Education: Sisters of Mercy
May 31, 2024
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Sisters of Mercy at St Patrick’s Church, Greymouth, 1982 Ten Sisters of Mercy established a convent and school in the West Coast town of Hokitika
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Education: Edward O’Connor
April 9, 2024
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Building Committee, February 1905 (Edward O’Connor standing on the right in back row) Fifteen years after the first settlers arrived,
School Histories
February 22, 2024
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Tō Tātou Whakapono Our Faith The Religious Education Curriculum for Catholic Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand – Tō Tātou Whakapono Our Faith is built around each of
Bishops of Christchurch
July 13, 2022
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This poster Bishops of the Christchurch Diocese from our first bishop, Bishop Grimes SM, to our current one, Bishop Michael Gielen. Bishops of Christchurch poster
Activities for primary school students
April 6, 2020
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Here are some activities for primary school aged children. All the downloads are pdfs. DIOCESAN ARCHIVES’ COVID-19 COLLECTION – The Covid19 pandemic has brought a
The Unbroken Line of Successors to St Peter
February 17, 2020
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Nestled away in the Diocesan Archives was this wonderful, albeit fragile, calendar commemorating the Holy Year 1933-1934. It depicts the complete unbroken line of successors
Springbok Tour 1981
July 1, 2019
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The 1981 South African rugby tour, known as the Springbok Tour, polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across New Zealand. This pack contains two items
Early Canterbury 1 – Akaroa
May 23, 2019
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This resource Early Canterbury Resource 1 Akaroa provides extracts from our oldest archive—a note book dated 1840-44, recording the first baptisms, confirmations, marriages and funerals in
Early Canterbury 2 – Fr Chataigner SM
May 22, 2019
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This resource Early Canterbury Resource 2 – Fr Chataigner SM provides some insight into life in early Canterbury using a letter from Fr Chataigner SM, to
Bishop Grimes on the West Coast
March 4, 2019
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The resource Bishop Grimes on the West Coast uses a sermon delivered by Bishop Grimes describing his visit to the West Coast in 1901. It provides