Columns Cecily McNeillFebruary 2013 A recent cabinet paper from the prime minister shows the extent to which workers in this country have become a cheap commodity with which to lure the film industry. The New Zealand Herald reported on 24 January that, after a star-studded Hollywood dinner party, last October, John Key told the Cabinet […]
World News 4 February 2013 Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is supporting extensive rebuilding work in the South Pacific and the Philippines following cyclones in the two areas in December. The New Zealand agency, with Caritas Australia, is helping Caritas Samoa to shelter, feed and ensure safe water supplies to people affected by Cyclone Evan that […]
Wellington Eileen Brosnahan rsm4 February 2013 The chapel at Villa Joseph Upper Hutt overflowed on 28 December 2012 as religious, family, friends and former students gathered to celebrate the life and death of Sr Joan Kelly. Born in Petone in 1921, Joan Mary Alice Kelly was the eldest child of Frances and Michael Kelly, inheriting […]
Wellington John Kuriakose4 February 2013 St Mary’s Kerala Catholic Community (SKCCW) celebrated its fifth annual feast day on 28 October with a divine liturgy in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary at St Francis de Sales Church, Island Bay. Newlands parish priest Fr Verghese Thuruthichira VC, presided with Fr Joseph Akkara from Taumaranui, apostolic […]
Features Cecily McNeill4 February 2013 The concept of a living wage will be fleshed out at a conference in Auckland this month where research into the idea and how it might be applied in Aotearoa New Zealand will be presented. The Living Wage Campaign is designed to get people to reflect on what a living […]
Features Kieran Fenn fms4 February 2013 Concerning the biblical origins of this traditional belief in the Blessed Virgin, two points need to be noted: Only the virginal conception of Jesus is directly mentioned in the New Testament and, as a result, the emphasis in the New Testament is placed not so much on Mary or […]
Palmerston North 4 February 2013 St Patrick’s School Kaponga has begun its gully project which includes riparian planting, a sacred space and outdoor classroom area. The school received a grant from Fonterra Grass Roots to fund the project. Planting a totara at the start of the project last November are Fonterra’s Erin Bromell and Con […]
News4 February 2013 The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference have decided to bring its overseas volunteer organisation into Caritas to improve and strengthen both organisations. Mahitahi, formerly Catholic Overseas Volunteer Services, will retain its own identity, profile and strategic direction within the Caritas structure and administration. For the last two years, Mahitahi has been governed […]
News 4 February 2013 The National Office for Professional Standards has a new director, only the second since this mechanism for dealing with complaints of abuse against clergy or religious was established eight years ago.Bill Kilgallon will replace John Jamieson who retires this month. ‘The complaints and reviews which are currently being processed are all […]
News 4 February 2013 A widening gap between those reported to be without work and those who are receiving benefits along with the increasing demands on community organisations for emergency support may show that the welfare net is slipping, the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services says. Executive officer Trevor McGlinchey says the Vulnerability […]