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St. Bernard's College, Lower Hutt
St Bernard's College (often abbreviated to SBC or SBC183) is a Catholic year 7 to 13 (form 1 to 7) secondary school for boys located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The school was opened by the Marist Brothers in 1946. The maximum roll is 680 pupils. School crest The school crest was designed by Brother Gerard who served as principal of the school from 1959 to 1964. The crest of St. Bernard's consists of a shield divided into three panels: *The left panel shows a sword and a crown, symbolising the need to "fight the good fight so as to gain the crown of victory." This is an allusion to an exhortation of the Apostle Paul regarding the Catholic striving to live for Christ. *The centre panel has three Fleur-de-lis, symbolic of three French connections with the school: :# St. Bernard was Abbot of Clairvaux in France and a great figure in the religious and political life of twelfth century Europe; :# Marcellin Champagnat founded the Marist Brothers of the Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most populous city, with a population of . The total area administered by the council is around the lower half of the Hutt Valley and along the eastern shores of Wellington Harbour, of which is urban. It is separated from the city of Wellington by the harbour, and from Upper Hutt by the Taita Gorge. Lower Hutt is unique among New Zealand cities, as the name of the council does not match the name of the city it governs. Special legislation has since 1991 given the council the name "Hutt City Council", while the name of the place itself remains "Lower Hutt City". This name has led to confusion, as Upper Hutt is administered by a separate city council, the Upper Hutt City Council. The entire Hutt Valley includes both Lower and Upper Hutt citie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Karawana
Marvin Karawana (born 30 July 1986, in Wainuiomata, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union and rugby league player. He currently plays for Wellington in the National Rugby sevens competition in New Zealand. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays and . Playing career Karawana attended St. Bernard's College in Wellington and is a Wainuiomata Lions junior. Karawana made his first grade debut for the Newcastle Knights during the Round 9 encounter with the New Zealand Warriors on 12 May 2007. Karawana pushed his way into the first grade team in 2009 and was used off the interchange bench as a Utility player. He unfortunately tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a NSW Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Marist Brothers Schools ...
This is a list of schools at all levels founded by the Marist Brothers. The Marist Brothers is a religious institute founded by St. Marcellin Champagnat, with more than 3,500 Catholic Brothers dedicated "''to make Jesus Christ known and loved through the education of young people, especially those most neglected"''. References {{Marist Schools Marist Brothers The Marist Brothers of the Schools, commonly known as simply the Marist Brothers, is an international community of Catholic religious institute of brothers. In 1817, St. Marcellin Champagnat, a Marist priest from France, founded the Marist Brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Schools In New Zealand
New Zealand has over 2,500 primary and secondary schools. State schools and state integrated schools are primarily funded by the central government. Private schools receive a lower level of state funding (about 25% of their costs). See Secondary education in New Zealand for more details. Population decline in rural and some urban areas has led to school closures in recent decades. This was a much debated topic in 2003–2004. Schools by region North Island *List of schools in the Auckland Region * List of schools in the Bay of Plenty Region * List of schools in the Gisborne Region * List of schools in the Hawke's Bay Region * List of schools in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region * List of schools in the Northland Region * List of schools in the Taranaki Region * List of schools in the Waikato Region * List of schools in the Wellington Region South Island and other islands * List of schools in the Canterbury Region ** List of schools in Christchurch * List of schools in the Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Visser
Matt Visser is a mathematics Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand. Work Visser's research interests include general relativity, quantum field theory and cosmology. Visser has produced a large number of research papers on the subject of wormholes, gravitational horizons and notably the emerging subject of acoustic metrics. He is the author of the reference book on the current state of wormhole theory, ''Lorentzian Wormholes — from Einstein to Hawking'' (1996) and co-editor of ''Artificial Black Holes'' (2002). Books *David L Wiltshire, Matt Visser & Susan Scott''The Kerr Spacetime: Rotating black holes in general relativity'' (2009) *M Novello, Matt Visser & G E Volovik''Artificial Black Holes'' (2002) *Matt Visser''Lorentzian Wormholes: From Einstein To Hawking'' (1995) See also * Roman ring In general relativity, a Roman ring (proposed by Matt Visser in 1997 and named after the Roman arch, a concept proposed by Mike Morris and Kip Thorne in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Tagataese
Sam Tagataese pronounced () (born 8 December 1986) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who last played as a forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. Tagataese was part of the Cronulla team that won their maiden premiership title in the 2016 season. Early life Born in Wellington, New Zealand. Tagataese attended St. Bernard's College, Lower Hutt, playing first fifteen Rugby, and received Sportsman of the year in 2003. He left Wellington to play with Melbourne Storm feeder Brisbane Norths. He was educated at Wavell State High School was selected for the Queensland under 19's and 2004 Junior Kiwis squad. Playing career Tagataese made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm on 7 April 2007, against the Newcastle Knights at Energy Australia Stadium. He made 11 appearances for Melbourne in his debut year. In the 2008 NRL season, Tagatese playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Schirnack
Jason Schirnack (born 27 July 1989) is a New Zealand rugby league player who plays for the Rockhampton Leagues Club Capras in the local Queensland competition. He plays in the . He is the brother of Alan Schirnack. Playing career Schirnack played his first football with Te Aroha Eels before becoming a Newcastle Knights junior. Schirnack made his first-grade with the Wests Tigers in round 2 of the 2010 season. It was his only appearance for the season, partly due to a lengthy injury. Returning to the NSW Cup with Balmain Ryde-Eastwood, Schirnack was involved in an incident where a piece of his ear was bitten off during a scuffle with an opposing player. Near the start of the 2011 season, Schirnack made another 2 appearances from the bench, which were to be his last for the Wests Tigers club. He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys in October 2011, and played for their feeder team the Mackay Cutters in 2012. In 2013, Schirnack played for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Schirnack
Alan Schirnack (born 28 November 1986) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). Schirnack primarily played in the forwards. He is the brother of Jason Schirnack. Playing career While playing for the Tiger's feeder club Balmain-Ryde Eastwood Tigers in the NSW Cup, Schirnack was awarded the Alan Gardiner Memorial Trophy in 2008. Following a late injury to Tim Moltzen, Schirnack was added to the bench and made his first-grade debut for the Wests Tigers against Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium in Round 14 2009. Schirnack made 5 appearances for the Tigers in 2009, but none in 2010. With the Wests Tigers missing Bryce Gibbs, Liam Fulton and Gareth Ellis Gareth Ellis (born 3 May 1981) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the Super League and the NRL, and England and Great Britain at international level. He played at club level for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Matulino
Ben Andrew Matulino (born 3 January 1989) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s as a or . He played for the New Zealand Warriors and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, NRL, and New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand at international level. Matulino is the first NRL player that graduated from the National Youth Competition (rugby league), National Youth Competition to play 150 NRL career matches. Early years Matulino was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. Growing up in Lower Hutt, he was educated at St. Bernard's College, Lower Hutt, St Bernard's College, playing 1st XV rugby union for the college. Matulino decided to convert to rugby league due to lack of game time in union. He was named in the squad to attend the 2005 New Zealand under-16 high performance camp. Matulino won the College Sport Wellington Rugby League footballer of the year in 2006. Also that year he made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
