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Census 2013: Religious affiliation
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Census 2013: Data reveals most religious region
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196543
Auckland had the largest percentage of religious people in New Zealand
at the 2013 Census, according to a regional breakdown of results
released by Statistics New Zealand today. Across New Zealand, the
number of people who affiliated with a religion in 2013 fell 5.5 per
cent since the 2006 Census. This trend was reflected in every region
except Auckland, which had a 1.2 per cent increase in the number of
religious residents.

Auckland: Census 2013: How we are living and loving in NZ
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196786

Taranaki: Figures show big fall in Anglicans
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/9685920/Figures-show-big-fall-in-Anglicans

Manawatu-Whanganui: Christians no longer the majority
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9688101/Christians-no-longer-the-majority

Wellington: Census: capital residents single, well paid and willing helpers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9685760/Census-capital-residents-single-well-paid-and-willing-helpers

Nelson: Hitched in Tasman but split in city
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9687912/Hitched-in-Tasman-but-split-in-city

Southland: Christianity still strong in Southland
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/9685693/Christianity-still-strong-in-Southland

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Other News
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Moving Mass (photo caption)
Manawatu Standard
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=O5GV1IQ6O476&linkid=8ac82729-e409-4c9f-a071-24fec264a37f&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
The Waitangi Day Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Palmerston north.

'Prince among men' (photo)
The Press
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=8ZFKUATGKRD8&linkid=d1e24c2e-c54f-4223-aa15-5c3e9a55c516&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Ask anyone in Hokitika if they knew Jim Keenan and most will reply:
''Oh, you mean Gentleman Jim''. In a region packed with ''old
identities'', Keenan was royalty. His death last week at 91 saddened
the West Coast community.

Immigrants pumping new life into town (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/9698694/Immigrants-pumping-new-life-into-town
Ashburton has experienced a significant increase in the number of
Tagalog, Tongan and Samoan speakers in the past seven years. Anna
Pearson meets the faces behind the numbers.

Congregation mourns after devastating fire (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11198244
Members of St Therese's Catholic church in Bethlehem [west of
Tauranga] are grieving the loss of the church, which burnt down in
suspicious circumstances.

Also: Community devastated at fire (photo)
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/63892-community-devastated-at-fire.html

Church 'in denial' over sex abuse
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/235430/church-'in-denial'-over-sex-abuse
An organisation representing male survivors of sexual abuse including
some abused by priests, says the Catholic Church in New Zealand, like
other countries, is still in denial. The Catholic Church in New
Zealand says all complaints of abuse are given to police and a code of
silence has not been evident in the country for at least 20 years.

Society on new path to try to get money
The Dominion Post
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=Y0XVPR0N7XN2&linkid=8c53b1b3-d402-4595-b5dc-0aea6648b054&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
The Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society had sued its former
administration and accounting officer Susan Terri Hagai, 47, in the
High Court at Wellington. She took more than $1.2 million from the two
groups, leading to the liquidation of the credit union in January
2012.

Churches' destinies still up in the air (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/9681810/Churches-destinies-still-up-in-the-air
The fate of some South Canterbury churches affected by the earthquakes
in 2010 and 2011 remains uncertain, with no firm dates or costs for
repairs. Nine churches are known to have sustained damage but only two
are so far scheduled to be repaired this year.

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News of the Schools
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Carmel College, Auckland: Hockey: On the road and working for the big
events (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11198155

Hato Paora College, Feilding: Old boy returns from world of TV (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9688104/Old-boy-returns-from-world-of-TV

Holy Family School, Porirua / St Theresa's, Plimmerton. Celebrating a
city of diversities Kapi Mana News
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=WFCVNNDXNZP4&linkid=d96e2cb9-50c0-4946-92be-c7f3e29c3907&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

Marian Catholic School, Hamilton: Being a principal can be a lonely
role (photo) Waikato Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=NKUQIBKVPTI&linkid=85ccb53a-5568-43da-a47c-fb09685a6b70&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli gets sevens date
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/9682538/Roncalli-gets-sevens-date

St Peter's College, Palmerston North: Vandals strike while school's
out http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9683570/Vandals-strike-while-schools-out

St Pius X School, New Plymouth: Public quick to help (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/midweek/9680731/Public-quick-to-help

St Pius X School, New Plymouth: School 'overwhelmed' by community's
generosity (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/9694441/School-overwhelmed-by-communitys-generosity

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

Salt and light
Matthew 5:13-16, a reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=3295

2 February 2014: We select some favourite hymns from the Cambridge
Singers, a fine English choir directed by John Rutter. We feature
familiar hymns in the Rutter arrangements used at our Faithfest Mass
in November.

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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

2014-02-02 - The St Joseph Family Foundation in Ethiopia ... a
Sudanese saint ... the Crusades ... the spiritually discerning life.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Waitangi Day (there's a Catholic perspective)

** Where did you get your faith from? (one person's answer)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr

http://johnlallenjr.wordpress.com

Thoughts on UN report blasting Vatican

A keenly anticipated U.N. report on the Vatican's handling of the
child sex abuse scandals that have rocked Catholicism for more than a
decade is out today, Feb. 5, and it's the verbal equivalent of a
public flogging...

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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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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

'NZ Catholic'. Journalist
Details in 'NZ Catholic' January 26 - February 8 2014 p.19 and at
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/01/21/nz-catholic-seeks-journalist/