Blessed are the rich millennials for they shall inherit the earth – that’s if researcher Max Rashbrooke’s new book is anything to go by. In a project with Statistics New Zealand, the data, which looked at people’s wealth between 2004 and 2010, has yielded grim results, says Rashbrooke. The wealthiest 1 per cent of the Read more
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Church arson case dismissed
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Judge Max Courtney has ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove Donna Joy Esma Mischeski was involved in a fire which destroyed St Philomena’s Church in New Plymouth on January 6, 2014. He also ruled there was not enough evidence to suggest the fire had been started deliberately in the first place. After the ruling, Read more
Islam has helped show the world the real Sonny Bill
Friday, November 6th, 2015
The world is in love with Sonny Bill Williams. One of his closest friends, Australian boxer Anthony Mundine, a fellow Muslim, says a huge part of the change he has undergone is down his conversion to Islam. During the Rugby World Cup Sonny Bill Gave away his medal to a 14 year old boy. Mingling Read more
Hato Petera – why the hostels had to close
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Over 20 years ago, in response to requests by Hato Petera College whanau, the Catholic Diocese of Auckland set up the Te Whanau o Hato Petera Trust. In signing the Trust Deed Te Whanau o Hato Petera Trust accepted total responsibility for the land, buildings and operations of the Trust and a 20 year lease Read more
Family time under threat in the Shop Trading Hours Bill
Friday, November 6th, 2015
New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops are disappointed that workers’ family time is under threat in the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill. MPs have voted 75 to 45 in favour of the bill, moving it to the Commerce Committee for consideration. “We are disappointed that the vote in favour of sending the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill Read more
Simply Red to play at Mission Estate
Friday, November 6th, 2015Music is once again set to rock The Mission this summer, having secured English soul and pop group Simply Red to perform early next year. The concert will be part of the new Mission Estate Summer Concert series. Simply Red will take to the stage on February 28 with another major international artist, to be Read more
Mark Parihaka Day not Guy Fawkes, say Maori Party
Friday, November 6th, 2015Party co-leader Marama Fox said it made more sense for New Zealanders to recognised the significance of Parihaka rather than Guy Fawkes, a foiled act of terrorism in a faraway land. Mrs Fox said it was inappropriate for New Zealanders to be celebrating Guy Fawkes. “When I was a child they used to still make Read more
When is someone legally dead?
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
When someone was legally dead? This is a question discussed by the Law Commission. It released a 252-page report Death, Burial and Cremation – a new law for contemporary New Zealand, last week. The report is a response to a request to undertake a first principles review of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964. While the report Read more
Chancery Lane chapel – church can seek compensation
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
The Christchurch High Court has ruled the church can ask the Crown to compensate it for the loss of a 999-year lease on the old Holy Cross Chapel in Chancery Lane. The church had been paying a nominal rent of $1 a year to the owner of the Chancery Lane block, RFD Investments. The sole Read more