WelCom August 2021 Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College, hosted its first graduation ceremony on 11 June, at a special evening function at Sacred Heart Church and the Columba Centre in Ponsonby, Auckland. Te Kupenga (TK) came about from the merger of Good Shepherd College and the Catholic Institute. Of the 79 students – from every […]
WelCom August 2021 Annette Scullion The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Patronal Feast. On Sunday 15 August this year, it is being marked in a unique way. At a special Miha at St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand will […]
WelCom May 2021 19 January 1949–20 April 2021 It has been with sadness we learned of the passing of Rīhari (Richard) Tiki te Aroha Puanaki of Wairoa, who died on Tuesday, 20 April 2021. Known and loved by many people across Aotearoa and the world, Rīhari gave so much to his whānau, communities and Kaupapa […]
WelCom May 2021 The Hui Aranga or Easter Gathering celebrated 75 years of life this year. This is the Māori Catholic celebration of Easter. It began in 1946 at Pukekaraka, Ōtaki. Māori then travelled from various parts of New Zealand to gather and celebrate their Faith in a Māori way. This included waiata (sacred songs); […]
WelCom December 2020 Gina Rollandi ‘We are a village and we are the hands and feet of Jesus.’ During the fourth term this year at St Theresa’s School, Plimmerton, the inquiry focus was on the Catholic Social Teaching ‘Element of Participation’. The whole school explored the concept of a village, what’s in a village and […]
WelCom November 2020 Michael Fitzsimons Many countries in Oceania are living in an emergency situation and facing a convergence of multiple crises such as climate change, economic instability, a global pandemic and conflict, says a new Caritas report on Oceania. The report, entitled Towards new horizons, State of the Environment for Oceania 2020 Report, says […]
WelCom November 2020 Mike Stopforth Work on the demolition of the historic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, in central Christchurch, commenced in September and is expected to take up to a year to finish. Completed in 1905, the Catholic Cathedral on Barbadoes St, was closed after being damaged in the September 2010 earthquakes and received […]
WelCom November 2020 Sally Babington has been appointed the general manager for the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Wellington Area and began her role in July this year. Mr John Kennedy-Good announced Sally’s appointment before his recent retirement as president of SVdP Wellington Area Council. ‘Sally has worked in social services leadership roles throughout […]
WelCom October 2020 Filming is underway for a new documentary celebrating 70 years of the Presentation Sisters in New Zealand –‘The Furthest Lantern’. The Presentation Order of nuns was founded by Venerable Nano Nagle, whose vision was to provide a sound Catholic education for children, especially young girls and the down-trodden of eighteenth century Ireland. […]
WelCom October 2020 Pā Piripi Cody sm The original agreement set up an inalienable relationship. The present Covenant renews the original agreement. It recalled the partnership established when local Māori invited the Catholic Church to come and live there, at Pukekaraka. It marks the sharing of these lands in ‘perpetuity for the practice of the […]