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Laura Elvira (Elvie) Nicoll
1922-1923 / NZBTI Diploma (Hopetoun Street Campus) Twenty-year-old Laura Nicoll, more commonly known as Elvie, was among the first intake...
Laura Williams (née King)
2008-2011 / Bachelor of Theology (Henderson Campus) My favourite part of studying at Laidlaw was living in the intentional community. In...
Leonie Hollis (née Clarke)
1978-1979 / Christian Service Course (Henderson Campus) I enjoyed the duties, especially waitressing. I even came to like doing...
Leslie William (Les) Rushbrook
1934-1935 / NZBTI Diploma, Queen Street Campus, 1936-1981 / Secretary-Treasurer/Registrar At only 18 years of age, Les began studies at...
Linda Woermann
2010-2015 / Bachelor of Ministries (Christchurch Campus) I began my study at Laidlaw in 2010. I was a mother of three (aged...
Louise Humphreys
2001-2020 / Bachelor of Theology (Distance Learning) I completed my studies by distance while working as a nurse and studying overseas in...
Louise Sutherland (née Warren)
1991-1992 / Diploma of Christian Studies (Henderson Campus) I remember the fun times in Church History with Stuart Lange, and especially...
Madeline (Madge) Forgie
1923-1924 / NZBTI Diploma In 1925, Madeline (known as Madge or Maggie) sailed for India to work with the Poona and Indian Village Mission...
Margaret McGregor
1928-1929 - Queen Street Campus Secondary school teacher, Margaret McGregor entered the NZ Bible Training Institute in 1928 having...
Marjory McSaveney (née Gibson)
1967-1968 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) My memories of my time at BTI: Les Rushbrook's prayers before Greek – they revealed the...
Mary Milner
1946-1947 / Queen Street Campus As a young teenager Mary clearly knew God’s call to overseas mission. After finishing high school she...
Matt Cameron
1992-1994 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson Campus) The things that are memorable for me was meeting Christians from many cultures and...
Matt Chapman
2000-2005 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson Campus) I loved community life, even with its unique challenges and quirks. The friends I...
Maurice Harvey
1958-1959 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) 1989 / Diploma of Biblical Studies (Dunedin Branch College) I entered BTI as a young...
May Mackey (née Garnett)
1946-1948 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street campus) Hughina May Garnett committed her life to Christ as a 16 year old after reading The...
Neil Broad
1983-1985 / BCNZ Diploma, Bachelor of Theology (ACT) (Henderson Campus) Marian and I spent the first of three years at BCNZ living in a...
Norman and Amy McIntosh
Norman McIntosh 1934-1935 / NZBTI Diploma, Queen Street Campus Amy McIntosh (neé Carter) 1933-1934 / NZBTI Diploma, Queen Street Campus...
Sir Norman Perry, KT, MBE
1935-36 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Born at Tiniroto in the back blocks between Wairoa and Gisborne, Norman grew up in...
Owen Henton
1947-1948 / NZBTI (Queen Street Campus) 1959-1973 / Orchardist and Property Manager (Henderson Campus) Owen left school at age 12 as he...
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