Senior Constable Dean Gifford was farewelled Tuesday from a packed St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington. Raised in Berhampore and educated at St Patrick’s College Wellington, Gifford was a tireless charity worker and was publicly known as the “caring cop”. The Wellingtonion of the Year finalist, Gifford turned his predicament with cancer into Read more
St Mary of the Angels church in central Wellington is one of about 470 buildings in the city that have been declared earthquake prone, which means they rate at less than 34 per cent compliance with the building code. The City Council has given the parish a 2027 deadline to carry out strengthening work. The Read more
It has been decided that the continued use of St Mary of the Angels in Wellington is defensible, subject to appropriate signage and information to Church users and continued development of a credible strengthening strategy. But it is not such good news for the people in Blenheim. Parish priest Father Bill Warwick has informed them Read more