A mounting humanitarian crisis is brewing in Queenstown with thousands of migrant workers trapped there with no money for food or rent. The Salvation Army says with most migrants unable to return to their home countries due to travel and lockdown restrictions, the situation is becoming akin to a “refugee crisis” – with about 6,000 Read more
Queenstown’s only Dominican sister is leaving, 133 years after members of the religious order first arrived in the town. Sr Mary Anna Beard, OP, leaves for new pastures on Saturday, reported the Otago Daily Times. “There is a sadness in our presence not being here, but the people will carry this charism on,” Sr Mary Read more
Queenstown’s Catholic priest, who tomorrow celebrates 40 years in the ministry, is being hailed for his understanding of people. Father Tony Harrison, 63, has been parish priest in Queenstown for three years after stints at Oamaru, Invercargill’s St Mary’s Basilica, Alexandra, Dunedin’s St Joseph’s Cathedral, and Milton. Continue reading