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Rangiwhiua Ngatai found herself at a crisis point when her partner, now husband, Rob Hewitt, went missing in the ocean off Mana Island in February 2006.

Four or so times a year former Ngaio minister, Graham Millar, and a small group of others have prepared an evening of reflection and creativity using resources from Aotearoa New Zealand to explore and celebrate aspects of our land, cultures and spirituality.

Year 8 students from St Joseph’s School Stratford spent Holy Week acting out the events of the last week of Jesus’ life for the rest of the school.

Henare from Te Kainga community centre and marae, a Māori Catholic group in Kilbirnie, Wellington, have incorporated taonga puoro (singing treasures) into their Mass.

Formed in the aftermath of 9/11, as New Zealand’s immigration criteria tightened, Wellington ChangeMakers Refugee Forum has managed to overcome parochial disputes to work together on a variety of projects including submissions to the government.

Guest speaker, Erin McMenamin, told members of the ‘busy worker’ Marthas in today’s society. This group of women helps young families with a variety of skills’some as simple as cooking a meal, shopping on a budget and making healthy snacks for children.

Opening up a brotherhood that has been previously shrouded in mystery, the site uses technology and evocative imagery to speak directly to youth.

Caritas international network was working through Catholic Church partners in Myanmar, in direct response to the expressed needs of the Church in Burma/Myanmar.