The Māori electoral roll has grown by more than 3000 people – after organisers of the hīkoi mō te Tiriti promoted a switch from the general roll. Data from the Electoral Commission up to 25 November showed 2262 people changed from the general roll to the Māori roll – up from 59 in October. Just Read more
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Former Gloriavale members want compensation for work
Thursday, November 28th, 2024A former Gloriavale member wants to be paid for his years of work in the West Coast commune to end what he calls exploitative practices against residents. Hosea Courage spoke to 1News as the Employment Court made a new ruling that could pave the way to compensation for former residents. He joined Daniel Pilgrim and Read more
Social housing takes a hit; insurance and disaster funds win
Monday, November 25th, 2024
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
Seymour brushes off his hapū’s Treaty Principles perspective
Monday, November 25th, 2024
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
Expelled Transapline Redemptorists play ‘dirty pool’
Monday, November 25th, 2024
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
Hīkoi makes for record day on Wellington public transport
Monday, November 25th, 2024Wellington’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
Proposed name suppression law change would give victims final say on offenders remaining secret
Monday, November 25th, 2024Sexual 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 was important say Catholic and Anglican leaders
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
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 are hot property, especially the converted
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
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
White Ribbon riders raising awareness
Thursday, November 21st, 2024On 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