For over 25 years the bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, has volunteered for a month at the Raphael Ryder Cheshire Centre in Dehra Dun, India where he works with tuberculosis patients, special needs adults and children whose parents had leprosy. Drennan left for his most recent visit at the beginning of November. “Sometimes I’m asked Read more
Most children can barely organise their own lunches, but Broadfield School pupil Tallulah Baxter is organising an event to help feed hundreds. After seeing a Campbell Live story from 2012 on kids going to school without lunch, the Canterbury 11-year-old decided to host a screening of kids’ nativity film The Star at Hoyts Riccarton on December 3, with all proceeds going to Fill Their Lunchbox (FTL). Read Read more
With the resurgence of public piety, more and more Muslims are aware of the need to balance being religious and being modern,” Eva Nisa, a lecturer in religious studies at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, told the Innovation Group. “For them, these are not opposed.” Her research specialties include Muslim youth in Malaysia Read more
Ian Alindada admits he was a problem child who questioned himself from a young age. Just 18 months ago the young Filipino immigrant was thrust into an alien environment, a Kiwi Catholic school, and it was a case of either sink or swim. Not long after enrolling in Masterton’s Chanel College during term two last year he scored one of the Read more
The date and location of a meeting to discuss concerns about the activities of a “cult” is being kept a secret because there are fears of it being hijacked. The meeting is being called by University of Auckland chaplain Rev Dr Carolyn Kelly. Church leaders, pastors, chaplains, police, youth leaders and concerned parents will be Read more
The Hon. Aupito William Sio has just returned from Europe where he had an audience with Pope Francis and represented New Zealand at COP23, the world’s most important climate change conference. The Māngere electorate MP, who won his seat for the fourth time with another massive majority, is now the Minister for Pacific People and Associate Read more
Sister of Mercy Dame Pauline Engel died on 15 November at North Shore Hospital in Auckland. A vigil of remembrance was held at Carmel College Hall in Milford on Sunday, November 19th. Her Requiem Mass was celebrated at St Joseph’s Church the next day. Engel was a teacher at Carmel College from 1965 to 1983. She Read more
“A bit of magic” was created in Katikati at the weekend through a combination of musical talent, research and an extraordinary, rare manuscript. Tauranga’s Colin and Stephanie Smith discovered the manuscript 10 or 12 years ago in a pile of music bought decades earlier as part of an auction lot from an estate in Christchurch. Read more
After eight years in New Zealand, Dinesha Amarasinghe, her husband and her three sons have been told they will be deported back to Sri Lanka. The reason: Dinesha has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Continue reading
Charles Drennan, the bishop of Palmerston North has announced clergy appointments for 2018 Continue reading