In the two hours that he was at the school, he accomplished so much, from handing the milk to Blaze, to answering questions from the senior students and taking part in fitness activities with the kids.
Kimi Ora is among three schools the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme has chosen as the competition winners, including Eltham Primary School, Taranaki and Okaihau Primary School, Northland, with one more yet to be announced.
Any school could be nominated for Richie's Milk Run - to mark five years of the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme which has seen Fonterra and its Farmers give more than 96 million milk packs to schools around the country since 2013.
The judging panel was given the unenviable task of choosing the winners from 25,000 entries from around the country.
The kura produced a stellar viral video, fronted by 11-year old Blaze Petuha, which was enough to earn them a visit via helicopter from the All Black superstar.
Just before departing, the ex-All Black Captain told Blaze and head of performing arts Peter Tihema that he "had space in the helicopter" for them.
Napier MP Stuart Nash and Tukituki National MP and former Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule were among those in attendance.