After spending time at a Christchurch scrapyard the dome from the quake-damaged Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament has a new life planned for it. Sisters from Community of the Beatitudes who saved the cathedral’s inner dome from the scrapyard hope to resurrect it in the chapel they are planning to build. They have consent Read more
Politicians have voted for a new law allowing three days’ bereavement leave where pregnancies end because of miscarriage or stillbirth, but not for women suffering post-abortion grief. Politicians have rejected calls for the leave to be extended to allow support for these women. “We absolutely support this bill but requested that it be extended to Read more
Survivors of sexual abuse at Pompallier College, Whangarei are urged to come forward if they wish to receive help. Principal of Pompallier College, Whangarei, Richard Stanton told RNZ, Friday, that a former pupil approached him saying he had been raped by a priest at the college in the late 1970’s early 1980’s. The former pupil Read more
New Zealand has again refused to instigate a Royal Commission on the Family Court, bringing New Zealand and the United Nations’ women’s rights committee to a stalemate. Since 2018, domestic violence advocacy groups have been publicly calling on the Government to take an in-depth look at the culture of the court, arguing it is unsafe Read more
Twelve years after its original site was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes Marian College will move to a new permanent home in 2023. The College will be rebuilt on a 3-hectare site in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui. The first students at the state-integrated school for girls are expected to start at the new $20 Read more
The mystery artist who created an artwork honouring the 51 people killed in the 15 March 2019 mosque attack has finally revealed his name. Two years after he left the artwork outside a mosque, Silivelio Fasi has admitted to being the artist. Until then, the only identifying mark on the artwork was ‘S Fasi’ scrawled Read more
Australia and New Zealand have raised deep concerns about human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in China. Citing “the growing number of credible reports” of severe violations, both countries’ foreign ministers say the abuses are occurring in the Xinjiang region. The violations include “restrictions on freedom of religion, mass surveillance, large-scale extra-judicial detentions, as well Read more
More than 100 Tongan overstayers are believed to be in hiding, too scared to ask for official help after allegedly being defrauded by a church leader. Community leaders are now working to try and find a solution, so they can stay in New Zealand. Tongan lawyer Nalesoni Tupou said he knew of many cases who Read more
The church opened its evidence on its handling of complaints at the Inquiry into abuse in care on Monday. It said its response to redress has at times been ahead of Vatican guidelines. Opening its evidence, Cardinal Dew said the Church as a whole was shamed and saddened. ”Our hope is that this Commission will Read more
Housing, access to COVID vaccination, income and well being, are some of the major concerns church leaders raised recently at a church and government meeting. As reported recently by CathNews, church leaders met, March 11, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Housing Minister Megan Woods to discuss issues of mutual Read more