E NEWS 15TH SEPTEMBER 2023  Tena koutou e hoa ma, ko te wiki tenei o te reo Maori.  This is Maori language week.  I attended my first face to face te reo class at Pipitea Marae on Saturday, it was good to see a wide range of people in attendance.  There was a table of...

E NEWS 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023  I usually write my E News on a Thursday evening, but last night we had Parish Council so when I got home all I wanted to do was watch my soap operas on demand, and it was very therapeutic and relaxing.  It is now 3pm on Friday afternoon and...

E NEWS 3 SEPTEMBER 2023 Fei has been having a well-earned rest this last week, I am pleased to be able to take the service this Sunday while Fei indulges in sitting in a pew. This week I welcomed the first lambs on our Wairarapa land. I gave my daughter naming rights;...

E NEWS 25TH AUGUST 2023 Talofa lava.  Well last weekend was busy with Central Presbytery being hosted by Tautai the cluster of Pacific Island churches within the Wellington region.  It was good to meet up with friends and also a long lost second cousin whom I haven’t...

E NEWS 18TH AUGUST 2023 This week I have had the opportunity to reflect on the lives of two Scottish women who have died. On the one hand, on Tuesday I officiated at the funeral of Fiona Thomson Carter who was the Director of Food Science for the Ministry of Primary...

E NEWS 11 AUGUST 2023  You can only go on so long until the doctor tells you to stay home on bed rest for 3 days.  That’s what happened to me on Sunday after sitting in the Emergency waiting room for 6 hours at Hutt Hospital. I think I’ve mentioned this before,...