Haldon School in the Mackenzie Basin is NZ's smallest: Four pupils and counting 3 Mar, 2021 06:00 PM 3 minutes to read Haldon School is not short on resources with computers, books and games for the children. Photo / Hamish Clark Haldon School is not short on resources with computers, books and games for the children. Photo / Hamish Clark Digital producer, Christchurch, NZ Heralddevon.bolger@nzme.co.nz Tucked away in the Mackenzie Basin, on the northern shores of Lake Benmore with views of Aorangi Mt Cook, is New Zealand's smallest school. Emma Graham and her husband Brendon moved to Haldon Station, a high-country farm where he works as deer manager, in October last year.