Our Origins

• Meynell Strathmore Blomfield (18 July 1908 – 29 June 1971) aka ‘Lofty’ Blomfield.
• New Zealand professional wrestler, inventor of  the "The Octopus Clamp".
• Longest reigning heavyweight champion in the history of professional wrestling in NZ. 
• NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Champion.
• NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship. 
• A successful hotelier-the Whangarei Hotel.
• Involved in numerous charity fundraisers and organizations.
• Founded the Northland IHC and the Blomfield Special School. 
• 1990, officially inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. 

We are proud to continue the legacy of such a determined, generous and larger than life benefactor. We believe that Lofty’s life and work epitomises our school Mission ‘Engaging students to discover their potential’. Lofty was able to discover enormous potential within himself for incredible sporting endeavours and incredible acts of kindness and caring within his community. As a hotelier, who used his mana in the Whangarei community to raise funds through his Penny Piles, he embodied the value of manaakitanga that we see as the fundamental core of Blomfield School. 

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