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Anne Bruning
1970-1972, 1990 & 1995 / Diploma in Theology (MCD), Certificate of Missionary Studies, Bachelor of Theology (ACT) (Henderson Campus) My...
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Apichart Branjerdporn
1968-1970 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) I came to NZBTI in 1968 from Bangkok, Thailand. This was my first time away from home. I...
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Barbara Doig (née Irwin)
1970-1971 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) In 1970 and 1971 life at college was very organised, with pips sounding from wake-up time at...
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Barbara Harry
1979-1981 / Three year College diploma (Henderson Campus) My memories of my years at BCNZ: Hours of study! Critical thinking, especially...
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Bruce Docker
1975-1976 BCNZ Diploma (Henderson Campus) It was 1974 and Cyclone Tracy had flattened Australia’s Northern Territory’s capital city,...
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Cathie Smith
1971-1972 / BCNZ Diploma and Diploma in Theology (MCD) (Henderson Campus) Residential study was a "shock" at first, after two years of...
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Doreen Payne (née Troughton)
1970-1972 / BCNZ Diploma, Diploma of Religious Education (MCD) (Henderson Campus) From the beginning College felt like a taste of heaven....
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Professor Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, OBE
Lecturer in NT Greek, 1927-1975 Board Member (1939-1964), Board Chair and President (1965-1975) As a trainee teacher in 1921 Ted...
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Edward Sands
1979-1983 / BCNZ Diploma; ACT BTh; ACT MTh I planned one year maximum at College, and that under sufferance, but that was the minimum...
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Eileen Taylor
1969-1970 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) I enjoyed my studies – learning Greek and some Hebrew (though none of the latter remains!)....
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Elizabeth Bruce
1977-1978 / BCNZ Diploma (Henderson Campus) My husband Jim and I came to BCNZ as a married couple, having met in Papua New Guinea whilst...
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Geoffrey Hinds
1977-1979 / Bible College Diploma and Bachelor of Divinity (through Melbourne College of Divinity) / (Henderson Campus) I remember the...
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Glenys Hipgrave (née Dixon)
1977-1978 / BCNZ Diploma (Henderson Campus) My student days were crazy busy – I seemed to be running all the time, with before-meal or...
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Helena Stretton
1966-1967 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson campus) 1972-2006 Dean of Women, Lecturer (Henderson campus) Why cross the Tasman to come to a Bible...
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Ivan Brooker
1974-1976 / Diploma in Missions I arrived at College on 6 February 1974 at age 26 from Hamilton. This was my first extended time away...
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Jean Annie Jaggers
1949 – 1971 NZBTI Matron (Queen Street Campus, Henderson Campus) “How rich am I to have shared the lives of 1,250 dedicated young people...
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Joyce Fowler
1972-1973 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) As I remember, afternoons were mostly for study - until there was a hockey championship and...
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Judy Bedford
1976-1978 / BCNZ 3 year Diploma (Hons) (Henderson Campus) 1978-1981 (part-time) Bachelor of Theology (ACT) I studied at Henderson,...
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Ken and Julia Brown (née Davidson)
1989-1991 / Bachelor of Theology (ACT), (Henderson Campus) - Ken 1968-1970 / NZBTI Diploma, DipRE (ACT), (Henderson Campus) - Julia A...
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Leonie Hollis (née Clarke)
1978-1979 / Christian Service Course (Henderson Campus) I enjoyed the duties, especially waitressing. I even came to like doing...
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