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NZ bishops raise ethnicity as factor in ending-of-life debate

Michael Otto — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 23:10:28 +0000

New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have warned that one majority culture should not impose its will on other cultures on the question of legalised assisted suicide. In their written submission to the ending of life inquiry being conducted by Parliament’s Health Select Committee, the bishops acknowledged that various surveys indicate generally a majority support in New Zealand for legalisation. “[But] there is little,

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NZ history returns with a vengeance

Nevil Gibson — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:16:06 +0000

by NEVIL GIBSON It’s not often a film gets a second life after 30 years and can be presented as something new. In the case of Utu Redux (NZ Film Commission), the film had been heavily re-edited for an international release and little remained of the original except a poor quality DVD transfer. (Redux literally

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Palmerston North student is top scholar in Maori

Michael Otto — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:49:19 +0000

by MARJORIE DAWSON PALMERSTON NORTH — A young man who is passionate about keeping the Maori language alive has been awarded the 2011 top subject scholar for Te Reo Rangatira. The St Peter’s College, Palmerston North, student Te Kauru Nohotima did not know a word of English until he was eight and, after 16 years

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Ethnic mix increasing at Catholic schools

Michael Otto — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:18:15 +0000

by MICHAEL OTTO AUCKLAND — Maori, Pasifika and Asian children and young people make up about 40 per cent of students enrolled in Catholic schools in New Zealand, according to Ministry of Education figures. The percentage of students at Catholic schools who are of European ethnicity is tracking down in all New Zealand dioceses, but

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Lower Hutt introduces karanga on Sundays

Michael Otto — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

LOWER HUTT A karanga, or Maori call of welcome, is being used during the Eucharistic Prayer at Masses at Sts Peter and Paul parish, Lower Hutt, to acknowledge the Real Presence of Jesus. After 18 months of negotiation and preparation, according to Wellington archdiocesan newspaper Wel-com, the karanga was introduced to coincide with Maori Language

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