The Warm Hearts Winter Appeal will provide beds, warm bedding and winter clothing, as well as help to pay medical costs for disadvantaged Kiwi kids on Variety’s emergency list. There are nearly 30 vulnerable Bay of Plenty children on Variety the Children’s Charity’s emergency waiting list for vital winter essentials, and more than 400 families Read more
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Children’s charity launches campaign to help vulnerable children through winter
Monday, July 23rd, 2018Research shows New Zealanders think life is getting too complicated
Thursday, July 19th, 2018
A campaign by Sanitarium Weet-Bix has been designed to encourage New Zealanders to celebrate a simpler approach to life. The company’s research shows that along with feeling their children’s lives were becoming too complicated, many parents felt increased pressure to provide for their children and were disappointed about the impact digital devices were having on family Read more
Does prime minster Ardern pray?
Thursday, July 19th, 2018
Does Jacinda Ardern talk to God? “No. But I have a real respect for people who have religion as a foundation in their lives, ” she told Pathos in a recently published interview. “And I respect people who don’t. I’m agnostic. “I don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure it out. “I do Read more
Poor families feel pressured to tithe
Thursday, July 19th, 2018
An Auckland councillor says churches in his area need to re-think the way they tithe low-income residents. Manukau Ward Councillor Efeso Collins told The AM Show some residents have been forced to take out loans to keep up with the cost of tithing. A tithe typically involves giving 10 per cent of a person’s income to Read more
Trust want hazardous trees removed from New Zealand’s oldest union church
Thursday, July 19th, 2018Three large trees dating back to the 1870s are set for the chop to protect New Zealand’s oldest union church from possible damage. The Burkes Pass Heritage Trust has applied for financial assistance from the Mackenzie District Council for the safe removal of the pine trees from the St Patrick’s Church site in the small Read more
Cathedral one of two church sites contaminated with asbestos in Christchurch
Thursday, July 19th, 2018The asbestos-laden rubble being cleared from the front of Christ Church Cathedral was also delivered to a second Anglican site in the city. The rubble was delivered to the cathedral site after the 2011 earthquakes to protect paving stones during the demolition of the remains of the cathedral spire base. Continue reading
Cult infiltrating New Zealand churches and educational institutions
Monday, July 16th, 2018
Rose Labone’s article in the June edition of North and South investigated the activities in New Zealand of a cult known as Providence. She says it has infiltrated university campuses, schools and mainstream churches in New Zealand under the guise of being a Christian movement. It also uses the names Nikau Church, Christian Gospel Mission and Jesus Morning Star. Providence was Read more
Cardinal Dew: Leadership in times of change
Monday, July 16th, 2018
The archbishop of Wellington, Cardinal John Dew, was the keynote speaker at the Proclaim 2018 conference in Brisbane. He spoke on the topic of Leadership in a Time of Change. The cardinal said New Zealand Catholics looking for answers to “renewal” took heart from Pope Francis. “The Pope is encouraging us to go out of our buildings Read more
Wellington’s Sacred Heart Cathedral closed for an indefinite period
Monday, July 16th, 2018
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thorndon, Wellington, closed its doors on Friday. An assessment has found the building’s structural integrity to be just 15 per cent of the standard for a new building. This means there would be a significant risk to occupants if there was an earthquake. While Sacred Heart Cathedral is closed, weekday masses Read more
Saying ‘I do’ with a ‘noodle of love’: Pastafarians tie the knot in Wellington
Monday, July 16th, 2018A gay toy sheep wearing a colander was perched on the celebrant’s head, and the guests were dressed as pirates. When Pastafarians marry as they did at Worser Bay in Wellington on Sunday – sealing the deal with the “noodle of love” – things are a little different. Continue reading