Letter published in The Press 29 June 2021 There is something deeply systemically wrong in New Zealand. On the one hand we have the heartfelt outpouring of support after March 15, student armies who mobilise to help farmers, and people donating to buy the new regional park Te Ahu Pātiki. This is us. On the […]
Rosemary reflects
Into the Darkness – will I ever come out?
in 2013 I wrote this for a piece at mid winter service at St Matthews in the City in Auckland about depression and embracing the darker side of ourselves. It reappeared on Facebook, and several people commented, so here is is on Spiritednz.com Will I ever come out of the darkness of Depression… It was […]
30 Years of Stroppy Women – did we make a dent?
It was 30 years since the 1988 Womens Spirituality Conference at Rangi Ruru in Christchurch. In November 2018 50 women from around New Zealand gathered in Christchurch to remember and consider what legacy is left of those times. This was one in a series of conferences for feminist women in the church and in spirituality, […]
1915 – My Grandfather Frederick John Neave 48th Battalion
This photo of my grandfather Frederick John Neave was taken in 1915 soon after he signed up in the 48th Battalion Royal Australian Army to go to WW1. His enlistment papers are copied below. This week we commemorate the end of the War to end all Wars. And I remember one person – my grandfather. […]