The Anglican diocese will not answer any questions about the Christ Church Cathedral until December, a spokesman says. Anglican diocese spokesman Jayson Rhodes said there would be no comment on the cathedral until a Government-appointed working party considering options for the damaged building reports back by December 7. “The Diocese sees no need for any Read more
New Zealand
150 years for St Joseph’s Māori Girls
Friday, July 15th, 2016
Next year will mark the 150th anniversary of Hawke’s Bay’s St Josephs Māori Girls’ College. The school is unique in that it is the only specifically Catholic, Māori school for girls in the world. The school has chosen Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori to launch their online pre-registration form for those who wish to Read more
Hanson doesn’t want NZ a backdoor entry for Muslims
Friday, July 15th, 2016
Migrants must spend at least 10 years in New Zealand before being welcome in Australia. Australian politician Pauline Hanson says this policy will prevent Muslims moving to New Zealand and then across the Tasman. “I don’t want Australia to be taken over by Islam and have too many of Muslims in the country, and that’s Read more
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral rebuild – it’s good news so far
Friday, July 15th, 2016
Recent engineering and geotechnical reports are showing “positive” signs for the future of Christchurch’s quake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, officials claim. Preliminary reports on the land and foundations on which Christchurch’s Catholic Cathedral sits are positive. The detailed content of the reports has not been made public yet. Property and Development Manager Keith Beal says Read more
Give incentives for teaching in Auckland says Catholic school principal
Friday, July 15th, 2016Principal of St Mark’s Catholic Primary School in Pakuranga Catherine Rivers says the Ministry of Education needs to create a pay incentive to entice teachers to stay in Auckland. “When I was a beginning teacher you used to get a country incentive to go to a certain country and work,” she says. “Now I think Read more
Here’s a chance to really make difference – volunteer
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
For those who want to make a difference, but perhaps feel helpless about it, here is a chance to act on your dream. The Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s Programmes team may be able to match your skills to situations in the Pacific and elsewhere that could give you an opportunity to make good use of Read more
Shop Trading Hours Bill no longer a matter of conscience for MPs
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
In a recent blog, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand pointed out that some of the MPs speaking in favour of the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill referred to the importance of freedom of choice. “However, they have given away their own freedom of choice in relation to this significant measure. Families, communities and low-paid retail workers will Read more
MPs deny parents’ the right to be informed of 15 year-old daughter’s abortion
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
Family First director Bob McCroskie says it is ludicrous that parents have to give permission for their daughters to go on school trips but not for their daughter to have an abortion. He was speaking after a majority report from Parliament’s justice and electoral committee rejected a petition seeking to change the law. Read Right Read more
Dominican Sister’s Artwork for Roman basilica
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016The only New Zealander selected to produce artwork for the closing ceremony of the 800-year jubilee of the Dominican Order at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome in November had not painted a picture until she was 57. Now 78, Waimate-born Oamaru nun Sr Mary Horn is one of 16 sisters of the order around Read more
Items Stolen from Geraldine church returned
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016Items stolen from a church in Geraldine last month have been recovered, with some found scattered in a river in the Waimate district. Opihi parish property manager David Attwood said some of the items recovered had to be fished out of a river and that some had been damaged. A statue of an angel, a procession Read more