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Esther Ashby-Coventry

Timaru

Community Reporter at The Timaru Herald

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  • Nov 14, 2023 | thepress.co.nz | Esther Ashby-Coventry

    Monks in Te MoanaIn an isolated spot in rural South Island, a small group of monks live frugally, giving up the trappings of the modern world, all in the service of God. Esther Ashby-Coventry reports. [Story first published in May 2021]Potholes the size of microwave ovens are negotiated along the 7-kilometre windy gravel road. The occasional ford wets the bonnet of the 4WD with muddy water on the way to an isolated Geraldine monastery in South Canterbury.

  • Nov 14, 2023 | thepost.co.nz | Esther Ashby-Coventry

    Here, up Te Moana Gorge surrounded by forestry blocks and unoccupied tussocky hills, is a promising New Zealand symphony orchestra violinist. Except this young man has given up the expectations of a professional musical career to live a strict monastic life following God.

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