Kava Ban - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:00:18 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Kava Ban - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Methodist Church in Fiji backtracks on kava ban https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/02/25/methodist-church-fiji-backtracks-kava-ban/ Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:07:04 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=54815 THE Methodist Church hopes to balance church and tradition in terms of the kava ban proposal that was put in place by late church president Reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu. Church communications secretary Reverend James Bhagwan said they would continue to honour Waqairatu's views, however, the church standing committee is working on ways to balance the ban Read more

Methodist Church in Fiji backtracks on kava ban... Read more]]> THE Methodist Church hopes to balance church and tradition in terms of the kava ban proposal that was put in place by late church president Reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu.

Church communications secretary Reverend James Bhagwan said they would continue to honour Waqairatu's views, however, the church standing committee is working on ways to balance the ban and culture and tradition.

"One way in which people can honour the late president's memories is to respect his views," Mr Bhagwan said.

"There have been a lot more hits or views on our You Tube page on him explaining his views on kava. And since his passing there has been an increase in people who are trying to understand him better.

Methodist Church in Fiji backtracks on kava ban]]> 54815 Pacific scientists push to overturn EU ban on kava http://www.australianetworknews.com/stories/201202/3442571.htm?desktop Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:30:27 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=20105 Scientists from the Pacific are confident they can overturn a European Union ban on the export of kava - Government and agency representatives will gather at a Kava Symposium in Vanuatu next month, the biggest gathering since the ban was brought in 10 years ago.

Pacific scientists push to overturn EU ban on kava... Read more]]> Scientists from the Pacific are confident they can overturn a European Union ban on the export of kava - Government and agency representatives will gather at a Kava Symposium in Vanuatu next month, the biggest gathering since the ban was brought in 10 years ago.

Pacific scientists push to overturn EU ban on kava]]> 20105 Kava ban lifted in Canberra http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201202/3427421.htm?desktop Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:30:22 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=19114 Health officials in the Australian Capital Territory lifted a kava ban for three days while a multicultural festival takes place in Canberra. The ban had upset the local Pacific Island community, which had been warned that anyone caught with kava would face jail.

Kava ban lifted in Canberra... Read more]]> Health officials in the Australian Capital Territory lifted a kava ban for three days while a multicultural festival takes place in Canberra.

The ban had upset the local Pacific Island community, which had been warned that anyone caught with kava would face jail.

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