New life for historical 120-year-old church

Mark Stevenson has been offering to hear confessions ever since the wee 1904 church arrived on his farm in 2021. 02 February 2024 [View in Browser]( Hello and welcome to your morning briefing from Stuff, bringing you the top stories and news you'll want to read. [New life for historical 120-year-old church]( [New life for historical 120-year-old church]( [Mark Stevenson has been offering to hear confessions ever since the wee 1904 church arrived on his farm in 2021.]( [‘Vulnerable’ Kainga Ora tenant lay dead for a week in unit]( [‘Vulnerable’ Kainga Ora tenant lay dead for a week in unit]( [Tairo Puangi couldn’t be buried on his family plot in Rarotonga because of how long it took to find his body.]( [How a tax change could mean bigger bills for thousands]( [How a tax change could mean bigger bills for thousands]( [There’s a warning that a proposed tax change could mean thousands more taxpayers end up paying the 39% tax rate, despite not earning $180,000.]( Live sport on Stuff: The Davis Cup tie between New Zealand vs Turkey Watch live and exclusive coverage on Stuff of New Zealand’s Davis Cup World Group I playoffs tie against Turkey at the ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland on February 2-3. Stuff has partnered with Tennis New Zealand to broadcast the two-day tie live and free-to-air, with coverage starting at 4pm on Friday and 12pm on Saturday. [Find out more on Stuff →]( [Luxon flip-flop welcome but PM needs to show who’s boss]( [Luxon flip-flop welcome but PM needs to show who’s boss]( [ANALYSIS: Minister either wasting officials’ time or massively undermining the prime minister’s authority.]( [Heavy rain expected but things will warm up next week]( [Heavy rain expected but things will warm up next week]( [Temperatures are set to reach 30C along the east coast of the Aotearoa next week but not before some more rain returns.]( [Potaka rules out Treaty referendum, as he prepares for Waitangi]( [Potaka rules out Treaty referendum, as he prepares for Waitangi]( [Māori Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka speaks to Stuff about his view on Treaty reform and how it feels fronting for the Government to Māori.]( [The future of low lying South Dunedin]( [The future of low lying South Dunedin]( [Understanding rising groundwater, or ‘flooding from below’, was vital for strengthening a low-lying area’s climate resilience.]( [Mystery as hundreds of seals starve to death]( [Mystery as hundreds of seals starve to death]( [Close to a thousand kekeno, many of them less than a year old, have died in Kaikōura and it’s not really known why.]( [Meet South Africa’s ‘mystery men’ of cricket]( [Meet South Africa’s ‘mystery men’ of cricket]( [ANALYSIS: The Proteas have eight uncapped players in their test squad - but here’s five performers who could trouble the Black Caps.]( Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. [Feedback]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand