After a long period of consultation there has been no consensus reached about the future of St Paul’s and Our Lady of Fatima schools in Mairehau, so Christchurch’s Bishop Barry Jones has been forced to make the final call. The Bishop’s proposal was made following three rounds of community consultation The proposal is to cancel the integration Read more
Bishop Patrick Dunn and Bishop Ross Bay, the Catholic and Anglican bishops of Auckland New Zealand have issued a joint statement expressing their sadness at the extreme violence of the current insurgency of troops affiliated with the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). “Acknowledging the religious and political complexity which characterises Iraqi Read more
A multimillion-dollar secondary boarding school for Muslim boys is to go ahead in South Dunedin, the Al-Noor Charitable Trust has confirmed. It will be based at the former St Patrick’s Primary School in Melbourne St, in Dunedin, New Zealand, which the trust plans to develop. Trust chairman Dr Mohammad Alayan said the $8 million An-Nur Read more
The art room at Wellesley College, Days Bay Wellington was a hive of creative activity last Thursday. Children from two schools, St Michael’s and Holy Cross joined a group of students from Wellesley College for a day of art and friendship. This was to mark UNHCR World Refugee Day on June 20. The refugee background Read more
The New Zealand Catholic Primary Principals Association in partnership with Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand are encouraging Catholic primary schools to get involved in this year’s Mufti Mania Day, Friday 4 July, by wearing mufti to school in exchange for a gold coin donation. When Cyclone Ian hit Tonga in January 2014, the roof of St Read more
Almost a third of all the marriages of New Zealand residents last year were remarriages. Of the 19,237 marriages 13,312 were first marriages, 5825 involved one or both parties being previously married. Last year, for every 1000 single people of a marriageable age, 22 got married. That’s less than a quarter of the 1971 peak Read more
The Catholic parishes of Masterton, Carterton (including Greytown) and Featherston (including Martinborough) are merging into ”One Wairarapa Parish”. In an open letter to Catholics in Wairarapa, Father Julian Wagg says all parishes in New Zealand face unprecedented challenges because of a wide range of factors and the Archdiocese of Wellington. “As a result we are required to undergo the Read more
After more than 20 years working for community services Jeff Drane has been named a Wellington Community Champion. The work specialised in assisting under-resourced families, mental health consumers, refugees and migrants and delivered ongoing benefits to families.Fr Drane is perhaps best known for his work with the Newtown Budgeting and Advice Services. “It was just the relief Read more
A number of principals have spoken out in support of the St John’s College which is being taken to the High Court by the parents of a 16-year-old boy suspended because his hair was too long. St John’s College, a Catholic boys’ secondary school in Hastings, New Zealand, suspended Lucan Battison for being in breach Read more
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn says his hope is that every person, every parish, every community, every school in the Diocese will look outwards, beyond their own communities to ask ‘Where are the poor, where are people who are suffering in any way and how can I help?’ He was speaking on Pentecost Read more