Oct 26, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, It’s been one of those weeks when you’d rather hide under the covers and not see another news broadcast! From the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi and its associated lying and coverups to infighting and accusations here in New Zealand to strangely...
Oct 21, 2018 | Social Justice
Come to our inaugural Peace Week at St Andrew’s on The Terrace. In this 100th year since the WW I Armistice, let us work for peace together. Events confirmed so far : ‘Peace, Peoples and Planet’ – 2018 National Peace Workshop 2-4 November at...
Oct 19, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone The political news has been unedifying. It is easy to sound moralistic making comment at all. However, I want to have a try, hopefully in a nuanced way. Let’s link a survey foreshadowed today which describes lack of well-being among polytechnic staff...
Oct 16, 2018 | Social Justice
St Andrew’s on The Terrace welcomes the news that gender affirmation surgery has had the financial cap on it lifted away. We have heard the stories of how long it would take under the existing cap for those in transition to get the surgery they need. The...
Oct 12, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone Lynne and I are back from the parallel universe which was GA 2018. We’ll be talking about it on Sunday. As a prelude, however, let’s background two major items. One was the Church’s response to the End of Life Choice Bill. This is an emotive subject,...