Jun 12, 2026 | Weekly e-news
E-News – Friday 12 June 2026 Talofa lava, Believe it or not, by the time you read this, I will again be in Auckland. This time the occasion is a special one: my older sister, Violet, is being farewelled as she enters retirement after 25 years of service with the...
Jun 10, 2026 | Weekly e-news
E-NEWS FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2026 Talofa lava. O le vaiaso lenei o le gagana Samoa. This week marks Samoan Language Week, a wonderful opportunity to celebrate one of the languages and cultures that enrich Aotearoa New Zealand. As many of you will know, each Sunday at St...
May 29, 2026 | Weekly e-news
E-NEWS FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2026 Talofa lava, kia ora. Well, what a week it has been. First at the Pasifika women’s retreat from Sunday through to Tuesday, and then the Presbyterian gathering of women ministers from Tuesday through to Thursday. The theme for the week...
May 22, 2026 | Weekly e-news
E-NEWS FRIDAY 22nd MAY 2026 Kia ora and Talofa lava. Unfortunately this week included another rather unexpected day in hospital on Tuesday. Thankfully, all is well now, but it does feel at times as though when it rains, it pours. It has been one thing after another...
May 15, 2026 | Weekly e-news
E-NEWS FRIDAY 15TH MAY 2026 Talofa lava and Kia ora. Well, I have had perhaps the most uneventful week at home that I have had for a very long time, nursing my bruised coccyx among other health issues. Thank you to everyone who emailed with advice, remedies, and...
