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Caritas pledges $40,000 to Tonga in wake of cyclone
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/caritas-pledges-40000-tonga-wake-cyclone/5/178880
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $40,000 in support of Caritas
Tonga's response to Tropical Cyclone Ian, which caused extensive
destruction in the Northern Ha'apai islands on Saturday.

Singing Christians instead of Christian singing (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/9608335/Singing-Christians-instead-of-Christian-singing
The Parachute music festival is back, with a new ethos. Parachute
chief executive Mark de Jong said the Christian music festival had
moved away from overseas musicians who sang overtly Christian songs.
It now wanted to highlight high-profile New Zealand musicians who
happened to be Christian.

Purity shines through (photos)
Waikato Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=9KT22J262FO4&linkid=d27ddf4d-749e-4d7f-a370-603ad7b3f208&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Critically acclaimed and publicly lauded, Michael Smither is one of a
group of local artists that emerged in the 1960s to take New Zealand
art in a new direction, which had previously been indebted to British
art. Forty years later, Smither is still at the forefront of the
contemporary art scene, and his works are synonymous with the New
Zealand identity.

Former Catholic brother's extradition case to go to Minister (full text)
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/former-catholic-brother-s-extradition-case-go-minister-5802091
A former Catholic brother facing more than 250 sex charges will have
his case heard by the Justice Minister to decide whether he will be
extradited to Australia. The Australian government is seeking to
extradite Bernard Kevin McGrath, 66, to face 252 child sex charges.
Judge Jane Farish said in the Christchurch District Court today that
the matter was to be referred to Judith Collins due to "compelling and
extraordinary circumstances". There are a number of suppression
orders, including image suppression, surrounding reporting of the case
and hearing.

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News of the Schools
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Cricket: Schoolboys left reeling in knock from CEO
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11186155
The CEO of Hawke's Bay Cricket Association, Craig Findlay, has come
under attack after scoring a blistering 307 retired from 115 balls
against a schoolboy bowling attack last weekend. Findlay, who smashed
27 sixes in his innings for his Complete Flooring Napier Technical Old
Boys (NTOB), was last night having second thoughts about his mammoth
feat as outraged parents, players and fans questioned his motive in
the division one match against the St John's College First XI team at
Nelson Park, Napier, on Saturday.

Young brains buzz at science camp
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9596446/Young-brains-buzz-at-science-camp
Some of Nelson's youngest inquiring minds and science enthusiasts are
spending this week in the science lab, but the teachers are not who
you would expect. Run by a group called Ministry of Inspiration,
talented Garin and Waimea College students have been teaching kids
from all over the region in a week-long science or computer camp.

Black ironsand is Scott Murfitt's sportsground (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/9575587/Black-ironsand-is-Scott-Murfitts-sportsground
Taranaki's Scott Murfitt is sprinting to the top of his sport - surf
lifesaving. He's one of the fastest beach sprinters in New Zealand and
he has his sights set high. Murfitt - who was head boy in his final
year at New Plymouth's Francis Douglas Memorial College in 2013 - has
been running on sand all his life.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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STATION XV
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http://station15.co.nz

Station XV: Episode 76 — Holy Land, Catholic School, Religious House
(January 16, 2014)

We burst into the new year with the great news that Pope Francis, who
was apparently a real drawcard in his first 10 months as leader of the
world's Catholics, will make a trip to the Holy Land and Jordan this
year in the latest peace mission from a Pope. James, Lucy, Don and
Gavin also talk about Catholic education — who it's for and who it
should be for — as well as the 6.6 million people who attended papal
events since Pope Francis's election, the expulsion of a priest from
the Jesuits and the latest round of secularist antagonism, this time
against the Ten Commandments. All in a busy episode of The 15th
Station.

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834

2014-01-12 – An interview with the producer of the film 'Heart of
Darkness'; a review of 2013; recent messages from Pope Francis; St
Ignatius and the discernment of spirits (cont.)

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** It's a conspiracy man (on reading about the death of President Kennedy)

** Show me the Saint! (a Saint Name Generator)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Riveting theater in Geneva; the pope's rabbi on Jewish/Catholic relations
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/riveting-theater-geneva-popes-rabbi-jewishcatholic-relations

Geneva was the setting for a riveting bit of theater Thursday as two
Vatican heavyweights sat before a panel of independent experts who
compose the United Nations' Committee on the Rights of the Child to
field tough questions about the sexual abuse scandals that have rocked
the Catholic church for more than a decade...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop
of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'.
http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'
http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet'
https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The
Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires'
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_lighting_new_fires.html

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News'
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine.
http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Gospel Reflections - Veronica Lawson rsm http://goo.gl/69vmqc

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808

Auckland Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy - Newman Hall
https://www.facebook.com/TheChaplains

Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry
https://www.facebook.com/AKCYM

Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Catholic-Diocese-of-Christchurch/181351388575074

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton
https://www.facebook.com/CatholicDioceseofHamilton

Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North
http://www.facebook.com/DiocesanYoungCatholics

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CYT-Youth-and-Young-Adults-Ministries/95736474530

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD

http://cathnews.co.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/

http://www.youtube.com/user/romereports/videos (video)

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EVENTS

Parachute Music Festival 2014
Mystery Creek, Hamilton, Friday 24 January - Sunday 26 January 2014
http://www.parachutefestival.com

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EMPLOYMENT

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on
the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page
of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

Job vacancies in the Auckland and Wellington Catholic diocesan
agencies are on these pages:
Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/
Wellington: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs