Rev Emily Spence Kia ora All Saints,Happy Māori New Year! We have passed the shortest day and now get to celebrate Matariki: the rising of the star cluster of Matariki, otherwise known as Pleiades.
Kia Ora All Saints Whānau, We are in the middle of winter and it’s tough! I was reading somewhere this week that in the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere they at least have festive events happening such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
Kia ora All Saints Whānau Happy Matariki weekend to you all! This is the first year that we are as a nation celebrating Matariki, Māori New Year, which heralds a time of remembrance, joy and peace.
Tauranga-based artist Cordula Taiwo is set to open her exhibition, "Of a Wild God," at Thistle Hall, intentionally overlapping with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Wellington concerts (Feb 5 & 6). This sophisticated body of work is a deeply personal creative response to Nick Cave’s music, his public correspondence (The Red Hand Files), and his published conversations (Faith, Hope and Carnage).
A feijoa. A Witch. A secret. And two children on a mission at midnight in search of magic. With a bloodthirsty hound on their heels the mysteries of the garden begin to unravel before their eyes.
Happy New Year, and welcome to our first E-News for 2026. Talofa lava, Kia ora tatou. It has been a quiet reflective time for me since Christmas, and as we step […]
E-NEWS FRIDAY 30TH JANAURY 2026 Talofa lava, already this year is moving by very quickly. A new month on Sunday and so much has happened in the month of January alone, […]
Mission Meeting In St Mary’s Church Join us on Tuesday, February 10th at 7:30 PM for an exciting gathering of everyone interested in mission work right here in our parish! […]
