Aid to the Church in Need says christians in Lebanon need help. They are being caught in the crossfire as Israel expands its targets in its war with Hezbollah militants. The attacks aim to eliminate the threat of Hezbollah strikes on northern Israel. Bernard Toutounji, National Director of Aid for the Church in Need (ACN) Read more
Success in Wellington was celebrated on Friday at the 2024 Wellington Address at Pipitea Marae. Brian McGuinness, the Wellington Company, Erskine Chapel Restoration, Doug Hauraki and Adrian Orr were acknowledged. The event acknowledged the exceptional contributions of four of the city’s most influential business leaders who have helped Wellington’s business community prosper. Lifelong dedication to Read more
A Trinity Catholic College student with a flair for telling stories took home first place in a nationwide animation competition. Tom Davis, 18, was named the Future Designers Champion of the Future Frames Competition, a competition run by Victoria University of Wellington School of Design Innovation. The competition only allowed competitors 48 frames to create Read more
Higher rents are the biggest contributor to the annual inflation rate, but landlords say Dunedin’s rates rises are to blame. Stats NZ this week said rising rent prices were the biggest contributor to the annual inflation rate and almost 20% of the 2.2% annual increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was due to rent Read more
Each day in New Zealand 30,000 people are sleeping rough on city streets and in parks – about the same number as the population of Ashburton. Thousands more are couch surfing, living in vehicles and constantly moving through a series of short-term temporary accommodation. The latest statistics released showed that New Zealand has about 102,000 Read more
Opening an op shop was exactly what a group of Pregnancy Help volunteers decided they needed to fund their service for pregnant women and their families. That was fifty years ago. The shop’s 50th anniversary this week was marked with volunteers old and new from Levin’s Uniting Church getting together to celebrate and reflect on Read more
The Dunedin diocese has blocked a proposal to transform the historic Holy Cross Mosgiel Seminary into a natural health and sustainability centre. The move ends efforts by a local charity to revitalise the 150-year-old complex. The plan, developed by Taste Nature Social Enterprise and chaired by Clinton Chambers, sought to use the site for organic Read more
Mental health nurses say they’re still in the dark about how Health New Zealand is going to take over mental health callouts from police, just weeks before the changes are set to be phased in. Handling of mental health callouts will start transitioning from a police-led response to a health-led response from November 1. New Read more
The new papal nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific has formally presented his credentials to Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. Archbishop Gábor Pintér succeeds former papal nuncio Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa who returned to Rome in March after suffering a stroke last October. Our new Vatican ambassador, who comes from Hungary, has most recently undertaken diplomatic Read more