Hundreds attend 2012 Hokianga Hui Aranga

Hundreds of people attended the Hui Aranga which took place this year at the Opononi Area School, on Northland’s Hokianga Harbour.

About 10 Catholic Māori Cultural Clubs from different parts of the North Island gathered for a combined cultural and faith experience involving kapa haka, sport, prayer, kai and time together in competition and catching up on family. Read more

LOGOS: 150 Confirmed and baptised – where’s the Magic Wand?

Over the last twelve months 150 young people have been confirmed and baptised, the fruit of the LOGOS team’s work. Read more

Mission Estate: wins Gold medals and Hawkes Bay Business awards

The New Zealand province is celebrating with the Mission as they won one of the two top awards and another category winner award last Thursday night at the annual Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards dinner. Read more

New Missal workshop draws a crowd

About 26 Marists joined with diocesan clergy at a seminar on the new translation of the missal by United States liturgy specialist, Paul Turner. The seminar was held at at the Palmerston North Diocesan Centre .
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Australian Marist Awarded Honorary Doctorate

Paul Glynn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Southern Cross University. Read more

A true Marist man

Several different things came together in the last few days: during the last year some interesting men inquired about Marist life –married, disabled physically or mentally, people from overseas and recent migrants; I met a young man who is interested in mission and the Marist life, but not as a professed religious; I gained access again to the Marist Studies website (after forgetting not just my password, but also my username); and I had a conversation with an old boy of Greenmeadows who was asking me how many candidates we had for the seminary. This man was there during my time, when there were almost a hundred Marist seminarians in formation. Somehow all these things became linked. Read more

Koori Crucifixion painting presented to province

Australian Marist, Paul Sullivan and the Koori Elders at Macksville,  presented a painting of a Koori representation of the Crucifixion, to the province. Read more

Tri-Nations Triumph for Mission Wine

The Mission 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve won a Gold Medal at the “Invite Only” Tri-Nations Wine Challenge Read more

General Movements in the Province

Gerard Whiteford, Andrew Nee, Ika Kaihea and Phil Bennebroek are all “on the move.” Read more

Another Gold acolate for Mission

At Saturday’s prestigious Air New Zealand Wine competition dinner, Mission was presented with an Elite Gold Medal for its 2007 Syrah.

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