E-NEWS THURSDAY 2ND APRIL 2026 Talofa lava everyone,  As you know, I made a quick trip to Auckland to celebrate the marriage blessing of my nephew Ezra and his wife, Yuki. It was a joyful and love-filled occasion, a beautiful reminder of the gift of family and the...

E NEWS 27TH MARCH 2026  Kia ora and welcome to the beginning of Holy Week.  Last Friday and Saturday I attended the Central Presbytery gathering in Palmerston North. In typical fashion, I arrived a little too efficiently getting there at 10:30am only to discover the...

E-NEWS FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2026 Talofa lava, kia ora, By the time you receive this E-news, I will be at the Central Presbytery Gathering in Palmerston North, the first for this year, over Friday and Saturday. It will be held at St Alban’s.  The theme is "Belonging -...

E-NEWS FRIDAY 13TH MARCH 2026 International Women’s Day and a Week of “Patis” Last Sunday evening I had the honour of preaching at an International Women’s Day interfaith service held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.  It was a beautiful gathering of people from...

E-NEWS FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2026 Kia ora, talofa lava.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended my 65th birthday celebration and the marking of my 35th anniversary of ordination. It was a wonderful occasion and made even more special by...

E-NEWS FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2026 It’s not a leap year this year otherwise I would be turning sweet 16 on Sunday.  OMG where did the summer go?  Compared to the European summer I had back in May to June last year, we have had nothing like that at all.  In fact from...