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Saint Gave 'Wonderful Care'
THE MON T HLY MAGAZINE FOR T HE CA T HOLI C S OF T HE DUNE D IN DIO C ESE HE ABLE T NovemberT 2009 T Issue No 149 Saint gave ‘wonderful care’ to sick and elderly THE “wonderful care” given to the sick and “When he went to look after the lep- elderly by St Jeanne Jugan was reflected ers, he realised he was signing his own in Dunedin diocese as the Little Sisters of death warrant,” Bishop Campbell said. the Poor “carry on that charism this part St Damian was a cousin of Mrs Anita of the world”, Bishop Colin Campbell told Wynn-Williams, of Dunedin. Her sons, Fr residents, families and friends at a Mass in Damian and Giles, went to Rome for the St Joseph’s Church, Brockville, on October canonisation. 31. Fr Wynn-Williams’ account of the St Cause to celebrate … Sr Marguerite “What inspired this dedicated woman Peter’s ceremony is on page 2. Frew, of Dunedin, with Bishop Colin came from the heart of Jesus. Here, our “It was extraordinarily calm and joyful,” Campbell in Rome after the canonisa- own sisters tell us and the world in a very Mr Wynn-Williams said. tion of Jeanne Jugan� special way what God is all about,” the The Dunedin chapter of Little Sisters bishop said. of the Poor was represented in Rome by In this issue… On October 11, Pope Benedict XVI Sr Marguerite Frew, who described the New Walk by Faith course �����������3 canonised five new saints, including occasion as “tremendous”. Jeanne Jugan, who founded the Little “It was wonderful,” she said. -
2021 Plimmerton School (2960) Charter Approved
School Charter, Strategic & Annual Implementation Plan 2021 - 2023 March 2021 1 Te Kura o Taupō Plimmerton School Contents Introductory Section Description of the school 3 Major historical developments 4 Motto and mission 5 Vision 6 Values 7 Cultural diversity and Maori dimension 8 National Education and Learning Priorities 9 Strategic Plan Section Strategic Plan 2021-23 10 Annual Plan Section Refer to separate Annual plan spreadsheet APPROVED: March 2021 Page 2 Te Kura o Taupō Plimmerton School Description of the School Plimmerton School is a year 1 to 8 decile 10 school with a roll close to 500 students at the year end. The school includes 14% Maori students, 4% Pasific Peoples, 7% Asian, 73% NZ European, and 3% of other ethnic groups. Nestled in the coastal town of Plimmerton, north of Porirua city, we enjoy a unique combination of village community lifestyle, and the advantages of close proximity to city life. We are set 300m from the sea on a large site. Facilities include 23 classrooms, a field, a large hall/auditorium, a heated covered swimming pool, a technology centre, and a new library completed in 2020. Local iwi The original settlement of Hongoeka, today an active Ngati Toa marae with a wharenui, provides cultural richness and opportunity to the Plimmerton community. We share a close association with local iwi and Hongoeka, with a representative co-opted to the Board of Trustees. The school fosters participation and success of Maori students through Maori educational initiatives consistent with the Treaty of Waitangi such as the instruction in tikanga Maori and Te Reo Maori. -
Paremata School Newsletter Thursday 2Nd February 2012017777 Week 111
PAREMATA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER THURSDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2012017777 WEEK 111 IMPORTANT DATES Monday 6th February SCHOOL CLOSED – Waitangi Day Wednesday 8 th February SCHOOL WILL CLOSE AT 12.30PM DUE TO STAFF FUNERAL Term Dates Term 1 - Thursday 2 nd February – Thursday 13 th April Term 2 – Monday 1st May – Friday 7th July Term 3 – Monday 24 th July – Friday 29th September Term 4 – Monday 16th October – Tuesday 19 th December (to be confirmed) Kia ora tatou Welcome back to school for 2017. We all hope you have had a lovely break and great to see all the children looking well rested and in most cases taller! As usual we have a very busy schedule and we look forward to a great term ahead. A very warm welcome to all our new families and to our new teacher Jenny Goodwin who joins us in Ruma Ruru for 2017. We hope you all settle in well and enjoy your time here. Sad News Unfortunately we start the year off with very sad news. Rod Tennant who has worked at Paremata and Russell School part time for many years and had only recently retired passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon. Rod was a highly valued and loved member of our school staff and also the husband of Trish Tennant our lovely Special Education Coordinator. We are all devastated with Rod's passing and send our love and prayers to Trish and the Tennant family. We have an area set up for Rod in the school office where you are welcome to leave cards and messages. -
Regional Demand Forecasts for Aggregates in Wellington
Regional Demand Forecasts for Aggregates in Wellington This report has been prepared for Wellington City Council and is not intended for general publication or circulation. It is not to be reproduced without written agreement. We accept no responsibility to any party, unless specifically agreed by us in writing. We reserve the right, but will be under no obligation, to revise or amend our report in light of any additional information, which was in existence when the report was prepared, but which was not brought to our attention. Regional Demand Forecasts for Aggregates in Wellington Background 1. Background KPQ is strategically located in Ngauranga Gorge, on State Highway 1 within Wellington City. The quarry is a hard rock quarry extracting greywacke. The KPQ site also hosts: An asphalt plant owned and operated by Downer, and A concrete plant owned and operated by Allied Concrete in which Holcim has a 50% holding. There are long term supply agreements in place with these businesses which provide both long term stability and sales, with the advantage of having exposure to both roading and construction based sales. This provides balance if there are short term fluctuations in either market. There is reasonable ability to adjust production between either market. There are limited sources of aggregate material in the region. The greywacke rock resource reserves along the Wellington Fault have for many decades been the prime source of the hard rock quarried for use in the wider Wellington and Hutt Valley areas. Ngauranga Gorge has been quarried for over 100 years. 1920 Quarry activity in Ngauranga Gorge:Track & Stream (Alexander Turnbull Library) Regional Demand Forecasts for Aggregates in Wellington Regional Rock Resources and Alternatives 2. -
PERKINS FARM ESCARPMENT REVEGETATION Nga Uruora
PERKINS FARM ESCARPMENT REVEGETATION Nga Uruora Concept Plan December, 2013 Perkins Farm Escarpment Revegetation: Nga Uruora Concept Plan Prepared by the Nga Uruora Committee PO Box 1 Paekakariki December 2013 Nga Uruora is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand with the aim of creating a continuous ribbon of bird-safe native forest running from Porirua through to Waikanae. The vision is to bring Kapiti Island’s dawn chorus back to the coast. www.kapitibush.org.nz December 2013 2 Perkins Farm Escarpment Revegetation: Nga Uruora Concept Plan Contents Our vision .................................................................................................................. 5 Summary ................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7 Our approach ............................................................................................................ 8 How we prepared this report ................................................................................... 9 Our revegetation ideas ........................................................................................... 11 Waikakariki and Hairpin Gullies ............................................................................ 11 The current situation 11 Waikakariki Gully 12 Hairpin Gully 13 Retiring Waikakariki and Hairpin Gullies – the vegetation -
Annual Coastal Monitoring Report for the Wellington Region, 2009/10
Annual coastal monitoring report for the Wellington region, 2009/10 Environment Management Annual coastal monitoring report for the Wellington region, 2009/10 J. R. Milne Environmental Monitoring and Investigations Department For more information, contact Greater Wellington: Wellington GW/EMI-G-10/164 PO Box 11646 December 2010 T 04 384 5708 F 04 385 6960 www.gw.govt.nz www.gw.govt.nz [email protected] DISCLAIMER This report has been prepared by Environmental Monitoring and Investigations staff of Greater Wellington Regional Council and as such does not constitute Council’s policy. In preparing this report, the authors have used the best currently available data and have exercised all reasonable skill and care in presenting and interpreting these data. Nevertheless, Council does not accept any liability, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising out of the provision of the data and associated information within this report. Furthermore, as Council endeavours to continuously improve data quality, amendments to data included in, or used in the preparation of, this report may occur without notice at any time. Council requests that if excerpts or inferences are drawn from this report for further use, due care should be taken to ensure the appropriate context is preserved and is accurately reflected and referenced in subsequent written or verbal communications. Any use of the data and information enclosed in this report, for example, by inclusion in a subsequent report or media release, should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of the source. The report may be cited as: Milne, J. 2010. Annual coastal monitoring report for the Wellington region, 2009/10. -
Intertidal Shellfish Survey in Te Awarua-O-Porirua Harbour (Onepoto Arm), November 2017
Intertidal shellfish survey in Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour (Onepoto Arm), November 2017 Prepared for GWRC June 2018 Prepared by : Warrick Lyon For any information regarding this report please contact: Warrick Lyon Research Technician Fisheries +64-4-386 0873 [email protected] National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd Private Bag 14901 Kilbirnie Wellington 6241 Phone +64 4 386 0300 NIWA CLIENT REPORT No: 2018207WN Report date: June 2018 NIWA Project: WRC18302 Quality Assurance Statement Reviewed by: Dr Malcolm Francis Formatting checked by: Pauline Allen Approved for release by: Dr Rosemary Hurst © All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced or copied in any form without the permission of the copyright owner(s). Such permission is only to be given in accordance with the terms of the client’s contract with NIWA. This copyright extends to all forms of copying and any storage of material in any kind of information retrieval system. Whilst NIWA has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate, NIWA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the completeness of the information contained herein, or that it will be suitable for any purpose(s) other than those specifically contemplated during the Project or agreed by NIWA and the Client. Contents Executive summary ............................................................................................................. 4 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. -
PLIMMERTON FARM SUBMISSION | K BEAMSLEY Page 1
PLIMMERTON FARM – PLAN CHANGE PROPOSAL Supporting Documentation View from Submitters Property Karla and Trevor Beamsley 24 Motuhara Road Plimmerton PLIMMERTON FARM SUBMISSION | K BEAMSLEY Page 1 1. INTRODUCTION The village of Plimmerton is a northern suburb of Porirua, and is surrounded to the North and East by farmland. It represents the edge of existing residential dwellings. Generally existing homes are stand-alone dwellings on lots greater than 500m² in size. Most residents within Plimmerton and Camborne either commute into Wellington city or work from home. The demand for housing in this area is from professional couples or families looking for 3 – 4 bedroom family homes on a section with space for kids to run around in, not medium or high density three-storey buildings and apartments, this is reflected in the TPG report to PCC (Dec 2019). Medium density style townhouses, or apartments would be totally out of character of the surrounding residential areas, and would present a stark contrast to the remaining rural areas which bound the site. The Plimmerton Farm site is not located close to areas of high employment, nor is it close to local amenities like the main shopping areas of Porirua. The site is also not located within an area currently supported by existing infrastructure. Much of the infrastructure in the area is aging, and requires repair or upgrade to support existing demands. Therefore, the idea that Plimmerton Farm would provide homes in a location close to employment, amenities and infrastructure1 is simply incorrect in terms of a 10-year time frame. Areas where this would be true include the currently developing areas of Aotea, Whitby, Kenepuru, and Porirua East. -
A Red Hat Day for New Zealand: Pope Francis Appoints Archbishop John Dew of Wellington to the College of Cardinals
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN ABLEISSUE 205 | FEBR U ARTY 2015 cdd.org.nz A Red Hat Day for New Zealand: Pope Francis appoints Archbishop John Dew of Wellington to the College of Cardinals CONTINUED OVER PAGE 2 the tablet CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE After learning of Archbishop John Dew’s appointment to the College of Cardinals, Bishop Wearing red is no Colin Campbell spoke feelingly new experience for of the suitability of Archbishop Archbishop John John to the role of Cardinal. The accompanying photo that “As a new Cardinal nominated by Pope Archbishop John placed on his Francis, Archbishop John is eminently Facebook page shows him standing suited to the role. He is a man with a at the South Pole in 2007 when he wonderful pastoral heart for the needs of ministered in Antarctica. On hearing people, and his concern for the Church the news of the announcement, and common good is testified to by Archbishop John said: the many meetings and committees he “This news is recognition of the attends at local and national level. Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Our new Cardinal has had a wide Zealand, and the contribution it breadth of pastoral experience as a priest makes to the global Catholic family. of the Wellington archdiocese; he has I’m delighted to hear that Bishop served in parishes, he has undertaken Soane Mafi of Tonga has also been mission work in the Pacific and has been named in the list. It is not only great involved in Seminary formation. In that news for New Zealand and Tonga but latter role he is well known in the south for the Oceania region. -
Porirua Harbour Broad Scale Habitat Mapping 2012/13
Wriggle coastalmanagement Porirua Harbour Broad Scale Habitat Mapping 2012/13 Prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council November 2013 Cover Photo: Onepoto Arm, Porirua Harbour, January 2013. Te Onepoto Bay showing the constructed causeway restricting tidal flows. Porirua Harbour Broad Scale Habitat Mapping 2012/13 Prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council by Leigh Stevens and Barry Robertson Wriggle Limited, PO Box 1622, Nelson 7001, Ph 021 417 936 0275 417 935, www.wriggle.co.nz Wriggle coastalmanagement iii All photos by Wriggle except where noted otherwise. Contents Porirua Harbour - Executive Summary . vii 1. Introduction . 1 2. Methods . 5 3. Results and Discussion . 10 Intertidal Substrate Mapping . 10 Changes in Intertidal Estuary Soft Mud 2008-2013. 13 Intertidal Macroalgal Cover. 14 Changes in Intertidal Macroalgal Cover 2008 - 2013 . 16 Intertidal Seagrass Cover . 17 Changes in Intertidal Seagrass Cover . 17 Saltmarsh Mapping . 21 Changes in Saltmarsh Cover 2008-2013 . 24 Terrestrial Margin Cover . 25 4. Summary and Conclusions . 27 5. Monitoring ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������28 6. Management . 28 7. Acknowledgements . 29 8. References . 29 Appendix 1. Broad Scale Habitat Classification Definitions. 32 List of Figures Figure 1. Likely extent of historical estuary and saltmarsh habitat in relation to Porirua Harbour today. 2 Figure 2. Porirua Harbour showing fine scale sites and sediment plates estab. in 2007/8, 2012, and 2013. 4 Figure 3. Visual rating scale for percentage cover estimates of macroalgae (top) and seagrass (bottom). 5 Figure 4. Map of Intertidal Substrate Types - Porirua Harbour, Jan. 2013. 11 Figure 5. Change in the percentage of mud and sand substrate in Porirua Harbour, 2008-2013. 13 Figure 6. -
(LOL) July 2021
When he had finished eating, he said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep water LAUNCH OUT LETTERS (LOL) and let down your nets for a catch”. Luke 5: 4 July 2021 Welcome to the July 2021 issue. In this month’s issue we have Vicky Raw leading the reflection for the last Sunday Gospel on the feeding of the 5000. I am moved by her emphasis on the power of ‘littleness’. Jesus underpins this in the other parables (i.e. mustard seed, salt, yeast, children, etc.). We are a Church built on little acts of love. For a change,Bridget Taumoepeau on her regular section, succinctly unpacked the Eucharist. This came as a response to the controversial stand of some American bishops to ban Joe Biden from receiving the Holy Communion. Another issue that is in the news is the production of the movie about the Christchurch massacre. This points to the need to foster greater interfaith understanding. Timely enough we have Nick Polasheck, the Catholic representative of the Abrahamic Council share what he has learned from the Jews and the Muslims. Kevin Crighton shares his journey after graduating from Launch Out. It was not a bed of roses; a meandering path of finding his calling within the church. In the end, as in most cases, it found him. July LOL is a tapestry of the different changes and challenges that we are facing as people of God. The theme that weaves the articles together is service—as the heart of our calling, service great or small, service as Pope Francis puts it, “the only authority we have”. -
FOCUS E-News
FOCUS E-News November 26 - December 3, 2017 Edition Please support this work! Donate $125 or more and received a copy of Sr. Chris Schenk's groundbreaking book, Crispina and Her Sisters! More than 105,000 views in the first year! Please support Catholic Women Preach! From the Executive Director's Desk Several decades ago, I served as Executive Director of a domestic violence prevention agency and shelter offering women services intended to support them as they worked to end the abuse they suffered in their relationships. Women came into the shelter with one, two, three, or more children in tow. Women came into the shelter with bruises, both physical and emotional. Women came into the shelter crippled by a deep sense of shame. They had internalized messages from their abuser, family, friends, pastors, and society and they blamed themselves for their abuse and neglect. When they entered the doorway of the shelter, they became part of our lives and we became a part of theirs, if only for a short while. We sought to support them, shield them, defend them, offer them choices that would empower them, but most of all, we sought to honor them by letting them know in practical ways how deeply they were cherished, respected, and admired. In turn, their courage inspired us and taught us what it means to live and love with purpose in the midst of a war zone. Today, many women are braving the patronizing, demeaning, and destructive taunts of others as they declare their resistance to abuses they have experienced at the hands of too many men in power.