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Publication of the Royal Commission’ final report
The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is being released to the public. The Sisters of Compassion Group and wider Compassion whānau acknowledge the […]
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Sister Sarto Serinea Maramaoiri
I was born at the Natovi Catholic Mission. Erenato Seruvwaqavou my father used to work there and he frequently travelled with the Vincentian Fathers when they said Mass in the scattered villages. My mother Alevina Tinaikoroi was a devout Catholic...
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Sister Prisca McQuilkin
Annie McQuilkin was born at Hau Hau, Hokitika, on the 5 August, 1874. Annie was the second daughter of John McQuilkin and Mary [nee Sweeney]. Annie’s parents were well-known and highly respected pioneers of the West Coast whose strong faith and open-handed generosity built up the Church in the early days of New Zealand.