Forget about a lack of diversity on Married At First Sight NZ, how about the genuinely stunning lack of humanity? The more I watch this show and see (and write) all the coverage around it, the more I realise just how awful these people are. Continue reading
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Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley moves from Waikato to Leeds
Monday, November 13th, 2017The Anglican Bishop of Waikato is to return to her roots after being named as the new Bishop of Ripon in the Church of England’s Diocese of Leeds. In 2014. Originally ordained in the Diocese of Oxford, she served curacies in Wheatley and Littlemore before becoming New Testament lecturer and then director of biblical studies Read more
Arrests made after Sacred Heart Girls’ College fire
Monday, November 13th, 2017Two 19-year-old women have been arrested following the fire that tore through Sacred Heart Girls’ College in Hamilton on Friday night. The pair will appear in Hamilton District Court on Wednesday charged with arson. Fireworks were found at the scene of the fire on Saturday. Continue reading Read about the fire
40 years since first Anglican women priests ordained in NZ
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is preparing to celebrate 40 years since women priests were first ordained here. When it ordained five women on 3 December 1977, New Zealand was the fourth province of the Anglican Church to ordain women priests. The first woman ordained an Anglican priest was Li Tim Read more
Taranaki priest lucky to be alive after serious car crash
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
About 10 am on October 31, Father Freddie Barte was driving home to Waitara, north Taranaki, along State Highway 3A after attending a church service in Inglewood. While driving, he noticed a truck and trailer unit in the opposite lane before seeing the flash of another car heading straight towards him. The other motorist had attempted to overtake the Read more
Catholics biggest denomination but not fastest-growing
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
According to the last census, Catholics are now the largest Christian denomination in New Zealand. But they are not the fastest- growing. “Here’s the interesting thing,” writes Narelle Henson, “a group called simply “Protestants” by Statistics New Zealand grew by 26.4 percent from the previous census in 2006.” A group called “Evangelical, Born Again and Fundamental” Read more
New Zealand’s 340 teenage prisoners
Thursday, November 9th, 2017Currently, of the 10,260 people locked up, about 1760 are aged under 25. Teenage prisoners make up just over three percent of the total muster – a headcount of about 340. Read more
Church leader forced ‘youth pastor’ to work in orchard, lied to immigration
Thursday, November 9th, 2017A Flaxmere pastor has been sentenced to home detention for lying to Immigration New Zealand for reasons he said were “for the love of God”. Fa’aofo Foma’i and his church, Everlasting Gospel Church, appeared in the Hastings District Court for sentencing this morning after pleading guilty to four charges of providing false or misleading information Read more
Christian Musician Matt Maher’s concert – promo code to get your ticket
Thursday, November 9th, 2017There is only a matter of a few weeks left to get your tickets to see internationally acclaimed Canadian Christian singer and songwriter, Matt Maher perform at Auckland’s Victory Convention this December. Matt will be joined by support acts, New Zealand performers, Grace Worship and Monique Holden. Since launching his 2008 major label debut, Maher Read more
Suzanne Aubert needs miracle
Monday, November 6th, 2017
Last year, Suzanne Aubert was declared “venerable” by Pope Francis, and supporters of her canonisation are now literally waiting on a miracle. A first miracle would see her named as “Blessed”, and a second would mean her being named a saint. The sisters of Compassion property in Island Bay has been developed in the expectation of Read more