Wellington City Council’s social housing upgrades may be pushed out until the eighth year of its current long-term plan. As the 2024 plan is still being debated, social housing won’t get a look-in for funds until 2032 if Council staff recommendations are adopted. The Council currently houses more than 3000 tenants across 1900 homes through Read more
Act Party leader David Seymour, who has whakapapa to Ngāti Rēhia hapū through his mother, rejects criticism from his hapū and others who accuse him of violating Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Despite his claim of Maori ancestry, he is defending his Treaty Principles Bill. His comments came as a hīkoi opposing the bill reached Parliament, Read more
Christchurch’s Anglican Diocese has reaffirmed its good relationship with the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch amid concerns about the sale of St Albans Church to the Transalpine Redemptorists. The Anglican diocese recently sold St Albans via a trust. The church is now being used by the Sons of the Redeemer, also known as the Transalpine Redemptorists. Read more
Wellington’s public transport patronage records were shattered on Tuesday as more than 42,000 marched the capital’s streets in a hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill. Metlink estimated 84,000 people took the train and 80,000 took the bus, making Tuesday the busiest day on record. Thomas Nash, the Greater Wellington Regional Council’s transport committee chairperson, was Read more
Sexual offenders would need the approval of their victims in order to keep their names secret, while people who have fallen prey to crimes like revenge porn will get automatic suppression under a proposed new law change. The proposal, announced today by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, would essentially give victims of sexual offending more say Read more
The hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill was important say two senior Catholic and Anglican clergy. Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington, Monsignor Gerard Burns, and the Anglican Bishop of Wellington, the Most Reverend Justin Duckworth, both walked alongside thousands of others protesting the Government’s Treaty Principles Bill on Tuesday. Both church leaders Read more
Churches appear to be the latest thing on the real estate market. They make highly sought-after living spaces, especially if someone’s already converted the ecclesiastical into the domestic, property agents say. One Roof editor Owen Vaughan says there will always be a market for quirky spaces with a sense of reverence. Some are converted into Read more
On Sunday the White Ribbon riders set out from Gore on their South Island ride to raise awareness about stopping violence in New Zealand. White Ribbon was started as a men’s movement in Canada in 1991, aiming to promote healthy masculinity and reduce violence against women and children. The riders were welcomed by Soroptimist International Read more
The results of an urgent scan for an overdue baby with medical concerns were sent to “nowhere”, resulting in a stillbirth that could potentially have been avoided. The devastating outcome led the first-time mother to file a complaint with the Health and Disciplinary Commission to ensure the system makes changes and incidents like this never Read more
In a letter read at all Masses last Sunday, the NZ Catholic bishops lamented the actions and lack of actions, the sins and crimes of priests, religious and lay people working in Catholic settings. They said that some of the earlier responses and solutions were ill-advised and had devastating consequences. Along with the sins and Read more