Almost half of the women imprisoned in New Zealand have not been convicted of the crime that is keeping them behind bars. A sweeping 2013 law change designed to create greater bail hurdles for violent offenders has had an outsize effect on women, and Māori women in particular. Continue reading
The acting head of a Rotorua-based Maori theological college says there are calls for Maori women to become Catholic priests.
A Catholic Church spokesperson says there have been calls for women to be ordained but it’s the first time he’s heard of the particular request for Maori women priests.
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