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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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Asetoa Eddie Pilisi
1965-1966 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) Eddie was born and raised in Niue. He became a school teacher, and taught for four years in...
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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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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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Rev. Dr Geoff New
1993-1995 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson Campus) My three years of study at BCNZ was incredibly formative and being under the...
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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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Hannah Stewart
2006-2008 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson campus) 2011-2014 / Master of Theology (Henderson Campus) THE STUDY I arrived at College...
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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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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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Jessica Ragg
2010-2012 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson Campus) I transitioned to Laidlaw College having studied at Level 4 and 5 in Ministry...
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Jessie Onosi
2017-2020 / Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) (Manukau/Henderson Campuses) My Laidlaw journey started in July 2017 at the Manukau campus....
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Jo McGrath
2002-2004 / Diploma of Counselling (Henderson campus) 2012-2013 / Bachelor of Counselling bridging programme (Henderson campus) I started...
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Joel Supeck
2005-2010 / Director of Communications and Business (Henderson campus) I really enjoyed my years working at BCNZ/Laidlaw. Being a part of...
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Dr John M. Hitchen
1961-1962 / NZBTI Diploma, Bachelor of Divinity (MCD), Henderson Campus 1987-2021 / Christchurch Dean, National Principal, Lecturer in...
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John Ferguson
1987 – / Property Assistant, Property Manager (Henderson Campus) I was involved in musicals through Source Theatre with BCNZ’s Property...
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John Oswald Sanders
John Oswald Sanders’ studies at the NZ Bible Training Institute in 1924 were cut short after six months when his father’s illness...
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