The Right Rev Taimoanaifakaofo (Fakaofo) Kaio of Auckland is the new Moderator or elected leader of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. He begins his two-year term from the evening of Wednesday 3 October 2018. Continue reading
Posts Tagged ‘Tokelauan’
Susana Lemisio receives an honour for her work for Tokelau community
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016Susana Lemisio was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday honours for her services to the Tokelau community and early childhood education. She came to New Zealand in the 1960s as an 18-year-old “and it was a shock to me to see for the first time the tall Read more
Oceania Catholics’ strong community
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
Last month Wellington hosted the four-yearly plenary assembly of the bishops of the Federation of Catholic Bishops of Oceania (FCBCO). But it would be no surprise if anyone attending the opening Mass thought they had been carried off to the Pacific Islands, with the vibrant contribution of the Samoan and Tokelauan communities. It was one Read more