St Joseph’s School, Opunakē was founded by our RNDM Sisters in 1901 and will be having a 125th Jubilee celebration on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of October this year. Below is the programme currently planned. Thursday 22nd October: School Mass led by Father Tom Lawn followed by cake cutting and cup of tea for… Read more »

Each year, on King’s Birthday weekend, the Sacred Heart Colleges and St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College come together for netball and hockey competitions. The tournament dates back to the 1950s, when Sr Mary Euphrasie, Principal of Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt, was a passionate supporter of netball and was regularly seen encouraging teams from the… Read more »

We are delighted to be approaching a special milestone in the life of St Joseph’s Catholic School, and we warmly invite past students, staff, and families to join us in this joyful celebration of this Mission Sisters’, RNDM historic and iconic school. This will be a meaningful time to come together in fellowship, to reconnect,… Read more »

On September 24th, 2026, twelve principals and teachers from Mission Schools and Colleges from around the country will begin their pilgrimage, In the Footsteps of Euphrasie. Beginning in France, visiting Notre Dame College before travelling to Caen and Lyon. It is hoped the participants will experience something of Euphrasie’s journeys both inner and outer, as… Read more »

Sacred Heart Girls’ College Hamilton threw a Garden Party to bring alumni together and to engage in fundraising.  In true party style, there was food, bubbles, refreshment, entertainment and so much delight in reminiscing.  By year groups we laughed when we didn’t recognize the other, told stories of yesta-era!  Kerry Woodham provided some entertainment as… Read more »

When the old St Mary’s Convent, Clyde St, Hamilton was being stripped in preparation for demolition, anything not claimed was display in the Boarders’ Hall for bargain hunters to go through them.  One item that intrigued me was a large sepia colored photographic print of Our Lady of the Missions.  It showed no signs of… Read more »

Over the past 100 years, 76 RNDM Sisters have lived and worked in the convent, school, parish, and music department at St. Patrick’s, Kaiapoi. The first three Sisters, Vincent, Natalie and Fabian, lived in a simple house which did not have a set-in flooring. They received help from the people. Farmers brought along wheat, potatoes,… Read more »