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,...

E NEWS 4TH AUGUST 2023 Well, I drove to Otaki on Monday to get my passport verified at Te Wananga o Raukawa (I’m sure there are easier ways to get this done) but it was a nice day and a nice drive. Wow what an impressive campus they have there at Otaki. It looks quite...

E NEWS 28TH JULY 2023 Pam Ormsby’s funeral went off without a hitch.  Approximately 80+ people turned up to farewell her.  It was great to see Hugh Templeton and hear his eulogy as well as the S.A.O.T.T. representatives who shared many stories and memories of Pam’s...