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First Anniversary of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

First Anniversary of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

The  first anniversary of the February  22 earthquake is a time to assure all the people of Christchurch of our prayers and of our ongoing solidarity. 

22 February 2012

Bishop calls on solid faith to heal a shaken city

Bishop calls on solid faith to heal a shaken city

Bishop Victoria Matthews: “We are still proclaiming the Gospel...and God is with us and will see us through”

09 February 2012

Another month before details of temporary cathedral

Another month before details of temporary cathedral

The Anglican Church says it will be at least another month before details of a temporary cathedral for Christchurch are made public.

01 February 2012

Mission Worker Dies on Fiji Project

Mission Worker Dies on Fiji Project

A Wellington man has died in Fiji while working on a mission project. 

27 January 2012

Bishop's home falls victim to quakes

Bishop Victoria Matthews' Christchurch home has been demolished after this month's earthquakes left it in a precarious state.

05 January 2012

Good news for anxious times

Good news for anxious times

Tena koutou katoa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo elelei, Namas’te, Talofa lava, Warm greetings.

16 December 2011

New Zealand: More church insurance drama

New Zealand: More church insurance drama

The insurance crisis facing all New Zealand churches in the wake of the Christchurch quakes today became more stark.

24 November 2011

Big tick for proportional representation

Big tick for proportional representation

Leaders of the Anglican Church in New Zealand hope that voters at next weekend’s election referendum on MMP will give proportional representation the big tick.

22 November 2011

Churches Must Practice What They Preach: Abp Halapua

Churches Must Practice What They Preach: Abp Halapua

Challenging the disparity between beliefs and practice in Christian churches is an issue that needs to be addressed, a senior clergyman said today while opening a national meeting on the elimination of violence against women.

15 November 2011

New dean for St John's College

The woman chosen to lead Pakeha students at St John’s College from 2012 will arrive having completed five years' teaching at one of the most famous theological colleges in the Anglican Communion.

11 November 2011