Category - new zealand

New Zealand peace activists target military spy base

agency reporter — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:00:19 +0100

A Catholic priest has taken part in last week's early-morning non-violent action against the Waihopai military satellite communications interception station, near Blenheim, New Zealand.

Anabaptist voice from down under

Simon Barrow — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:30:29 +0000

Doug Hynd's weblog 'Subversive Voices' ("Reflections on politics, public policy, theology and culture, informed by the radical tradition of Christian witness") has been added to our roll (see right hand column, toward the foot of the page).

New Zealand bishops call for end to corporal punishment

staff writers — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:28:24 +0100

Anglican Bishops in New Zealand have backed a move to end the smacking of children.

New chocolate Jesus appears down under

staff writers — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:36:01 +0100

Following the creation of a controversial naked statue of a chocolate Jesus by an artist in New York, Christians in New Zealand have hung a picture of a chocolate Jesus on the country's busiest street.