New Zealand appeared to have made reasonable progress in its work to address sexual abuse within the church and to stop it happening in the future says Fr Hans Zollner. However he said there are still challenges to be faced such as unifying the church’s approach and dealing with complex migration issues. Zollner, who has Read more
Former Ngai Tahu Property CEO Tony Sewell, has accepted a contract to lead the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch property team. A long-time member of the Catholic Cathedral Management Board, he has a deep understanding of property matters in relation to the Diocese. “The Diocese has tread a very sensible and measured path in dealing with Read more
Two Christchurch church property teams have made prominent appointments as their earthquake-damaged cathedrals sit in ruins. Roger Sutton, who stepped down as chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) in 2014, has been chosen as one of the Anglican diocese’s Church Property Trustees. Continue reading
Ministers rejected a plan to let individuals and groups sponsor up to 200 refugees a year, papers released by Immigration New Zealand show. The government eventually settled on a pilot scheme of 25 places, saying it would test communities’ commitment to supporting refugees. Continue reading Read the documents here.
In January, St Peter’s College student Robbie Taylor, died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a tree on Ian McKinnon Drive, in Eden Terrace. Now, some Peter’s College students make film to honour friend. Three of his closest friends, James Sutherland-Cameron, Oliver van Lent and Ned Drumm, have spent a month putting Read more
Chris Farrelly says collaboration is the only way to fix Auckland’s poverty cycle. Farrelly began as CEO of the Auckland City Mission on 1 June. “It’s no one organisation, no one political party, no one government, no matter what can do this, it’s a whole community” “We work all the time, day in, day out Read more
Earlier in the year the Sunday current affairs programme provided a rare glimpse into the Carmelite Monastery in Christchurch and the life of prayer and solitude of the sisters there. It’s a challenging life and young Sister Catherine, a novice, had much to consider as she decided if she could fully leave behind her life Read more
The All Blacks are among a number of Kiwi household names sporting white armbands in support of child charity Cure Kids. The charity, which has a vision to “find cures for kids”, has launched a campaign, in partnership with the national team and New Zealand Rugby, to raise awareness around the need to invest in Read more
New Zealand has the worst rate of family and intimate-partner violence in the world. Eighty per cent of incidents go unreported — so what we know of domestic violence in our community is barely the tip of the iceberg. More than 12,000 Kiwis have repeatedly breached court orders to stay away from their victims, and Read more
St Patrick’s College, Wellington old boy Quentin Rew is representing New Zealand in two Olympic events in Rio. He will complete in the 20km Walk starting at 5.30am (NZT) on Saturday August 13 and the 50km Walk starting at 11pm (NZT) on Friday August 19. The school says Rew, who attended St Pat’s from 1998-2002 Read more