Waihi School

A boys preparatory school for boarding and dayboys set in rural grounds in South Canterbury, New Zealand. School days are filled with sport, music, drama, academics, and great friendships.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Celebrity Ties selling fast!

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We are very excited to have our World's First Global Celebrity Tie Auction running on Sella now!  www.sella.co.nz/link/waihi-school The...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Willie Apiata

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Here is a very special tie from Willie Apiata, a modern hero.  It is his NZSAS tie, seen being worn by him in the photo on the right. Wiki...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

YouTube

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We are back for Term 3 excited about selling our Celebrity Ties in September on sella.co.nz.  Our boys made their first video which is on Yo...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

High Country Salmon supports Waihi School

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One of the highest salmon farms in the world, High Country Salmon, at Twizel (near Mt Cook) is supporting Waihi School's Centenary proje...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Are Pink Ties cool?

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We have received two gorgeous pink ties....if that is what you can call them.  We are not sure if they have been sent to us because they we...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Radiradira Rhys Darby's cool tie!

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Look at this one - Rhys Darby is a star on "Flight of the Concords" and now TV3's "Radiradira" Very very cool tie....
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Prime Minister's Tie

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The Prime Minister sent Tom Adams his tie.  It is a stunning Kia Kaha clothing tie complete with a box he has signed. Imagine yourself wear...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

More rugby legends

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Angus Harper helped us get ties from two more of New Zealand's rugby legends: Laurie Mains has played a big part in developing New Zea...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

Travis Pastrana's tie makes it to Waihi School

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Kelvin Brown wrote to Travis Pastrana 3 times before he secured his dream tie.  The Nitro Circus Producer and Presenter is special to nearly...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Victory against Medbury School

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Waihi School won the interschool fixture against Medbury School on Wednesday 19 May. the scores were: 1stXV Rugby 21-15 2nd XV Rugby 21-7...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Steve Williams - another Waihi hero!

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This week we received Steve Williams tie.  Shaun Coles' mother helped him get the tie for us. Wikipedia says Steve is a New Zealander w...
Monday, May 3, 2010

Ken Catran visits Waihi School

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 Waihi boys were excited to have author, Ken Catran visit our school on Friday 30 April.  He spoke of his interesting life of writing.  Befo...
Friday, April 30, 2010

6H Newsletter

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Dear Parents We had an ANZAC day service last Sunday. Matthew Hitching's father came to talk to us about war. He was in his Army uni...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Sir Tim Wallis Flys Again!

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We are delighted to receive 2 ties from our Waihi School Foundation Patron, Sir Tim Wallis.  The blue tie is a special Spitfire Mark XVI t...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Skateboarders Rule

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One of the special ties we received was from Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder.  Wikipedia says Hawk began skateboarding at age eight aft...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Michael Houston tie

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Left:  Michael Houston's subtle initials on his tie . Michael Houstoun (20 October 1952 —) is a concert pianist from New Zealand . Bor...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Our NZ Media Celebs Ties

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Tamati Coffey signs a tie when he was at Caroline Bay.  See on the right Henry Rolleston, Hamish and Reuben Woods, Alex Wilson and Luke Else...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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Cody Callaghan was delighted to receive the special message with the personally monogrammed and autographed tie from Donald Trump.  We were ...
Monday, March 22, 2010

The Rowing Ties

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Nathan Twaddles New Zealand team uniform tie from his first ever selection for New Zealand.  Nathan won bronze at the Beijing Olympics with ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Class Newsletter

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Dear Parents We had a great camp at Living springs. I liked the bunkrooms and how we shared them with other people. I also liked the Initi...
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Waihi School
State Highway 1, Winchester, New Zealand
Waihi is a boarding and day school for 8-12 year old boys in South Canterbury. It is set in a unique rural environment with expansive park-like grounds and playing fields where a healthy lifestyle complements quality education. Waihi School opened in 1907 and is owned and operated by the Waihi School Trust Board. Currently 114 pupils are enrolled. As an Independent school, all of the buildings are funded through fundraising.
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