Vainemoeroa Titaenua from Mangere died after being hit by a car last week. Titaenua was hit about 7 am on Idlewild Ave, Mangere, last Thursday. She died in hospital at 8.30pm on Friday. Titaenua went to her Catholic church every day. Read more “
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Taranaki priest lucky to be alive after serious car crash
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
About 10 am on October 31, Father Freddie Barte was driving home to Waitara, north Taranaki, along State Highway 3A after attending a church service in Inglewood. While driving, he noticed a truck and trailer unit in the opposite lane before seeing the flash of another car heading straight towards him. The other motorist had attempted to overtake the Read more
Sister Maureen McBride dies in a car accident in France
Friday, December 2nd, 2016Sister Maureen McBride, its seems, while driving a car suffered a medical event which caused her to crash. She was formerly congregational leader of the worldwide Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions for 12 years (RNDM) Continue reading
Bereaved sister: Don’t jail the driver
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016An American tourist who killed a mum-to-be, Kylee Anne Rakich, and another woman in a head-on crash has avoided jail time. In an extraordinary display of compassion, Ms Rakich’s bereaved sister lobbied the judge to not send the 66-year-old to prison on charges of careless use of a motor vehicle causing death – because, she Read more