The Forsyth Barr Stadium will temporarily become the House of God this weekend, as hundreds of Dunedin residents gather for a combined Catholic Mass. The Mass on Sunday will be part of Kavanagh College’s 25th jubilee celebrations and will attract all schools and parishes in the city. Continue reading
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McAuley High School principal wins Women of Influence Awards
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
The principal of McAuley High School, Anne Miles, has won the Social Enterprise category at the 2014 Fairfax Women of Influence Awards. She shares the title with Jo-Anne Wilkinson of the Foundation for Youth Development. “I feel humble and very surprised. When I looked at the fantastic finalists I really didn’t think I would win,” Read more
Bill English named Old Boy of the year
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Finance Minister Bill English and Wellington businessman Brian McGuinness were named joint winners of the old boy of the year award at a St Patrick’s College Old Boys Association dinner in Wellington last week. English is an old boy of St Pat’s Silverstream, where he was a boarder and became head boy. English said it Read more
St Bede’s students raise $100k for teen cancer
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
On Wednesday 24th September 154 pupils and 40 staff left St Bede’s College in Christchurch New Zealand on the start of the “Run For A Life” CanTeen fundraiser. When they crossed the finishing line last week each of them had run the equivalent of a half marathon each day for the past five days. Their Read more
Speaking out at McAuley High School
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
A group of friends from South Auckland’s McAuley High School are using poetry to make sure their voices are heard loud and clear. “When you put yourself on stage, you’re putting yourself in a very vulnerable state,” says Annonica Mavaega, 16. “Anyone can just stand up and say: ‘Be quiet!’ They can mock you. “But Read more
Brendan Schollum – passionate, enthusiastic educator RIP
Friday, September 26th, 2014
The Catholic community has lost a “passionate and enthusiastic educator” with the sudden death Brendan Schollum Schollum died last Friday aged 67 at Auckland Hospital after he was admitted for an infection, viral encephalitis, that caused swelling in his brain. Schollum was the founding principal of Aquinas College in Tauranga when it opened in 2003 Read more
St Peter’s students exercise their right to vote
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
A mock election at St Peter’s College in Auckland last Friday, gave the students a chance to “practice” exercising their democratic right. St Peter’s is located in the Epsom electorate. Over the past three weeks there have been campaigns, and a leaders’ debate. In the mock vote National won the poll with 29.6 percent of Read more
St Mary’s is a family tradition
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014Sarah Poulter is only 13 years old but her education is already steeped in history. Seven generations of women from her family have attended St Mary’s College in Ponsonby which is now celebrating its 150th anniversary. So there was never any doubt about where Sarah would go. Her ancestor John Fair arrived in New Zealand Read more
New principal for Bishop Viard College
Friday, September 19th, 2014Rose Sawaya-Baxter, currently principal at Sacred Heart Girls’ College in New Plymouth, will take the reins of Bishop Viard College at the beginning of next year after the sudden departure in April of Teresa Cargo. The school’s official line was initially that she was on “study leave” but a resignation followed in June. Sawaya-Baxter is Read more
Wellington schools raise money for Chanel College Samoa
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Last Friday four Catholic colleges in Wellington held a fund raising concert to raise funds for Chanel College in Samoa. The concert featured performances from St Catherine’s, St Mary’s, St Patrick’s Kilbirnie and St Patrick’s Silverstream. The rector of Chanel College, Fr Mika Tuimavave, came to Wellington to attend the concert. The Concert was part Read more