community service - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 23 Aug 2021 03:02:05 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg community service - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Community service award for retired cleaner https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/08/23/community-service/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:52:35 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=139564 Taualoa Lalopua Sanele​ is no stranger to awards. She received a Queen's Service Medal for the Queen's Birthday Honours this year for her services to the union movement and Samoan community. But still, she was shocked to receive an Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Award from the Wellington City Council this year. Since coming to New Zealand Read more

Community service award for retired cleaner... Read more]]> Taualoa Lalopua Sanele​ is no stranger to awards. She received a Queen's Service Medal for the Queen's Birthday Honours this year for her services to the union movement and Samoan community.

But still, she was shocked to receive an Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Award from the Wellington City Council this year.

Since coming to New Zealand in 1972, Sanele has also been involved in Wellington's Samoan community, based around St Anne's Catholic Church in Newtown and later St Joseph's Parish in Mt Victoria.

"I've been involved in the church for my whole life," Sanele said. "It's important to me because God gave me this strength and it's a feeling from my heart to help anyone." Continue reading

Community service award for retired cleaner]]> 139564 Porirua fruit and vege co-op dishes up 9 tonnes of produce a week https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/09/27/porirua-fruit-and-vege-co-op/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:54:32 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=112265 An idea planted in a humble Porirua community has grown into the biggest fruit and vegge co-op of its type in the country. With its roots still firmly entrenched in Cannons Creek, the Wellington Region Fruit and Vege Co-Op serves about nine tonnes of fresh produce to 1400 Wellington homes each week at roughly half Read more

Porirua fruit and vege co-op dishes up 9 tonnes of produce a week... Read more]]> An idea planted in a humble Porirua community has grown into the biggest fruit and vegge co-op of its type in the country.

With its roots still firmly entrenched in Cannons Creek, the Wellington Region Fruit and Vege Co-Op serves about nine tonnes of fresh produce to 1400 Wellington homes each week at roughly half the cost charged in some supermarkets. Continue reading

Porirua fruit and vege co-op dishes up 9 tonnes of produce a week]]> 112265 Community pantries are welcomed in Hamilton https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/08/27/community-pantries-hamilton/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:50:27 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=111054 There are six spots in Hamilton where like-minded people have established small community pantries. Take what you need, share what you can. That is the message. Read more

Community pantries are welcomed in Hamilton... Read more]]> There are six spots in Hamilton where like-minded people have established small community pantries.

Take what you need, share what you can. That is the message. Read more

Community pantries are welcomed in Hamilton]]> 111054 Church groups join in cleaning up Auckland streets and neigbourhoods https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/04/12/church-groups-join-in-cleaning-up-auckland-streets-and-neigbourhoods/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:30:03 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=42710

An army of volunteers will take to the streets and neighbourhoods of Auckland from April 19 to 25, putting "love thy neighbour" into action. It is part of a worldwide movement called Servolution, geared towards serving local communities. Volunteers from churches and community groups will be cleaning up the place by painting out graffiti, picking Read more

Church groups join in cleaning up Auckland streets and neigbourhoods... Read more]]> An army of volunteers will take to the streets and neighbourhoods of Auckland from April 19 to 25, putting "love thy neighbour" into action. It is part of a worldwide movement called Servolution, geared towards serving local communities.

Volunteers from churches and community groups will be cleaning up the place by painting out graffiti, picking up rubbish, checking residents have smoke alarms, providing school makeovers, and cleaning parks and reserves, among other acts of kindness.

Servolution was started in South Auckland five years ago by LifeChurch Manurewa in an effort to give Manurewa a facelift. Today over 70 churches and community groups from New Zealand, Australia and Samoa will come together to serve their local communities through simple acts of kindness.

 

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