Beginnings

The First Marist Brother to arrive in New Zealand

Arrived in the Hokinaga, North Island, New Zealand, January 10, 1838. The first Marist Brother to come to New Zealand read more...

Early Marist Mission

Our early Brothers began building in 1841 and built using the French method of ‘pise de terre’, or ‘rammed earth’ as they could not afford the simple and faster method of building in timber. read more...

Early Teaching Brothers in New Zealand

In 1876, Brother John Dullea, the first Provincial, arranged for four Brothers to arrive in Wellington to begin their scholastic work read more...

Ven. Brother Francois Rivat

Gabriel Rivat (Frere François) was born on 22 January 1808 at Maisonettes, a hamlet near La Vallaen-Gier (France). His pious family recited the rosary every day read more...

Buildings from the Past

An assortment of building photos...

Upstairs/Downstairs

The Marist Brothers in the Life of the French Catholic Mission Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3