After attending a meeting with dismayed families who have daughters and sons at Hato Petera College Sir Toby Curtis has decided to lead a delegation which will seek a meeting with Bishop Dunn and raise the possibility of a joint strategy. Curtis, an old boy and former principal of Hato Petera College, is a member Read more
Old Saint Paul’s is set to host Wellington’s first burlesque ball to be held in a church. The Burlesque Ball 2015, hosted by Urzila Carlson from 7 Days and organised by award-winning international burlesque performer Courtney L’amour, will be a night to remember. The evening will include aerial silk, trapeze and hoop work, cabaret, salsa, Read more
In an interview with Cindy Wooden of the Catholic News Services Cardinal John Dew, the Archbishop of Wellington, said he did not think anyone was arguing that church doctrine should be changed. “We know what the church teaches; we all want to preserve that.” He said that there was, however, a need to change the Read more
Production company Kor Creative was filming a promotional video at Harry Amor’s school, Rosmini College, using a drone. Amor, who plays rugby, soccer and hockey, was kicking a ball around on the field with some mates and decided to take a punt at the flying camera. “I thought I was going to miss by a Read more
Sharron Cole, president of Parents Centres New Zealand, says Synod bishops lacked understanding in a host of areas affecting Catholic people’s lives. Cole was a New Zealand observer at the 2015 Synod on Families. She is calling on the church to listen “with deep empathy” to lay people and to “re-examine its teaching on marriage and Read more
The Christchurch Catholic diocese is confident it can save all of its earthquake-damaged heritage churches in Canterbury. The Christchurch diocese has 13 heritage churches in Canterbury and Westland closed because of earthquake damage. The diocese believed the churches in Rangiora and Pleasant Point were beyond repair, but after advice from international architectural expert James McCrery, Read more
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn, has closed the all boarding halls at the Māori college Hato Petera. The hostels houses about 60 of the school’s 70 students and will be permanently closed. The closure of the hostels was first suggested earlier this month, and parents were called to a meeting to discuss the Read more
The former principal of a Feilding Maori boys’ school jailed for sexual offending against boys at another Maori school will leave prison in November, despite the Parole Board having concerns. Elvis Shepherd will be released on parole on November 9, having served more than half of his eight-year, four-month prison term. The 54-year-old was imprisoned Read more
“I believe there is a future for Hato Petera. What it looks like, I don’t know,” Dr O’Sullivan said. Whether that includes boarders is not clear. O’Sullivan is the chairman of the 12-person Whanau Hato Petera Trust which manages Hato Petera’s hostel. The school recently announced a review of its structure and the model in Read more