Wilton school joins dolphin protection call
The presentation took place on 15 November at 1.11pm with 111 school children representing the 111 Māori’s dolphins now estimated to be left in the world.
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Long-serving Caritas board member resigns
Sr Catherine joined the Board when it changed from being an advisory body to one of governance, with ability to appoint the director and approve budgets.
Waka Aroha celebrates 20 years as the beacon of M?ѬÅori spiritual life
After a round of sharing on Friday night, hui organiser, Pa Hemi Hekiera, said he felt the Waka had had a sign in one of the contributions to the korero of the previous night. Mandy Scanlan had told of how there had been just two Māori in her parish for a long time but recently the numbers had swelled to 10.
Surprise for Mother Meri at Pakipaki
Pakipaki is a small village south of Hastings and during the years that Suzanne Aubert lived in Hawke’s Bay (1871-1883) she was first a regular visitor and later lived there. She was fluent in the Māori language and at ease within Māori culture and she went to Pakipaki to nurse and dispense medicines, to catechise and teach.
Following a sister’s footsteps
Sister Marie Benedicte Ollivier who lives just outside Lyon in France travelled to Napier in November to launch the biography she wrote on one of the founding sisters of Sacred Heart College, Euphrasie Barbier.
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Death of a much-loved counsellor
Hapa’s social and counselling work, particularly with Pacific Islands men, families and schoolchildren, will be greatly missed.
Nearly a holy soul: Making sense of Ordinary Time
A beautiful and much-loved Newtown parishioner, Clare was a feisty 91 when she died on 17 January. I was still in hospital after a cardiac arrest when she was admitted and could very easily have beaten her to pole position on the display. However, I’m still among the living and my birthday last month took on added significance.
Police raids make NZ look more like Malaysia
In a seminar on police ‘anti-terrorism’ raids, Moana Jackson linked the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 with the 1863 Suppression of Rebellion Act. Māori fighting for their land were labelled rebels.
Good collaboration shows a healthy, growing community
As we in the Wellington Archdiocese move slowly but steadily into pastoral areas with pastoral area teams, collaboration is the way the archdiocese has chosen to move forward.