Dating apps may be making bigotry worse in New Zealand. Meet Jared*. He’s in his late 30s, plays sport, has a secure job and great friends, and lives in a pleasant flat north of Wellington. For Kiwi women on the lookout for an eligible bachelor, he ticks a lot of boxes. But since moving to Read more
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No Blacks, no Asians, no Indians: Sexual racism on New Zealand’s dating scene – and how apps are making it worse
Monday, July 26th, 2021Bezos space flight blased as stratospheric inequality
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
The world’s richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (pictured), says Tuesday was “the best day ever” after he flew into space in his rocket and capsule. The venture has reinforced his commitment to tackling the climate crisis, and using New Shepard (his rocket) as a stepping stone towards colonising space for the benefit of Earth. Read more
‘Holy Hologram’: Sunday sermon beamed to New Zealand
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Going to church just got more techy with hologram technology beaming a California pastor’s Sunday morning sermon to a New Zealand congregation. The pastor – Samuel Rodriguez – addressed the people at Auckland’s City Impact Church on July 4th via hologram. A hologram is a three-dimensional image, created with a photographic projection and beam of Read more
Church stung with opposition costs to its own upgrade plan
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021All Saints’ parish has to pay the total $268,000 costs of a hearing in January that led to it being denied consent to earthquake-strengthen and alter the historic Palmerston North church. The city council has sent the parish the bill for all costs, including the consultants and lawyer who argued against granting the church’s applications. Read more
Reports of harmful digital communication have increased 24 per cent in a year – Netsafe
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021Netsafe says more and more people are reporting bad online experiences, but not all of them are covered by current legislation. It has seen a 24 percent increase in harmful digital communication reports, according to data released in the leadup to the organisation’s online safety week. But when they concern hate speech or bullying and Read more
Churches stepping up to help solve the housing crisis
Monday, July 19th, 2021
Churches are stepping up to help solve the housing crisis. Worth billions in assets, some churches are spending millions building social and affordable accommodation on surplus land. There is pressure on others to ensure their investments reap social as well as financial rewards. Paul Gilberd, a senior member of the Anglican Church, estimates the Anglican, Read more
Cambridge Catholics seek $4m to rebuild church
Monday, July 19th, 2021
St Peter’s Catholic community in Cambridge is beginning a $4 million campaign to replace their earthquake-prone church buildings with new ones. So far it has raised nearly $350,000. Parish priest Father Leonard Danvers says the original brick church had been altered and enlarged three times since it was built in 1926. After polling parishioners, it Read more
Meet the robot dog integral to reinstating Christ Church Cathedral
Monday, July 19th, 2021As a robot dog, he is going places people can’t in the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral. Spot can be seen moving amidst the rubble, the lasers and cameras worth $190,000 strapped to its back storing crucial data, such as dimensions and damage, for the project team. “The contrast of our heritage cathedral and this Read more
Dramatic rise in teachers being investigated by the Teaching Council
Monday, July 19th, 2021The number of Teaching Council decisions reached a five-year-high in 2020, with physical abuse of young people and inappropriate relationships with students the most common reasons for investigations. It was the final lesson of the day and students in the year 10 class packed away their things. The teacher said everyone would have to wait Read more
Apostolic Nuncio Rugambwa speaks of diminishing Christian identity
Thursday, July 15th, 2021
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa spoke out about his concerns regarding Christian identity and mission in today’s world at a recent Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Petone. The a diminution of the true identity of the Church and her mission, from which distorted or diluted efforts to evangelise can only bring about mediocrity Read more