Green Island’s community garden sits on a generous piece of land behind St Peter Chanel church. Fruit and vegetables are raised by volunteers. They reap what they sow – and others from the community are invited to enjoy some too. The community project began back in 2015 when Catholic Bishop of Dunedin Michael Dooley was Read more
Acquitted Waihopai spy station priest Peter Murnane O.P. is denying accusations he took part in an illegal Blockade Australia protest. Murnane became a household name in New Zealand in 2010. He had been charged with burglary and wilful damage to the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim – charges the High Court acquitted Murnane and two Read more
Former Cabinet minister Chris Finlayson, a practicing Catholic, is also unsparing in his critiques of the Catholic Church. Finlayson says he has vigorously chided church leaders who try to intervene in politics. On one occasion the Archbishop of Wellington, Cardinal John Dew, invited him to a picnic on Parliament’s lawn. Finlayson says Dew wanted to Read more
Students Against Dangerous Driving (SADD) is helping Lena Dupu grow in more ways than one. The St Kevin’s College year 12 pupil has been selected as a national leader for Students Against Dangerous Driving (Sadd). Lena (17) received a phone call with the news nearly a month ago. She said she ‘‘didn’t expect’’ to be Read more
The office of the French Polynesian president says it wants to honour the memory of nuclear expert Bruno Barrillot who was the head of French Polynesia’s body looking at the aftermath of France’s nuclear weapons tests. The office says it wants to mark the sixth anniversary of Barrillot’s return from France to French Polynesia. He Read more
New Zealand now has a national shrine dedicated to Mary, Mother of God, Assumed into Heaven. A Mass of Dedication was celebrated last Sunday afternoon at St Mary of the Angel’s church in Wellington. The central Wellington church was almost at its 550-person capacity for the Mass. The Dedication Mass was the finale of a Read more
New Zealand’s National Synod Synthesis has been compiled and released to the public. The diocesan documents were synthesised at a national meeting held in Wellington in June. The introduction to the national document says participants throughout the country “spoke positively and with love about the place the Church has in their lives. “They want the Read more
St Joseph’s Home of Compassion elder care facility will close in four months. Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy labels the closure as “catastrophic.” Guppy said he attended a packed meeting of family members at the home’s chapel on Wednesday night. “It was a bolt from the blue. “People were obviously sad and wondering what was Read more
Limits on the size of religious gatherings due to Covid-19 restrictions were justified, a judge has decided. Two groups of churches and mosques claimed a Covid-19 public health response order that took effect late last year was unlawful for breaching their rights to manifest their religious belief. The order limited gatherings depending on whether attendees Read more
With summer approaching, and the borders reopened, many motel operators in Marlborough will be gearing up for a busy tourist season. And, while the prospect of visitors returning to Marlborough in their droves would be seen by many as a welcome step forward, it could mean taking a monumental step backwards for those in emergency Read more