray Bishop, Sally Black, Graham Blackmore, Dave Booker,  Mark Borck, Eliot Boult,  G. Boult,  Ron Bowie, J. Boyce, David Brand, Anne Bradshaw,  Shane Bryant, Patrica Brew, Warwick Brice,  Lewis Bright,  Andrew Brown, Ian Bruce, Andrew Bulman, Gary Burdon, Carol Burns, Shirley Bush, Ralph Butcher,  Bruce Cameron,  Leith Campbell, Geoff Carr, Ian Carr, Rodney Carter, Brian Catley,  George Cheesman, Greg Clarkson, Jack Claridge, C. Clemett,  Lynn Clifton, Helen Collins, Michael Collins,  Orm Collins, T. Collins, Anne Columbus, Barry Cooper, Daphne Corbett, Geoff Corbett,  Joanne Corbett (Trebes), Michael Corbett, Alan Corskie, Terry Costello, Noel Curr, Noel Davis, Diane Davidson, Graham DeBoo,  Barry Devine, Robert Diamanti (John), Peter Dick, Warren Dillon, Alma Donald,  Alistair Doole, Bev Doole,  Tony Douthett, Kelvin Drake, Averil Drew, R. Drew, Maureen Drummond, Robert Evans,  Maureen Farnell, Gary Fissenden, Tony Fissenden,  Harry Fowler, Keith Fowler, Bill Francis, Jimmy Francis, Ray Francis, Helen Gardiner,  Mary-Jane Gardiner (Costello), Tim Gardiner,  Brian Gill, D. Gill, Lyndel Gillet, Roger Gillett, Susan Gillett, Bernadette Gilmore, Doug Godsiff, Charmaine Goodwin,  Rosette Goodwin, Faye Gordon, John Grant, Kathleen Green, Lindsay Green,  David Hale, Murray Hale, Bruce Hammond, Tony Hampton, Calvin Hart, Ken Hart, Phillipa Hart, Charlie Haszard, Warren Haszard, Ann Henderson, Chris Henderson,  John Henderson, Philip Henderson, Tony Hendry, John Hilhorst, Bruce Hitchcock, Royce Hitchcock, Mary Holden,  Christopher Hood, Vera Hood, Cynthia Hughes, Peter Hydes, Alan Ingles, Christine Jackson (Paterson),  Kevin Jackson, Ross Jackson,  Denis Jacques, Beverley James, Rosemary James, Russell James,  Keith Jellyman, Joy Jermyn (nee Williams), Margaret Johnstone (Mehlhopt), Matthew Johnstone, Darryl Jones, Gary Jones, Sally Kerr (Radich), J. Kett, John Kiley, Clive King, Venice King, Stuart Knapp, Jeff Laird,  Karen Landon-Lane, Darren Lane, Fay Leov, John Leslie, Judith Leslie, Kenneth Leslie, Kerry Leslie, Leatrice Leslie, Leon Leslie, Neville Leslie, Susan Leslie, Nathan Lihou, Clive Lindon, Mike Loveland, Louise McDonald, Martin McDonald, Fiona McGill (PS), Danny McGowen, Neil McGregor, T. McKeever, Denis McKinley, Don McKinnon, Lynley McKinnon, Peter McKinnon, M. McLeod, Dawn McPherson, C. Madsen,  P. Madsen, Brian Manson, Andrew Marfell,  Jamie Marfell 1977, Philip Marfell (PS), Donna Marris, Neville Mason, Julie Middlemiss (Neal), Patricia Middlemiss, Peter Miller, Peter Mills, Clare Molyneux, Gerrard Molyneux, John Molyneux, Paul Molyneux, J. Moran, G. Morgan, Craig Morris, Dennis Morrison, Christopher Munro, Bill Nathan,  Lindsay Neal, Jackie Neal,  Viviene Neame, Chris Nihotte, Nicky Nihotte,  Peter O’Callaghan, Alan O’Brien, Michael O’Brien,  Denise O’Fee, Anne O’Sullivan, Susan Painter (Heagney),  Brian (Butch) Palmer, Bruce Palmer,  Rex Palmer, Bronwyn Park, Dale Park, R. Parkes, Wendy Parker, Linda Perry (Mortimer), Gary Phillips, Julie Pitt, Dee Pollon, Peter Popplewell, Mike Powick, Mike Prasard, Ike Procter,  Ian Rennie, Mike Rhoads, Henry Roeske, Karen Rouse,  Peter Rutherford, Lauree Sadd,  Mike Sanghla,  Grant Saul, Julie Saul, Spot Saul,  Vicky Saul, Andrea Schollum, C. Schollum,  Nigel Schultz, Steven Schultz, Alan Scorgie, Tom Seatter,Tony Seatter,  Bevan Sharland, Neil Shelley,  Grant Sheridan, Matthew Sheridan (PS), Philip Sigglekow, Shane Simms, Shona Simms, Paul Slape, Bevan Smith, David Smith, Hilary Smith,  Lindsay Smith, Casey Smits,  Alistair Sowman, L. Stapp, Michael Stapp, Barry Stephens, Martin Stevens, Kerry Stove, Stuart Stubbs, David Sutherland,  Doris Sutherland, Mark Sutherland, Innes Taylor, Mark Taylor, Megan Taylor, Susan Temple, Wayne Temple, Peter Tester, Bill Thomas, M. Thomas, Adrian Thompsett, Ken Thompsett, Michael Thompsett, Reg Thompsett, Cheryl Thompson, Kevin Thompson, Michael Thompson, Philip Thompson, Keith Thoms, Charlie Timoko, P. Tomlinson, R Townley, Murray Tweedie, Geoff Tweedie, Luke van Velthooven,  Lee Wadsworth, Michael Walker, Tim Walker, Dawn Wallace, Kerry Waters,  David Watson, Grant Watson, Keith Webb,  Chris Wells, Colin Wells,  Keith Wells,  Sherryl Wells, Steven Wells, Linda Wensley, K. West, Sharon White, D. Whitehead,  Barry Williams, Jane Williams, Michael Wolf, Neil Wood, Vivinne Wratt,  R. Zinnerman.

1980’s

Michael Anderson,Geoff Armstrong,  Anne Barrer, David Beattie, Deith Bridges, Andrew Chambers, Sarah-Jane Chambers, Cheryl Chapman, Karen Chapman, Murray Chapman, Greg Clarkson,  Andrew Dwyer, Julie Dwyer, Desiree Dyer, Bronwyn Gilchrist, Jenny Gilchrist, Joanne Hampton, Michael Hampton, Charlie Haszard, Warren Haszard, Rachael Johnson, Robyn Johnson, Andrea McCabe, Kym McConnell, Gloria Marfell,  Jamie Marfell, Glenda Robb, Andrea Schollum, Bevan Smith, Raewyn Smith, Ray Stockwell,  Morice Stratford,  Jason Sue, Sigmond Sue, Campbell Taylor,  Kristin Taylor (Ruwhiu), Megan Taylor, Kerry Waters, Janelle Winstanley, Kent Winstanley.

1990’s

Hazel Barrer, Ellen Beard, Hamish Beard, Steven Bell, Rochelle Blucher, Lewis Bright Dean Brown, Rachel Brown, Yvonne Brown, Martin Burns, Allan Cameron, Morea Cameron, Robert Cameron, Martin Cerney, Andrew Chambers, Carol Chapman,  Cliff Chapman, Brendon Clarke, Cooke, Tanya Daly, Brendon Diamanti, Lavina Diamanti, Paul Fuller, Daniel (Danny) Gainford, Anna Gibbs, Jim Gilchrist,  Kath Gilchrist, Zarko Gorski, Donald Greig, Billy Hebberd, Murray Hill, Emily Holub, Garth Huntly, Suzannah Iti, Sam Jane, Robert Jansen, Paul Jones,  James Leggett, Sam Leggett, Erica Loach,Tohi Mason, Tania Matthews, Brian Mitchell, Thomas Moore,  Rebecca Mullin, Melissa Murphy,  M. Neal, Gerry Ngawhika, Amanda Niblett, John Niblett,  Gary Nott, Ted Ny, Aaron Osborne, Anna Pigou, Ryan Pigou, Bill Ritchie, Brian Robb, Halieigh Scott, Lisa Scott, Paul Scott, Neil Shelley, Julie Shelley, Georgina Stanley, Jeanette Stanley, Kelston Swete,  Andy Tomlinson, Jeffrey Vinicombe, Michael Vinicombe, Steve Vinicombe, Steven Webb, Matt Willis,Luke Wilson, Dale Winfield, Peter Winfield, Hayden Woolley.

2000’s

Boe Aitchison, Bonnie Aitchison, Clive Aitchison, Grace Aitchison, Monique Aitchison, Ollie Baker, Arun Beard, Hamish Beard,  Brendan Beattie, Simon Bishell, Rochelle Bloucher,  Amiee Blount, Hannah Blount, Rebecca Blount, Peter Blount, Kiri Bond, Maurice Brown, Alex Buckman, Lauren Buckman, Barbara Burkhart, Dennis Burkhart, Roxanne Burkhart (Phipps), Emma Burrell, Nicole Burrowes, Michael Bush, Simon Bush, Anna Charles-Jones, Iain Charles-Jones, Andrew Cheyne, Beau Coleman, Ben Columbus, Peter Cowdrey, Zac Cowdrey, Grant Craig, Brian Crammond, John Crampton, Peter Crampton, Timothy Crampton, Piers Dashfield, Matthew Dewar,  Simon Dewar, Ellis Diamanti, Warren Dillon, Frank Doffinger, Stu Dudley, Jack Ensor, Eva Edwards, Nick Fargher, Andy Fitzpatrick, Leah Fitzpatrick, Craig Forman, Holly Gaskin, Savannah Gee, Tama Gutsell, Lee Harborne, Paula Harborne, Blake Hebberd, Charl Heynike, Supreya Herbert (Prasertskda), Olivia Hodson, Nathan Honeybone, Jackson Hook, Adam Jones, Kevin Jones, Paula Jordan, Trish King,Andy Lankshire, Sally Le Huray, Ron Le Huray, Matthew Lensen, Sarah Lensen, Ben Leslie, Sam Leslie, Sam Logan, Huw Ludemann, Megan Lyons, Matthew McCormick, Michael McLean, Scott McLean, Devon McNabb, Ryan McNabb, Hannah Middleton, Harry Middleton,  Matthew Millar, Jules Millen, Stuart Miller, Ross Millson, Michael Mitchell, Radek Molesk, William Montgomery, Anton Moran, Cameron Mortimer, Tracy Nicholl, Jake Nurse, Simon Oliver, Kimi Opetia-Tahana, Phillipa Orphan, Brian Paton, Ping Muanwong, S. Murphy,  Matthew Neal, Caleb Norris, Alex Page, Brian Paton, Johnny Paul, Jackie Phillips, Jeremy Phipps, Matthew Pigou, Michelle Popplewell,  Kirin Prasad,  Bok Prasertskda, Adam Rainbid, Par Rainbird, Holly Robb, Aimee Sanders, Fynn Sawyer, Jack Sawyer, Jeff Sawyer,  Brendan Schwass, Max Shaw, Cliff Smith, Kelvin Smith, Daniel Stephens, Martin Stephens, Aaron Stewart,  Tim Stephenson, Kali Stratford (Saini),  Megan Stratford (Honour), Morice Stratford, David Stubbs, Frances Stubbs, Grant Stubbs, Peter Stubbs, Riley Stubbs, Brook Swete, Kelston Swete, Taine Swete, Brody Thompsett, Janice Thompsett, Hannah Teonea, Holly Tollis, Jack Topliss, Yvonne Tucker, Lisa Vale, Nathan Verma, Bradley Vile, Gareth Vile, Phil Vile, William Vink, Phil Vining, Nichcha Wararatanasupra, Ross Ward, Morgan Way, Ryan Way, Peter Welsh, Lee Williams, Mario Williams, Josh Williamson, Kadin Willis, Lisa Willis, Tony Wilson, Tania Windleburn, Jess Wood, Daniel Wye, Jason Zhou.

2010’s

Sam Andrew, Patrick Andrew, Bright Asiamah, Harmony Astwood,  Jordyn Burrow, Samatha Butts, Jake Brydon, Hadley Buckley, Jayden Choi, Donna Clark, Jacob Clark, Ryan Clark, Bjorn Cowdrey, Tama Cresswell, James Croker, Nathan Cross, Alyssa Dawson,  Alec Dodson, Josh Dowling, Sam Flaherty, Tom Flaherty, Audrey Ford, Duncan Ford, Elisha Ham, Elliot Ham, Sue Heagney, Blake Hebberd, Saki Hirata,  Nicholas Hogg, Nathan Honeybone, Malcolm Honour, Robert Honour, Bruce Hudson, Kylie Hurren (nee Vale),  Alex Kennedy, Holly Kennedy, Jason Kennedy, Luke Kenyon, Will Kim, Alex Loo, Alvin Loo, Angus McAlister, Rosie McAlister, Rex McCaa, Steve McCaa,  Braeden McDonald, Mark Makin,  Ashley Marfell, Olivia Marfell, Lily Martin-Babin, Margot Martin-Babin,  Josephine Michna-Konigstofer,  Luke O’Brien, Marcus Osborne, Rory Osborne, Kiana Pham, Ali Pottinger, Flynn Ritchie,Peyton Ritchie, Massimo Ramano,  Saan Rawiri, Tamiti-Ra Rewiti, Steve Rowsell, Joseph Ruwhiu, Ruben Ruwhiu, Bernard Sandford-Jury, Theodore Sandford-Jury, Josh Sim,  Hannah Smit, Ruby Smith, Liam Sluiter,  Murray Stead, Brendon Sutherland, Steven Teague, Natalie Trayling, Tom Trollope, Hannah Wadsworth, Bridey Watson, Nathan Watson, Bess Wellborn, Gina Wells,  Sydney White,  Stuart Wilkinson, Tiana Williams, Louis Willis, Hannah Wilson, Jacqui Wood, Marion Wood, Sophie Woodhouse, Vanessa Wood-Lin, Thomas Yvon, Lan Zhang, Ray Zinsli.

2020’s

Summer Baker, Hariett Benner, Lochlyn Benner, Aedan Benson, Ciara Benson, Bryn Blacklaws, Bella Broughton, Corban Broughton, Aiden Batty, Ryan Batty, Adam Beattie, Erin Beattie, Joshua Burkhart, Saturnrose Carter, Harley Clarke, Hugo Coningham, Otis Coningham, Steve Cordue, Abbie Cornelius, Edwin Cowdrey, Grayson Cowdrey, Lakyn Cowdrey, Rory Crannich, Oliver Crawford, Madelyn Dasler, Jack Davies, William Davis, Deanna Diamanti, Peter Dillon, Sophia Dillon, Claudia Duncan, Finnbar Duncan, Oscar Duncan, Vespa Duncan, Matthew East, Ollie Garratt, Josh Gleeson, Freya Grage, Ben Hardaker, Jasmyne Henry,  Hunter Earl, Olivia Earl, Amelia Ettema,  Caitlin Exton, Hugo Feather, George Frampton, Daniel Frew,  Fionn Heagney, Freddy Heagney, Tom Heagney, Ruben Henry, Anna Hurren, Billy Hurren, Eddie Jackson, Graeme Jackson, Edwyn Jones, Fraser Jones, Michael Kamson, Ryo Kimura, Jack King, Tom Knight,  Charli La Mont, Joe Lidgard, Kayden MacDonald, Esteban Martinez, Drew Materoa, Alexandra Maunsell, Scarlett Maunsell, Sophie Meys, Aiden Middleton, Keegan Middleton, George Millar, Alex Neal, Toby Pauling, Curtis Robb, Mitilda (Tilly) Watts, Cora Wilson, Zaraya Wilson, Drew Materoa, Macey Matzig, Xavier Muir, Blake Parker, Lachlan Parker, Lily Parker, Fletcher Phipps, Oliver Phipps, Tommy Phipps, Ben Power, Katie Power, Curtis Robb,  Bradley Roberts, Eddie Russell, Niko Russell, Rohan Saini, Nikki Schollum, Cindy She, Lachlan Simmonds, Harry Speakman, Violet Speakman, Neil Stanford,  David Stephens, Emma Straker, Mason Sullivan, Lucy Thom, Fran Tinker, Maisie Tinker, Hayley Thompsett-Marsden, Isla Thompsett-Marsden, Dean Tolentino, Ava-Rose Tuatari,Luke Tucker, Ellie van Kuyk, Gerry van Kuyk,  Levi van Kuyk, Linda van Kuyk, Vinny van Kuyk,  Isabella Vicary, Chris Vincent, Sheng-Lin Wei, Yunfei Wei, HunterWong, Joy Xu, Tianze Zhong, Liya Zhu.