Textiles sent to Wellington’s Southern Landfill doubled since 2009 and it’s estimated that 25 per cent of it was perfectly fine clothes – that could have been recycled, reused or diverted. Read more
Textiles sent to Wellington’s Southern Landfill doubled since 2009 and it’s estimated that 25 per cent of it was perfectly fine clothes – that could have been recycled, reused or diverted. Read more
Australian artist Scott Marsh says he was disappointed to hear his mural of convicted child sex offender and former archbishop George Pell had been painted over – but he wasn’t surprised. “Given the history of some of my other works with religious themes it lasted longer than I thought it might, to be honest,” he Read more
New figures show the government has slashed resident visa numbers to the lowest seen in the last two decades. The decrease in resident numbers in the last year is largely because of delays in processing. “It’s not clear whether that is part of the way they’re bringing the numbers down because they have a target Read more
A forest fire in northern Israel that threatened a church where Christians believe the transfiguration of Jesus took place was extinguished without the shrine being damaged, firefighters said Sunday. The fire on Mount Tabor, where the Basilica of the Transfiguration is located, broke out Thursday and had been put out late Friday, but “small fires Read more
The van Orance Sky arrived in New Zealand in October 2018 from Australia. The van is fitted with a shower, two washing machines and a clothes dryer, and open to use for anyone living without these basic necessities. Orange Sky’works in Australia with 27 vehicles servicing 22 cities each week. Read more
Questions about Boris Johnson, the new British prime minister’s Catholic baptism and whether he’s actually a Christian have been occupying the airwaves on the Spectator newspaper’s Holy Smoke podcast. The podcast said as a baby Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was baptised into the Catholic faith of his mother, Charlotte Fawcett. He was then confirmed Read more
Opinions on whether genetic material from a dead partner could be used by their surviving partner to have a baby appear to be split as officials work to tidy up the law around the emerging issue. Two Kiwi women have so far turned to the courts to get permission to retrieve sperm from their partners. Read more
During a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, workers discovered an enormous number of bones inside two ossuaries in a building next to a Vatican cemetery. Further studies on the remains will be carried out starting July 27, but it was not yet possible to predict Read more
During the past six years about 70 former members of the Gloriavale community based at Haupiri, on the West Coast of the South Island, have resettled in South Canterbury, Liz Gregory says it’s now time to set up a trust to help support those who had made the “massive” decision to leave the community of Read more