E NEWS 29 DECEMBER 2023  I hope you have all spent quality time with family and friends over the Christmas weekend.  We had three services one on Sunday morning, then the Christmas evening service which was a full house.  Many of those from outside SAOTT found it a...

E NEWS 22ND DECEMBER 2023  On my day off on Monday I had my bi-monthly podiatrist appointment being a type 2 diabetic I prefer to go to a podiatrist rather than cut my own toenails, having had both parents afflicted with the same disease I know exactly what to do if I...

E NEWS 15TH DECEMBER 2023 On Tuesday afternoon around 3pm I was driving through Lower Hutt on High Street when I suddenly saw debris flying all over the road. It came out of nowhere accompanied by a strong wind as I saw everything flying around I realised I was caught...

E NEWS 8TH DECEMBER 2023 I have just finished a zoom with our National Moderator Rev Rose Luxford with colleagues from UCANZ and completely forgot that I had not done my usual Thursday night E News ritual. So here I am writing at Friday midday which is most unusual...

E NEWS 1 DECEMBER 2023  Tena koutou e hoa ma! Or should I say gidday mate! I had a blast of a time on holiday in Sydney. I attended Tina Turner the musical which was as the song says, “Simply the Best.” It tells of her life story from her growing up as a preacher’s...