New Zealanders and their pets have consumed more than 600 tonnes of seafood sourced from a Thai conglomerate condemned for its use of slave labour. Some indentured workers have even been locked in cages. Figures released by the New Zealand Customs Service under the Official Information Act show seafood giant Thai Union has been a consistent Read more
Actor Morgan Freeman is fronting a series called The Story of God. It is presently going to air on the National Geographic Channel on Sky on Wednesdays at 8:30pm. In Wednesday’s episode, in which he explored the concept of evil, Freeman comes to New Zealand, where a researcher shows us that children, when convinced that Read more
New Zealand born, The Right Reverend John Osmers, retired Anglican Bishop of Eastern Zambia, was one of three pioneers in the fight for justice in South Africa who was honoured by the Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba. Osmers was born in Christchurch. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of merit Read more
Welcome to the new competitive funeral market. Fresh Funerals home page offers “self-select funerals delivered wherever you need them.” “We walk you through the whole funeral process, so you can decide what you’ll do to save costs and what you’d like your funeral director to do for you,” says Jude Mannion. There’s also a checklist, Read more
St Vincent de Paul supplied The Radiance of the Seas with five thousand altar breads after it had run out a day before arriving in New Zealand. Marketing Manager Sarah Ford said the cruise director’s call was a big deal, as they usually only sell around 100 at a time. She said one of the Read more
An Australian survey to find ethical clothing retailers has given companies a simple letter grade based on their policies for supply chain, monitoring practises, and worker empowerment. The most ethical clothing retailers have mostly been fair trade companies, but retail giant Zara, shortly to be launched in New Zealand, also scored an A grade. Glassons Read more
Bible in Schools campaigner Jeff McClintock has gone to the Court of Appeal about the decision to strike out of his case. He took the board of Red Beach School on the Hibiscus Coast to court because he alleged the school’s Bible in Schools classes showed disrespect for his daughter’s rights to freedom of religion. The Read more
Catholic internet evangelist Michael Voris, has revealed that he was actively involved in homosexuality “over a prolonged period of time.” Voris has been critical of Synod Fathers, including Cardinal John Dew of Wellington, who have called for a more pastoral approach in the area of human sexuality. Voris is the founder of Church Militant and Read more
There were a mere handful of complaints made nationwide about stores trading over Easter – and business leaders around the country say a law change is long overdue. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment was notified 15 times about businesses breaking trading laws over Easter weekend – well down on the 42 complaints lodged Read more
Kurtis Haiu, a former Blues and Auckland rugby player, died last week, aged 31, after a long battle with cancer. Haiu was a also a former New Zealand under-19 and under-21 representative. His career ended prematurely in 2011 when a rare form of bone cancer, Ewings Sarcoma, was discovered in his ribs. He has been Read more