At the end of 1972 St Anne's, a private school in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore, was forced to close.

Concerned parents held meetings and decided to start a new school, which opened in February 1973,[3] using the leased Methodist Health Camp at Campbells Bay.

The school grew rapidly, and soon a suitable site was found at Albany, where Kristin opened in 1978 with a roll of 235.

The naming of the houses after the space probes reflects the school's and the greater Albany region's historical origins.

William Pickering was a New Zealand rocket scientist that worked for NASA involved with these space probes.

House Points can also be won for academic merit, good behaviour and other achievements at the discretion of the teaching staff.

Originally named the "CanTeen Fashion Show", the event was started by Claire Ashenden and Tom McRae in 1998 after a close friend and classmate died as a result of cancer.

They decided to this by hosting a fashion show, and passing all proceeds onto CanTeen, a New Zealand organisation who works to provide support for teenagers with cancer.

Eight years on, the name was changed to "Kristin Fashion Show" (as proceeds are now divided between The Child Cancer Foundation and CanTeen).

This event featured some of New Zealand's top clothing labels, which were all modelled by Kristin students, who range in age from 5 to 18.