New Zealand Flag - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 07 Sep 2015 04:25:23 +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 New Zealand Flag - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 St Bernard's boys have little enthusiasm for changing our flag https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/09/08/st-bernards-boys-have-little-enthusiasm-for-changing-our-flag/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 18:50:42 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=76313 If John Key wanted an example of how difficult it is to get Kiwis enthusiastic about the flag debate, he could have a chat with the boys at St Bernard's College. The Lower Hutt school provided five intelligent and articulate senior boys aware of the push for a new flag. It is a topic they Read more

St Bernard's boys have little enthusiasm for changing our flag... Read more]]> If John Key wanted an example of how difficult it is to get Kiwis enthusiastic about the flag debate, he could have a chat with the boys at St Bernard's College.

The Lower Hutt school provided five intelligent and articulate senior boys aware of the push for a new flag.

It is a topic they said gets little discussion among students and their view is there are more important issues facing the nation. Continue reading

St Bernard's boys have little enthusiasm for changing our flag]]> 76313 Maori Church leaders back current national flag with rousing haka https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/08/28/maori-church-leaders-back-current-national-flag-with-rousing-haka/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:52:32 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=75879 Maori Anglican Church leaders launched into a "spontaneous" and "thunderous" haka after voting to support the current New Zealand flag. About 160 people met at the church's synod in Wellington this month, where the possibility of changing the flag was raised and discussed. The church unanimously voted to support keeping the current flag, arguing it Read more

Maori Church leaders back current national flag with rousing haka... Read more]]> Maori Anglican Church leaders launched into a "spontaneous" and "thunderous" haka after voting to support the current New Zealand flag.

About 160 people met at the church's synod in Wellington this month, where the possibility of changing the flag was raised and discussed.

The church unanimously voted to support keeping the current flag, arguing it best reflected the country's journey and sense of history Continue reading

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