To view the photographs simply go to the photo gallery. Please add your own photos if you have any of NPBHS from the 1960's, or indeed before that time.

If you have other memories you would like to share through this site, simply add them by using the blog posts section near the bottom of this page ( click 'add blog post').

My very best wishes to you all
Roger Smith
April 2008

Congratulations on your Web Site. I was in Moyes from 64-67 not all happy memories. Keep the good work up (I live in Australia).
Regards, Ron Harrison

Pretty good stuff so far - its interesting that you should refer to a time of life for doing this sought of thing. I contacted an old boy who then came from Fiji but now resides in Aussie - I was browsing through the NPBHS Website and ended up penning a huge dissertation on our school days - perhaps it is only now that our memories are such that we remember the good times because as you might remember the first few years at school were fairly hairy to say the least.
Keep up the good work - I await the evolving outcome.
John Jolly
(Moyes - 63 to 68)

Even as a day boy, I enjoyed the memories. Thanks, John Harris 62-66

Hi Roger,
Thanks for sharing that and well done!
Cheers Nigel
Nigel Horrocks, Editor, NETGUIDE magazine

You are doing an excellent job. I was a dayboy over the same period. I now live in Spain. Pleased to see any visitors to this end of the woods.
John Nicoll, 1962 - 65

Roger, What an interesting site, brought back great memories with the photos of all the Pridham guys I went through school with, many I have not seen in 40 years. I will attempt to find some of my old photos for you, others might have the same. I remember the fun of the great food strike and recognise a number of Pridham guys at the front of your photo, Droop Wakelin, Tim Henderson, Phytes Goldsbury, Peter Jackson et al. Went to a great Rugby/Rowing reunion with Hoppy Lynch and JJ Stewart last year at school, very emotional and pleasant time for JJ and all of us as JJ's health was failing. He had more than a tear in his eye when all but two members of the 1962 Maadi Cup Rowing VIII (I was the cox) rowed up the Waitara River. Hoppy Lynch loved it as well and as usual Max Carroll had done a great job of organising activities.
Cheers Roger Dickie Pridham 1959-64

Hi Roger. Neat site, and I hunted it keenly for a shot of my brother Terry, who was in Pridham around this same time. (I think probably 1961 to 1965) and was a prefect in his last year. I also did my time as a boarder in Pridham, though not with any accomplishments for my time there. I did recognise some juniors in your photos who went on to be my heroes when I was there, like the Gibbs guy who was head boy of the school (from Pridham) in my first year. Lynn Bublitz was housemaster while I was there, Mr Herbert one of the assistants. Fish Hatherly was the bane of my time there, not only because I was a durry hole regular, but because I had him teach me every year there, first two years in Latin (a, a, ae,) and three more for French. A cruel world indeed. Many the beating I got from him with his converted razor strop.
Regards. Mark Gulliver Pridham 1968-72

Hi Roger
Just finally re-wading through my copy of "Through the Gates" for April and found your website recommended.
I’ve looked through the photo gallery and what memories. I spent my first year at the old Niger House and dear old Max was our house master. In ‘62 I moved up to Pridham so recognise most of the guys in your photos, especially interesting was the one of the food strike, I remember it vividly but cannot find myself in the picture. My brother Denis was also at Pridham starting in 63 so you may remember us. I was "Jack" Horner and he was "Little Jack".
Best Regards and keep up the good works
Allan Horner
Niger 1961 Pridham 1962-64 (Ed: I remember both ‘Jacks’ ! )

Hi Roger
You have brought back some old memories after viewing your photos and your memories. I guess it is a time of life thing as when I went to the 100th I said never again as it was too drawn out but I may now reconsider for Easter next year!!
I was in Pridham from 1957 to 1961 so I was shocked when I went back for the 100th to find it had been demolished. We really were a cut above those who went to Carrington or Moyes or Niger!!
Alan Wakelin came from a farm just over the back from where I grew up in the South Waikato.
He had three older brothers who all went through Pridham (my two older brothers also went through as well) and the identical twins Ritchie and Robbie were class mates of mine from primary school at Tokoroa East right through to upper sixth at NPBHS.
The photo that really brought back memories was the strike outside the dining room in 1962 as the prefects of course were all a year behind me!
I was talking to a business associate recently in Tauranga, Grant Garner, and we were talking about high school and his brother, Ross, went through Pridham with my brothers Dave & John. He told me he had a nugget brush which his brother gave him which still had a name and a locker number on it – J R Wood 99 – so he gave it to me and so I will return it to its rightful owner when I next see John!!
Kind regards
Don Wood Business Results Ltd