Rugby 150 Years On

New Zealand Rugby History – 150 Years On Thursday 14th May marked a special day in New Zealand’s rugby history. 150 years ago the first game of rugby was played between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club at the Botanical Gardens. Nelson...

From the Board of Trustees

Kia ora koutou On behalf of the Board of Trustees I would like to thank: Tim Tucker, our Acting Headmaster, who has done an exceptional job leading Nelson College through what we believe to be the most challenging time for all educational institutions in recent...

Welcome to Term Two

Kia ora whānau, Welcome back to Term Two, we are truly about to embark on a new journey for us all in terms of Distance / Remote Learning. Although these are the terms coined by the Ministry of Education, I have been doing some reading over the ‘break’ and the term...

Term two coming to a home near you

(Thursday 9th April 2020) Kia ora koutou katoa, Well….. above all else we have made it past halfway as it currently stands. I hope that you are doing ok, it seems that many sections and houses have had unprecedented attention as have a number of pets. The weather has...