by ALEXIA JACOBS and WIGA AUTET Saturday, April 23, in Motuti, Hokianga, saw the opening at a dawn ceremony of…
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Bishop Pompallier
Special ‘visitor’ at Totara Point
by WIGA AUTET It is a long-standing tradition that people gather at Totara Point in Hokianga on a Sunday closest…
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Irish visit to Poynton graves
by JAMES van SCHIE When Bishop Pompallier first arrived in New Zealand in 1838, he was treated to some typical…
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Covid restrictions see annual Totara Point Mass cancelled
The annual Mass at Totara Point in the Hokianga to commemorate the first Mass celebrated on New Zealand soil by Bishop Jean-Baptiste…
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Poignant first NZ Mass commemoration
by PAT LYTHE The annual Mass commemorating Bishop Pompallier’s first Mass here in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1838 was celebrated…
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