At the most recent New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, Bishop
Barry Jones voiced concerns that the Mass in Te Reo was slowly dying due
to a lack of priests, who could conduct them in Maori.
Bishop Jones, a Pakeha, believed he is the only priest in the South Island who could speak Te Reo said the Maori Mass had been the foundation of the Catholic Church in New Zealand and it would be terrible if that aspect was lost.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2015/01/parched-the-need-for-native-speaking-priests-and-deacons-in-new-zealand/
Bishop Jones, a Pakeha, believed he is the only priest in the South Island who could speak Te Reo said the Maori Mass had been the foundation of the Catholic Church in New Zealand and it would be terrible if that aspect was lost.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2015/01/parched-the-need-for-native-speaking-priests-and-deacons-in-new-zealand/
