The Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Auckland are cooperating to provide opportunities for New Zealanders to attend World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow Poland. Two pilgrimage packages are being provided, one for a direct pilgrimage to Poland, the second will also include a visit to the Holy Land. The Wellington Archdiocese is inviting expressions Read more
The majority of the members of Pastor Michael Hewat West Hamilton Community Church were originally from the West Hamilton Anglican Parish on Rifle Range Rd. Hewat forfeited his licence 12 months ago, when he refused to submit to the church hierarchy in a move to allow gay marriage. When he left the church, his congregation, Read more
The trustees of St Gerard’s Monastery in Wellington think the earthquake-prone designation might be unfair, and are setting out to prove it. The monastery’s heritage status means demolition would be very hard to achieve. Chairman of the monastery trust and former MP Gordon Copeland said the monastery and an adjacent church were judged well below Read more
Sir Peter Jackson has come to the rescue of an historic Seatoun church. Jackson and wife Fran Walsh have bought St Christopher’s Church in Seatoun for $1.06 million in a move that saves the earthquake-prone church and neighbouring hall from potential demolition. Now, the Miramar Peninsula Community Trust has been established to run the buildings Read more
“The problem with defending free speech is that if you go to bat for the dead and heroic cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo, you also have to defend Hollywood’s right to make jokes about killing the leader of North Korea and a daft heavy metal band’s right to insult a chunk of the public simply because Read more
The recently enacted Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 allows for an individual to begin proceedings if it is alleged that a digital communication caused an individual to suffer serious emotional stress by denigrating that individual’s religion. The Humanist Society of New Zealand have taken issue with the Act. They agree there is a need to address Read more
In November and December eight seminarians and a priest from Holy Cross Seminary in Auckland will be cycling the length of New Zealand to promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood. The pilgrimage will begin at Cape Reinga, which is the northern most point on the mainland of New Zealand. It will take about Read more
Hungary is a far cry from suburban East Auckland. But that’s where a team of cross country runners from Sacred Heart College are headed. The squad has qualified to compete at the World Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs in Budapest next April. The selection comes after the team achieved the top result at the national Read more
After 14 years leading Garin College principal John Boyce’s announcement of his immediate retirement this week was a shock for some, but for him, it was time. He was, he said, “absolutely exhausted”. Boyce joins a long list of changes at the top in schools through Nelson and Tasman. From Golden Bay High School through Read more
Marist School pupil Hazel de Mooy has won the National Primary Science Week Light Photo Competition with a shot to be proud of. The 8-year-old braved the heat of flames to create the image but it was something she was excited to do. “Dad had a couple of goes at it first but I wanted Read more