Sep 5, 2017 | Canvas, Views
Judge Andrew Becroft is Children’s Commissioner, a former student leader with Auckland EU, and more recently served as Principal Youth Court Judge. He also chairs TSCF’s board. A longer version of this article ran in the NZ Herald on 4 August, 2017. We all have hopes...
Sep 4, 2017 | Canvas, Editorial
New Zealand has the developed world’s highest rate of youth suicide, according to Unicef. And now Parliament is preparing to discuss (again) a bill that would allow any adult who finds life “unbearable” to schedule a less messy, doctor-assisted suicide. Aotearoa isn’t...
Sep 4, 2017 | Canvas, Stories of change
Friendship, food and a trip to Wellington took Benji’s explorations further than planned. Like many uni students, Benji Barry arrived on campus carrying the assumption that the Bible was simply “a lot of rules.” Last year, his first studying Agribusiness and Food...
Sep 4, 2017 | Canvas, World
The partnership with student groups in Ecuador continues to grow as TSCF/CECE staff worker Ruth Hicks visit NZ. After 3 years, it’s been excellent to reconnect with TSCF staff, students and university groups, particularly during Summit. I heard and shared stories of...
Sep 4, 2017 | Canvas, Regional report
After Summit ended in early July, the team of staff and students from InterVarsity in Northern California spent a couple of weeks in Dunedin. They brought an outreach tool that they use on their campuses called “The Story Project.” Along with TSCF students, they set...
Sep 4, 2017 | Canvas, News
Christians often struggle to engage with academia, Nick Goodwin has observed over many years on several university campuses. And the new associate staff worker at Waikato University is keen to help students bridge this divide. “I love university,” Nick said,...
