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Archbishop Sir Ellison exits

The Anglican Church in Melanesia loses its most distinguished son to cancer.

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'Archbishop, your work is cut out…'

Judge Sarah Reeves tells Archbishop Philip Richardson that the mark of every great leader “is to confront the major anxiety of their people of their time”.

• Sarah Reeves' sermon

• Assistant sought in New Plymouth

 

God is Three and God is One

"Cracking open the Sunday sermon,"  a guide for preachers, this week reflects on the mystery of the Trinity.

Exegesis, sermons, hymns and graphics

 Poem: Who is the Holy Spirit?

• Let the Spirit do the talking

• Lynda Patterson's Pentecostal pick-me-up

Church claims 'zone of autonomy'

The Church operates within a legal 'zone of autonomy' that leaves it free to choose its leaders – and therefore whom it will ordain – without State interference.

Tribunal's balancing act

How far can the State influence the affairs of the Church? The Human Rights Tribunal is given a pointed reminder of the limits of its powers.

 • Is the Church free to choose?

Gay man alleges discrimination

The Bishop of Auckland appears before the Human Rights Review Tribunal to answer a charge that he has discriminated against a gay man.

 • Stay with the Kirk, pleads Dr Williams

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Chch Cathedral crowned by colour

Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral gains a colourful new perspective on the city.

• Watch the window coming together

 

Straight talking in Tonga

Maori prophets uncovered on TV

Philip Richardson: a fortunate life

Cathedral website attracts 15,000 hits

New map for Christchurch diocese?

Writing on the wall for ecumenical institute

David Moxon: Go to your knees often

CWS seeks help for Syrian refugees

Catholics call for more child data

Judge rules on cathedral payout

Hawke's Bay iwi to honour Moxons

Three cathedral options unveiled

Editors' Picks

That's Taranaki matriarch Maata Wharehoka exchanging the hongi with Taranaki Cathedral's Dean Jamie Allen.

Healing comes to Taranaki

Archbishop David Moxon's last sermon in Taranaki coincides with a poignant ceremony involving...

The  main stage in the marquee at the Festival of Salt and Light.

Savouring the Salt and Light

Ever tried herding cats? Spanky Moore has – and he reports considerable success. Here's his ac...

Archbishop Welby takes the oath

The office of Archbishop of Canterbury is conferred on the Most Rev Justin Welby under the dom...

Is the new focus on having "spiritual children?" Bishop Victoria poses the question during her presentation on marriage.

Biblical models of marriage

The Gospels are not obsessed with sexual relations, says Bishop Victoria Matthews in a pa...

How our prayer book came to fruition

Bishop Brian Carrell explores the inside story of the globally acclaimed A New Zealand...

Dr Williams: "Don't be bullied by the media."

Dr Williams fields the hard questions

In an exclusive interview, the retiring Archbishop of Canterbury tells how he weathered the st...

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