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Nothing can resist Jesus' power

"Cracking open the Sunday sermon," a guide for preachers, this week addresses the question 'Who is Jesus?'

New St John’s head welcomed

Tony Gerritsen has been welcomed to his task as Manukura, or Principal, of St John's College. His first job? Going walkabout. And listening.

Social Services Council backs Living Wage

The Council of Christian Social Services has committed itself to the Living Wage campaign, and is calling for government support.

Young leaders bound for England

Two young Kiwi priests will join a course designed to foster the emerging generation of Communion leaders.

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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Straight talking in Tonga

The bishops met in Tonga last week for the first of their two annual conferences. And as Bishop Philip Richardson reports, the venue was conducive to straight talking.

• Kelvin Wright's island reflections

Philip Richardson: a fortunate life

Taonga magazine gets the measure of our next Archbishop, Philip Richardson. Plus lots more.

Writing on the wall for ecumenical institute

The last truly ecumenical body in New Zealand is set to expire in two years, posing questions for the future of a highly regarded theological qualification.

Frank thoughts on visas

The Rev Dr Frank Smith, Dean of the Tikanga Polynesia students, delivers his welcome to new arrivals.
The new cathedra

Archbishop Sir Paul Reeves leads Bishop Philip Richardson to his new cathedra.
Courage

Bishop Richard Ellena: "Time for an equally courageous move?"
Oxford Terrace Baptist in ruins

These broken columns once supported the massive Greek-style parapet above the entrance to Oxford Terrace Baptist. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
You're it, said Sir Paul

+Philip preaching the sermon. His first plan was to read Sir Paul's own homily. But when he grew too ill, he insisted that +Philip "do it."
Sashes for safety

Safe Churches Consultation members front up in sashes to alert ACC members to their cause.
Lost in the crowd

From Church Times cartoonist Dave Walker
Waiapu support

Waiapu clergy line up behind Christchurch's fundraising drive outside the Waiapu Cathedral.
Dust to dust

Bishop Victoria Matthews' house is levelled by contractors. Photo/The Press
Dr Sharples mourns

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, on the speaker's bench for the tangata whenua.
They came from nga hau e wha...

The bishops who came from the four corners of the earth to be at the 2011 Common Life Missions Conference.
Kurt the ambassador

Kurt Dixon, son of one of the lost 29, who worked between the families and the service organisers.
Tubes to glory

Cardboard tubes for Christchurch's transitional cathedral are unloaded for coating in polyurethane. Photo: The Press.
Glory to God, with an African beat

Archbishop Sentamu, who proved himself a fine exponent of the conga drums, accompanying the Gloria.
Two years to run

Looking after their students to the very end: Director Linda Cowan (right) and academic registrar Sue Haley.
Presiding in a time of tragedy

Pausing before she begins to preside: Holy Trinity Greymouth Vicar Marge Tefft.
She keeps her hand to the plough

Alison Robinson spoke of going the distance in mission. She and her husband Martin are UV pioneers, and prison chaplains.
Piri Sciascia

Piri Sciascia on the paepae for the manuhiri.
Welcome

Young folk file into the 6.30pm Sunday service at St Paul's Symonds St.
Future King

Born to be King of New Zealand?
Gauntlet of honour

Sir Paul is borne shoulder high to the waiting hearse as hundreds of school kids perform a haka.
His knee drill

Archbishop Sentamu addressed the folk at Owae Marae on bended knee - but spiced his address with humour.
Soul-food

Inside the main marquee.
Mission possible

Rev John Kafwanka, Director for Mission for the Anglican Communion, introduces the new book of mission reflections.
Words of love

Wally Campbell leads a waiata to finish the Family Centre presentation on domestic violence.
Merivale's pride tumbles

The nave of St Mary's, Merivale, is reduced to a tumbledown shell.
Fronting up to the damage

Dean Peter Beck, Archbishop David Moxon and Bishop Victoria Matthews front up to the cathedral damage. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
How will you write the next chapter?

“Will you dare to care, and dare to allow others to care for you? If so, the next chapter will proclaim that we are more than conquerors.”
Giving it the oom-pah-pah

The St Andrew's College Brass Band performed at the welcome for the bishops.
Andrew Duxfield, doer of The Word: RIP

Andrew Duxfield (seen here with The Rev Luke Ravudolo) during one of his Fiji mission trips. All shots from Andrew's Facebook page.
Comrades in arms

Dean Peter Beck with one of the leaders of the Search and Rescue operation.
Weighing it up

Kamana Katene, Kahu Tapiata, Betsy Gifford and Fa'asega Tapelu consider a presentation.
Voices for the Vulnerable

Norm Hewitt, Sandra Alofivae and Murray Edridge - champions for the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children.
No small task, says the Pihopa

Bishop Kito Pikaahu gives his assessment of the importance of the Manukura's task.
Andrew's legacy - safe water

Andrew Duxfield took this shot during one of his Fiji field trips. He strove to bring clean water to remote Fiji villages.
Press-ganged

Dr Rowan Williams: remarks on 'presidential' role misconstrued by newspapers.
She's a star

Carrie Allen centre-stage during a concert by Dave Dobbyn in Taranaki Cathedral. Picture: Cameron Burnell/Taranaki Daily News.
Bishop David's lament

Bishop David Coles.
Caitlin joins the hongi line

Caitlin Gerritsen - who is one of Tony and Jill's grandchildren - proceeds along the hongi line.
Dedicated to God

A younger Carrie Allen centre-stage at the dedication of Taranaki Cathedral.
Ridding NZ waters...

Ban on foreign-flagged vessels could make New Zealand a world leader against slave conditions, says Anglican activist. Getty image.
The power of one

High-powered position on offer at St John's College in Meadowbank, Auckland.
Man for the news hour

Archdeacon Robin Kingston, who is organising Thursday's remembrance service, conducts a press conference.
Will they keep it standing?

Even with these props in place, there is a serious risk that Bishop Victoria's home will collapse in the next shake.
United in their grief

It's not 'who did you know down that mine?', says Tim Mora - but 'how many of the miners did you know?'
Lining up for a shot at life

"Live Below the Line" donations will help these Maridi soccer girls get a better shot at education as well as sport.
Rugby blessing – for $3000

New Zealand Icon – only $3000 from the Wellington Cathedral giftshop.
Dave Andrews - Christian anarchist

Dave Andrews, keynote speaker - who called for the adoption of Plan Be, life modelled on The Beatitudes.
Willing to bear the load

Sir Paul is borne from the hearse, and taken towards the steps leading into the church.
When I survey...

Conference-goers gather before the Marsden Cross at Oihi.
Walking the talk

Bishop Philip (front right) escorts the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, on a visit to New Plymouth Prison in March 2010.
Christian anger grows

Egyptian Christians hold a bloodstained portrait of Jesus as they protest inside the Al-Qiddissine (The Saints) Church in Alexandria.
Follow the leader

Archbishop David Moxon leads a circular tour of Te Ara Hou social services village in Hillcrest as part of the synod service.
Dawn breaks over the Passionfest

Dawn breaks over the Passionfest. Marquee at left, tent city at right.
Dean Jamie Allen

New cathedral, new dean - Jamie Allen, recently arrived from the UK.
Parting the waters

A vehicle drives through floodwater on Ferry Road, Christchurch. Photo: Martin Hunter/Getty Images
Tiki at Owae

Archdeacon Tiki Raumati addresses the manuhiri at Owae Marae.
Communion outdoors

Rev Philip Robinson distributes the host at St Barnabas.
In the front line of prayer

Soldiers observe the two minutes' silence in Christchurch. Photo: TV3
Tim's turn

The Rev Canon Dr Tim Meadowcroft, from Laidlaw College in Auckland, who delivered one of the six papers.
Crunch time for Cathedral Grammar

The digger bites deep at Statham.
The Pihopa's point

Pihopa John Gray responds to Archbishop Herft's address.
Fronting for Sir Paul

Bishop Kito Pikaahu and Bishop Philip Richardson face the media to talk about Sir Paul's funeral arrangements.
Unexpected journey

The first of the evacuation buses pulls into the entrance to Churchill Hospital - which is part of the Churchill Courts complex.
Spire bears the brunt

Christchurch Cathedral from the air, showing the damaged spire.
Preaching centre

The interior of Central Lutheran, Minneapolis.
Tribute from afar

The news of the Pike River tragedy moved people on the opposite side of the world.
Debenham damaged

Malcolm Long outside the Debenham building, where the older boys are taught. Debenham has been damaged by subsiding land.
Intent listening...

Anne Purcell (foreground) Jane Beattie (centre) and Dorothy Smith listen during a small group session.
Victor

Victor Mokaraka, who teaches te reo to students at St John's, was the first speaker for the tangata whenua at the powhiri.
Tower of rubble

Christchurch Cathedral is surrounded by the rubble of its own spire. Photo: The Press
At the top table

Cr Peter Beck (right) receives advice from Cr Glenn Livingstone at his first council meeting. Photo: Kirk Hargreaves
Her journey continues...

The new Dean of the Tikanga Pakeha students, the Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, gives her mihi.
Completed welcome

John Tapene, of Auckland, exchanges the hongi with Napi Waaka, of Tainui, The welcome is complete.
Costly grace

Bishop Gabriel Sharma tells the conference how his own Hindu family shunned him when he came to Christ.
Duncan to step down

Duncan McDonald, the CEO of The Selwyn Foundation, has announced his intention to step down from that role in February.
Sendam swings

Evan Barraclough, guitarist with the Sendam Raucous-tra, works the crowd. And that's the Rev Richard Noble on congas.
A bishop and her cathedral

Bishop Victoria Matthews surveys the ruined tower of her cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
Cathedral gives thanks

Dean Peter Beck and Cathedral Theologian Lynda Patterson at the Great Thanksgiving. Photo: Chris Church
Rahui's point

Rahui Papa, one of the main speakers for Tainui, pays his tribute to Sir Paul.
Wellington stands with Christchurch

Church leaders and politicians join for the Wellington remembrance.
Message from on high

This aerial banner above Hagley Park caught the mood.
Tikanga rua

From left: Dean Peter Beck, Stacey Hakaraia (Te Wai Pounamu), Archbishop David Moxon, Bishop Victoria Matthews and Mrs Helen Gray.
Regal welcome

Princess Fatafehi Tuita was on hand for the welcome at St Andrew's School.
Mission possible

Irene Ayollo, a young Kenyan writer, speaks at the launch of a collection of Anglican youth reflections on mission.
Shining a light

The preacher enlisted some help during the course of his cathedral consecration sermon.
Calm and courageous to the very end

Grace and courage in adversity - a Churchill Courts resident farewells Bishop Victoria Matthews. Archbishop David Moxon is at left.
Midday meditation

Midday silent meditation in the Chapel of Tarore. The midday Eucharist is an anchor for Ngatiawa's community life.
Taomi, leader in song

Taomi Tapu-Qiliho - who is a student at St John's - leads the singing at the installation service.
Youth is on their side

Michael Tamihere, the new Three Tikanga Youth Commissioner, fronts the new Tikanga Toru Youth Commission.
The Duxfield difference

Andrew Duxfield frequently travelled off the beaten track in his efforts to bring clean water to Fijian villages.
Scoop

All in all, it's just another brick in the wall for Cathedral Grammar.
Can new life come?

At Holy Trinity Greymouth this weekend, parishioners and visitors were invited to lay a fern frond at the foot of the cross.
Silent remembrance

People pause and remember outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Photo: Fiona Goodall/The Press
Dean of proceedings

The Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, Tikanga Pakeha Dean at St John's College, begins the hui presentations.
Dio waiata

Throughout the tangi, various schools have contributed choirs to support the taumata. This morning, Dio supplied the waiata.
Checking the damage

Prime Minister John Key on a damage tour with Mayor Bob Parker. Photo: Reuter
Bishop Sir Paul

When St Mary's New Plymouth was consecrated a cathedral last March, Bishop Philip Richardson insisted Sir Paul be the first to sit in the cathedra.
Won over

Various Anglicans show their approval of "The Tenners", a vocal group from Sacred Heart Girl's College.
Thoughts, and prayers

Lighting a candle - a way for West Coasters to remember, a sign of their prayers, a token of their love.
Selwyn owes Duncan

The Rev Duncan McDonald, CEO of The Selwyn Foundation; Bishop Ross Bay, and the Rev Marianne Hornburg, the Selwyn Chaplain.
The best Grandad in the world.

The best Grandad in the world.
What next?

The Rev Neil Struthers contemplates the fate of Lyttelton's Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Photo: Greg Bowker, NZ Herald
Mihimihi

Archdeacon Tiki Raumati leads the mihimihi. The lady in the chair is Aunty Marg Rau-Kupu, Tiki's 97-year-old sister.
All one now

The welcome complete, Dr Helen-Ann exchanges a greeting with the Rev Dr Rangi Nicholson.
Rest in peace, rise in glory

There Sir Paul lies, in the embrace of St John's College chapel, until the resurrection.
Open-air Eucharist

Folk gathered under the trees for the 10am Eucharist service at St Barnabas Fendalton yesterday.
Go! Archbishop Ben's plea...

Archbishop Kwashi - the keynote speaker at the CLMC - warms to his theme: for the sake of God, your neighbour and yourself: Go!
Margaret and Moewai

Mrs Margaret Sentamu and Moewai Ateria examine a gift given at Owae Marae. Moewai carved Bishop Richardson's new crozier.
Hone and Hori

Archdeacon Hone Kaa (left) next to Bishop George Connor, sitting on the front row for the tangata whenua.
Unified by grief

Silent gathering in Christchurch. Photo: TVOne
Duty calls

Senior Station Officer Ross Bay, on duty at the Christchurch Fire Station. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
St Paul's Theological Centre

Bringing theological education back where it belongs - St Paul's Symonds St in Auckland.
Quake toll

Workmen remove a bell from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch. Photo: The Press
Down but not out

One of the cathedral bells lies amid the rubble of the tower. Photo: NZ Herald
Archbishop's aroha

Archbishop John extends his aroha to Lady Reeves and whanau in the sanctuary of the church.
Kaitiaki

Bishop Kito Pikaahu, as Bishop of Te Tai Tokerau, guards the mana of the occasion.
Taking the Pledge

The Carmelites take the Pledge while the Wizard looks on. Photo: Fairfax
Bicultural hongi

Sir Paul Reeves hongis Prime Minister John Key. Photo: Mark Mitchell
'Let's focus on God'

The Rev Dr James Harding, lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at Otago University, points to discipleship first.
Chameleon song

My Chameleon plays on Ngatiawa's Grassy Knoll during the dinner break.
Gathering in remembrance

People gather for the memorial service in Latimer Square. Photo: Dean Kozanic/Fairfax NZ
Kathryn's commitment

Kathryn Leafe, who spoke on behalf of the welfare groups - and who was a key player in organising the service.
Searching for life

Rescue workers search for victims under the rubble near the Canterbury Television building. Photo: Shuzo Shikano/AP
Strong foundations

Contractors pouring concrete for Christchurch's transitional cathedral. Photo: Dean Kozanic/Fairfax
Guest Thinker

Helen-Ann Hartley was one of the two "Guest Thinkers" at the Festival. H-A is the Tikanga Pakeha Dean at St John's College.
Blessing

Archbishop David pronouces a blessing over the Reeves family, as the hearse prepares to leave the cathedral forecourt.
Resting in peace

Sir Paul Reeves' casket inside Holy Trinity Cathedral. - Source: MTS
Fond but sad farewell

The bond between the staff of Churchill Courts, and its residents.
End of the road

A car sinks into liquefaction following the latest aftershocks in Christchurch. Photo: Tim Kelleher
Not hiding their light

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

More treasure - and the desire to honour the first two Maori bishops, Frederick Bennett and his successor, Wiremu Panapa.
Lighting candles in the darkness

Holy Trinity Greymouth remains open late into the night for grieving Coasters.
Dial 111 for the bishop

Ross Bay, Bishop of Auckland - in his other life, as Senior Station Officer Bay, helping out in Christchurch. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
The Salt and Light crew go camping

The Salt and Light crew go camping at Gore Bay, north of Christchurch.
Lighting up the past

The feature window of Christchurch's transitional cathedral will contain images from the old cathedral.
Church of the Resurrection, Cobden

On a solemn Sunday, parishioners arrive at the Church of the Resurrection in Cobden.
Sealing the deal

Bishop Kito Pikaahu - who presided at the Eucharist, and who also chairs Te Kotahitanga - exchanges the hongi with Rev Gerritsen.
Spouses at St Andrew's School

Spouses at St Andrew's School: L-R Tracey Cappel Rice, Belinda Holmes, Kamana Katene, Lenore Pikaahu, and Sue Halapua.
Former glory

ChristChurch Cathedral's rose window, which now lies in the rubble of the nave. Photo: Bridgit Anderson
Mega-communion

Bishop James Ligo of Vanuatu serves the chalice during the final conference Eucharist.
Cathedral bears fruit

The Cathedral Co-op's new van, dressed up for delivery around Christchurch.
Sanctuary

For more than an hour, the Governor General and his wife sat in the sanctuary alongside Sir Paul and his family.
The last litany

St Mary's, Merivale, is just a shell of its former glory.
Champions for children

Murray Edridge, CEO of Barnardos, South Auckland lawyer Sandra Olifivae and Norm Hewitt - all champions for children.
Consolation takes wing

This Gabriel sculpture, usually found in ChristChurch Cathedral, is being suspended above Worcester St. Photo/The Press
Down to earth

How the New Zealand Herald's cartoonist saw the Dalai Lama's visit to Christchurch.
Parihaka plough

This plough, displayed at Puke Ariki, the region's museum, is an icon of non-violent dissent. It was used at Parihaka.
The new religion?

Billboard outside St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland.
Auckland mourns for Canterbury

Dean Jo Kelly Moore shares aroha after Auckland's memorial service for Canterbury.
Faces of the Pacific's future

Ready smiles from some of the kids at the St Andrew's School welcome.
St Luke's suffers

A stone's throw from the Christchurch Fire Station is St Luke's, which was one of Christchurch's finest Anglican churches. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
Settling into St John's

Jillian and Tony Gerritsen.
Out of the ashes

Bishop Barry Jones (Catholic) and Bishop Victoria Matthews (Anglican) sharing Ash Wednesday in Christchurch.
Support during shaky times

Reaching out in troubled times. Three of the folk who gathered yesterday at St Barnabas, Fendalton, for their open-air service.
Quake casualty

A collapsed house in Christchurch's Chester Street East. Photo: John Kirk Anderson/The Press
Ecumenical flavour

Conversation flows across denominational traditions during the Tikanga Maori dinner.
Orator

Napi Waaka in full cry for Tainui.
Unity in diversity

The Rev George Al-Kopti hongis the Rev Brent Swann - while Fr Vallaidam and Dr Tovey seem pleased to greet each other.
Dunedin pauses

Two minutes' silence in Dunedin's Octagon. Photo: Gerard O'Brien/ODT.
All the rimmings

Dr Rowan Williams digs out the tinsel to decorate the Lambeth Palace Christmas tree, aided by children from Bonneville primary school, Clapham.
Don Baskerville

Don Baskerville, chair of the Anglican Insurance Board - a file photo taken in happier times.
Sacred dancers

Sr Kalolaine Tuineau, CSN, dances the Lord's Prayer during the Pasefika presentation - supported by Amy Chambers and Kofe Havea .
To everything, there is a season...

Carole Hughes' new Lenten studies guide - published with the backing of the Anglican Women's Studies Centre.
Yurt

A view through the doorway into the Yurt - the Mongolian tent which, during Passionfest, served as an activity area for the littlies.
Changing sides

Dean Frank Nelson with the All Black icon that will soon nip across the Tasman.
Preparing the family's meal, once again

Archbishop Winston prepares to celebrate Eucharist in a spot where, as a boy, he had fished with his father to feed their family.
Cross fashioned from ruins

Dean Peter Beck with a cross and bench fashioned from the ruins of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Don Scott/The Press
Framing the cathedral

Emergency workers stand near the frame that will be used to hold the facade of ChristChurch Cathedral in place. Photo: The Press
Archbishop Ben's challenge

Archbishop Ben Kwashi, the keynote speaker at the 2011 Mission Conference - and chief challenger to mission.
Sentinel

A soldier at the National War Memoiral in Wellington. Photo: Maarten Holl/Dominion Post
Still shaping us

Still shaping us - the King James Bible.
Exchanging peace

The peace of God be always with you.
Beloved grandfather

One of Sir Paul's mokopuna watches as lies in the hearse. Archbishops Moxon and Sentamu are reflected in the hearse window.
Ashes of penitence

Bishop Victoria Matthews applies the mark of penitence during the Ash Wednesday service in Christchurch. Photo: Philip Baldwin
Act of God? Not so, says Archbishop

A TV journalist quizzes Archbishop David Moxon on the place of God in such devastation.
Messages that stick

Archbishop Roger Herft wove his keynote address around considerations of the digital memory stick - and the Aboriginal message stick.
Sign of the resurrection

A sign of hope, spotted in the rubble of the demolished ChristChurch Cathedral belltower.
Ma Whea reports

Sir Anand Satyanand, Chair of the Ma Whea Commission – alongside Dame Justice Judith Potter, and Professor Paul Trebilco.
Pow-wow

Would any festival be complete without a teepee? Brad (seen here) and Claudia Woods took most of the photos featured here.
Moe mai i roto i te rangimarie o te Ariki

Bishop John Gray pauses as he pays tribute to those who perished at the cathedral, and commends them to God.
And here's the good news...

Here's the good news, says Jacynthia Murphy - if runanganui resolutions are anything to go by, the next Maori bishop could be a woman.
Caught on camera

Under the scrutiny of the TV cameras, young Joshua Copp lights the first Advent candle at the Cobden Church.
Come God's people...

The Rev Philip Robinson, priest assistant at St Barnabas, invites his outdoor congregation to make their communion.
Beyond the tower

Inside the nave of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: The Press
Keep on walking forward!

Rosemary Neave - who led the session of The Listening Process - also led a spontaneous rendition of: "Keep on walking forward!"
Tower of rubble

The demolition machine lays waste to the tower of St Mary's, Merivale.
Living stones

Cathedral worshippers: holding to the promises of God. Photo: Chris Church
Respite for the weary

Bishop Victoria Matthews: "Grieving is a journey, not an event."
Eighty-year history bites the dust

The jaws of the digger rake out a window at the back of Statham.
Joy of the Lord

Sr Kalolaine Tuineau dances the Lord's Prayer - with plenty of encouragement from her sisters and brothers in Tikanga Pasefika.
The enormity of the loss

Archdeacon Robin Kingston tells how he feels on seeing how much space the 29 tables will need - and how much loss they signify.
Broken for you

Deacon Spanky Moore, Nicki Lee and Dean Peter Beck administering communion at the cathedral eucharist. Photo: Chris Church
Engaging

Mathew Newton (blue shirt) catches up with folk arriving for the 6.30pm Sunday service at St Paul's Symonds St.
Canterbury props

Twenty props now hold up the dangerously sagging overhanging corner of Bishop Victoria's home. Note the rubble in the backdround.
Feeding of the 180

Feeding the multitude – 180 hungry choristers at the cathedral choirs festival in Wellington.
In the presence of her Lord

Lost in adoration for her Lord.
Stealing the show

The "Tenners", a group from Sacred Heart Girl's College, with their spellbinding rendition of 'Music down in my soul.'
Sign of the times

The warning applies to Bishop Victoria, too.
Last moments

The Statham Building at Cathedral Grammar is prepared for demolition.
Precious cross

The Bishop of Dunedin, the Rt Rev Dr Kelvin Wright, preaching at the College Eucharist - which coincided with Holy Cross Day.
Silenced

A shattered bell from St Mary's Merivale. The tower there was badly damaged in the quake, and the bells have been craned down.
Selwyn's legacy

The icon of St John's College - the collegiate chapel, by moonlight.
Bishop scales Mt Everust?

Bishop Jim White scales Mt Everust.
For whom the bells toll?

On a normal day at Cathedral Grammar, boys could have been eating their lunch where these bricks fell.
The Bible then and now

A seminar at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral next month will examine the profound impact of the King James Bible.
He's not standing for violence

The Archbishop of Canterbury responds to the Family Centre presentation on domestic violence.
A stirring account

The star of the show - available now through the General Synod office in Auckland.
Red and black on the Prince's lapel

Prince William waits to walk up the ramp at the back of the main stage.
Tama Porter - a talent to watch

The Dame Malvina Major Foundation presented a concert which starred some of the region's finest emerging young talent.
Prison visit

The bishops visited New Plymouth Prison - and were disturbed by conditions there.
Dignitaries wait their call

Sir Anand Satyanand waits to enter the church. Behind him is Don McKinnon, the former Deputy PM and Commonwealth Secretary General.
Statham's last day

Malcolm Long, acting Headmaster at Christchurch's Cathedral Grammar School, in front of the damaged Statham Building.
Lofty pulpit

Central Lutheran in Minneapolis: venue for "Preaching in a Changing Culture."
An answer to prayer

John de la Bere, a member of the Prayer Book Commission, discusses the history with Bishop Brian Carrell.
Time to check out the surf

Festival-goers take time to check out Gore Bay itself. Their festival was staged in a farm paddock just up the hill.
Slow procession

Sir Paul is borne into the cathedral.
Funding initiative

Cardboard tubes which will hit the road to raise funds for Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral.
Passionfest's bounty

Groaning tables at Passionfest.
Giving thanks

Dean Peter Beck and server Lara Scott at the Great Thanksgiving. Photo: Chris Church
..and student reads

Eseta Mateiviti reads the OT lesson. She's a PhD student for the Diocese of Polynesia.
Family ties

Archbishop Winston renews his connection with one of his Tongan nieces.
Young globetrotters

Clare Barrie and Ngira Simmonds: bound for Canterbury, England.
Dean Peter Beck backstage

Dean Peter Beck was the MC for the service. Here he waits at the back of the stage for Prince William to arrive.
Ships wrecked in paradise

Two of the ships driven by hurricanes onto Pangaimotu - and abandoned there by their owners.
Death of an icon

ChristChurch Cathedral, minus the rose window which is now strewn across the interior. Photo: TV One News
He knew what was needed

Robin Kingston speaks to the congregation at Holy Trinity, Greymouth.
Responding to the St Andrew's powhiri

Archbishop Brown Turei responds to the welcome extended to the bishops at St Andrew's School.
The nation mourns

A flag at half mast symbolises the nation's grief over Pike River.
Discipleship over marriage

Is the new focus on having "spiritual children?" Bishop Victoria poses the question during her presentation on marriage.
All welcome at this feast

The Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley (right) serving the chalice - alongside The Rev Irene Ayallo, and Bishop Kito Pikaahu.
Tiki speaks for Taranaki

Archdeacon Tiki Raumati, the first speaker for Taranaki, seen through heads adorned with the raukura, the white feathers of peace.
Highlights - and low points

The Rev Jenny Quince walks the hui delegates through some of the highlights - and low points - of the 1970s.
Read, Mark, listen...

Bishop Mark MacDonald, Canada's National Indigenous Bishop, who led the daily conference Bible studies.
Broken for you

Archbishop Brown Turei administers the host to his brother Bishop Ngarahu Katene.
Spanning the divide

ARCIC III members in Hong Kong. Co-chairman David Moxon is right front.
Sunnah pays respect

Sunnah Thompson was the first speaker for the Tainui ope.
The man in the spotlight

The new college Manukura distributing the Eucharist.
Lyttelton aftermath

The remains of Lyttelton's Holy Trinity Church after the June 13 quakes. Photo: Chris Rudge
Waka crew

Caroline Leys encouraged delegates to see themselves as a waka crew - and Bishop Muru Walters chanted to inspire his paddlers.
180 years in the making

Taranaki's Cathedral - the handsomely illustrated book that records the fulfilment of a 180-year journey.
Brothers in arms

Karakia over, Dean Peter Beck embraces Bishop John Gray.
Len Brown's lament

Auckland Mayor Len Brown: "Christchurch, I have a message for you. Auckland has never been closer to you."
Watch this space

Bethlehem life: a Palestinian man sets up a scene at the Church of the Nativity. Photo/ AP
Waiata

The tangata whenua sing a waiata in support of Archdeacon Tiki's mihimihi.
From a Maori perspective

The Rev Don Tamihere was one of the six panellists - and his task was to shed light on the problem from a Maori perspective.
Auckland in solidarity with Canterbury

Colours you wouldn't normally see in Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Rose amid the ruins

The Rose Window of ChristChurch Cathedral is framed by ruined stonework. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
29 candles

Lighting the darkness: the 29 lit candles at Holy Trinity, Greymouth that signify love for Pike River's perished coalminers. Stewart Nimmo Photography
Good spirits

Leaving in good spirits: L-R Bishops Kelvin Wright, Winston Halapua, Kito Pikaahu, Philip Richardson and David Rice.
The Word from +Wellington

Bishop Justin Duckworth preaching at Tony Gerritsen's installation service.
Statham falls

Early phases of the demolition of the Statham building at the Cathedral Grammar School.
Harvest

CWS has produced a range of resources on the theme of harvest.
Man on the move

Dr Rowan Williams, soon to depart Lambeth Palace for academia. Photo: The Independent
Jo's report

Jo Crosse, from Waiapu, delivers the feedback following one of the small group sessions.
Tall Skinny Kiwi

Andrew Jones - Passionfest keynote speaker, and author of the "Tall Skinny Kiwi" blog.
Safety first

Ms Marion Little (Canada), from the Safe Churches Consultation, discusses progress with the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Open air praise at Pangaimotu

One of the staff at Pangaimotu joins Archbishop Brown Turei during morning lotu.
'If I take the wings of the morning...'

'Wings of the Morning' is a selection of the sermons Bishop David Moxon preached in the first 10 years of the new millenium.
Solemn karakia

Canon Andy Joseph and Mrs Helen Gray of Te Pihopatanga o te wai Pounamu karakia in silence.
A resolute Bishop

With the service about to begin, Bishop Victoria Matthews ascends the ramp at the back of the main stage.
'Unsafe'

A glance inside the front door. Note the damaged wall plaster - and the official 'unsafe' sticker on the glass.
Bishop Ngarahu and Kamana

Bishop Ngarahu Katene and his wife Kamana.
"Masterpiece by committee"

The opening spread of the New Testament - as seen in one of the earliest printings of the King James Bible.
Warning bell

A shot taken in September last year of the bell tower at St John's Latimer Square. It's since been demolished.
At your service

Waikato-Taranaki synodspeople gather in the grounds of Te Ara Hou social service village in Hillcrest.
Rubble from above

Rubble from the spire surrounds the north-west porch of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
Lifting the hangi

Saturday evening's meal surfaces from the firepit. Ngatiawa folk love a good hangi.
Galley slaves?

Bishop Victoria Matthews leads Gail Thomson, Oenone Woodhams and Amy Chambers out into the open sea.
Lighting candles in our summer darkness

Hundreds of Aucklanders lit candles for Canterbury at Holy Trinity Cathedral's memorial service.
Mass appeal

Massed cathedral choirs in Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.
Cathedral on the ball

Don Little's "New Zealand Icon", now on display in St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Safety tunnel

The steel pipe protruding from the cathedral doorway gives USAR workers greater safety during the recovery operation.
Archbishop's commendation

Archbishop David Moxon commends the new book to his audience - while Bishop Kito Pikaahu looks on.
Pacific celebration

Archbishop Winston Halapua leads an open-air Eucharist for the bishops at their conference on the island of Pangaimotu, in Tonga.
Sarah's fond recollection

Sarah Reeves, who is a judge in the Maori Land Court, raises a chuckle. Her sisters Bridget (left) and Jane share the reminiscence.
Shona savours the moment

Shona Pink-Martin enjoys a lighter moment at the hui.
City of dust

Christchurch sends up a cloud of dust as further buildings crumble in Monday's 6.3 quake.
The road to ruin

A car is flattened by rock from the cathedral spire. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
Keynote speaker

Archbishop Roger Herft makes a point during his keynote address.
Fallen basilica

The Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch. Photo: David Wethey/NZPA
Jaws of demolition

A massive crane lifted this giant bucket to the top of the tower, and used it to chomp off tonnes of unsafe masonry.
Congratulations

Archbishop Sentamu and Bridget Bell approve of each other's performance.
Inshallah

The Muslim representatives commend Christchurch to Allah.
Into the depths

Rescue workers prepare to inspect the ruined interior of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
The red zone

A map showing the worst-hit streets in Christchurch. TV One
Arts centre honours Maori Queen

The newly opened Piki Mahuta Centre at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls.
Spl-OSH!

Clause 17, P439, OSH manual - which describes the correct procedures for kids plunging from the prow of a ship sunk off Pangaimotu.
Politics aside

Mayor Bob Parker, Prime Minister John Key and his wife Bronagh at the Christchurch remembrance. Photo: Dompost
There for the Long haul

After the 12:51pm quake, there was a headcount on the court behind Malcolm Long. Prefab classrooms may soon sprout there.
If the hat fits...

Prince William poses with members of the Urban Search and Rescue team in Christchurch. Photo: Reuters
Sir Paul, the parishioner

Sir Paul Reeves - in the forecourt of Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he was a parishioner.
Shane's tribute

Shane Jones addresses Sir Paul and his family in his whaikorero.
Bishop's mihi

Justin Duckworth - founder of Urban Vision, Ngatiawa, Passionfest and now Bishop of Wellington - gives his mihi.
True welcome

Aunty Wai, left, a visitor from Tainui, being welcomed by Mere Mangu for the tangata whenua.
York in Grafton

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, talks to the media after paying his respects at Sir Paul's tangi,
On the night before He died...

The Rev Philip Robinson celebrates The Great Thanksgiving outside St Barnabas Fendalton.
Tim pays tribute

Tim Mora pauses to reflect as he passes the table of tribute to the lost miners.
Mission accomplished

Father Sir Des Britten: "It's all so terribly exciting." Photo/Cook Strait News
Staff reads

The Rev Dr Rangi Nicholson, the acting Ahorangi of Te Rau Kahikatea, reads the gospel for the day.
From one undifferentiated creature, came two...

The Rev Dr Sue Patterson reflects on the creation story during her address. She's from Bishopdale College in Nelson.
Nibbling at the cathedral

Mechanical teeth nibble a couple of tonnes of cathedral parapet. The tower has been lowered another couple of metres to make it safer.
Ma Whea meets the hui

The Ma Whea Commission sat in on the Saturday session of the hui - and is seen here giving an update on its progress.
Hindu blessing

The two Hindu representatives await their turn to pray - while a rabbi looks on.
Robin's return?

Archdeacon Robin Kingston - helping organise the first anniversary commemorative service for the Pike River Mine disaster.
Waiata

Shane Jones and Bishop Kito leading a waiata.
Brothers in mission

Here's the AMB Executive Officer, Robert Kereopa, thanking the conference chaplain, Bishop Richard Ellena, for his contributions.
Burden of grief

Sir Paul enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the last time.
Compassion in a time of crisis

Bishop Victoria consoles and prays for a man who wasn't expecting to have to leave Churchill Courts. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
A beloved mum, honoured

Recently departed, and dearly missed - one of the Tikanga Pacifica visitors chose to honour her mum.
The three tikanga laboratory

St John's College has been described as the laboratory for the three tikanga church. It has been a generous host to others, too.
From the heart

Archbishop David Moxon preached the homily at the College Eucharist. It is what come from the heart that counts, he said.
Band of brothers

One of the highlights of the week was a session devoted to presentations by and dialogue with the region's high schools.
Colourful welcome

Supporters wait to see the Dalai Lama outside a Christchurch media conference at the Chateau on the Park. Photo: The Press
'I give thee my troth'

Prince William and Kate Middleton at the high altar of Westminister Abbey.
Darkness before the dawn

A 5.4m cross with a stylised figure of Jesus is raised at Halswell Quarry in Christchurch. Photo: Iain McGregor//Fairfax
St Mary's makes the best of it

Archbishop David Moxon joined St Mary's Merivale for worship in their parish hall. That's the Rev Rory Redmayne at the lectern.
Saline-poisoned palms

Rising sea levels have poisoned about 20 percent of the low-lying island of Pangaimotu.
Evening falls...

Evening falls... a shot from within the festival teepee across the festival grounds.
Maimai aroha

Aunty Wai Mason lingers by the hearse bearing Sir Paul. As Chancellor of AUT, he had been her last employer.
Celebrity priest

Father Des Britten: "Just an ordinary old Anglican." Photo: Andrew Gorrie/Fairfax NZ
Moana theology?

Young people and an Archbishop at the prow, the good waka Anglican commits itself to trans-oceanic voyaging...
School chaplain reports on the noughty girls...

The Rev Sarah Moss, who's the chaplain at Auckland's Dio school, reports some of the findings of 'The Noughties' - the 2000's group.
Chewing it over

Young Ihaia Simmonds chews over the deeper implications of the hui. That's his mum Hinekura behind him.
Saturday evening grooves

Saturday evening grooves - with Mari Slack on vocals, Boaz Tauamiti on guitar and Chris Wethey on double bass.
Tom's turn

Tom Poata, the Vicar of St Faith's ohinemutu, gave a spirited response for the manuhiri.
Harmony

The Rt Rev John Paterson, the former Bishop of Auckland, and a fluent speaker of te reo, escorted Dr Hartley through her welcome.
Plotting a course

Forum facilitator Caroline Leys and Archbishop Herft discuss his keynote address.
Selwyn owes Duncan

Duncan McDonald, delivering his report to an annual meeting of The Selwyn Foundation.
Bishop John's whaikorero

Bishop John Paterson, the retired Bishop of Auckland, welcomes the Archbishop of York.
What the panel thinks...

Dr Frank Smith, Dean of Pasefika students at St John's College, during a Q&A session with the six speakers.
Escorting the archbishop

The Archbishop of York is called on to the marae, flanked by Bishop Philip Richardson and Archdeacon Tiki Raumati.
Te Wai Pounamu's turn

Bishop John Gray prays for Christchurch/Otautahi.
Let the celebrations begin

Bishop Sir Paul Reeves; Mayor Peter Tennent and his wife and Bishop John Bluck release doves to kickstart the celebrations.
Riders on the storm

The Sendam Raucous-tra gives it plenty during the final Passionfest lunch.
Heavy work

Heavy machinery in readiness for the recovery mission at ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd ashton
Brisk trade

The Bible Shop at this year's Parachute Festival enjoyed brisk trading.
Tiki translates

Archdeacon Tiki Raumati translates the whaikorero for the Archbishop of York.
Faces of the Pacific

School girls singing their hearts out to the bishops and their spouses.
At your service

Cathedral sacristan Sister Sandra at the cathedral eucharist. Photo: Chris Church
It's a co-operative effort

Unloading fruit and produce at the Shirley Community Centre.
Owae moments

Bishops Richardson, Sentamu and Sir Paul Reeves enjoying a light moment at Owae marae. All photos by Rob Tucker.
Kaddish

The Rabbi read from Hebrew and Aramaic texts.
Michael steps up to the line

Michael Tamihere, the new Three Tikanga Youth Commissioner, has the warm-hearted support of our three archbishops.
"God of grace, grant your spirit and strength to Tony..."

Bishops Api Qiliho, Ross Bay and Kito Pikaahu, representing the three archbishops, pray for the new Manukura.
Tony Gerritsen, Manukura

Tony Gerritsen responds to the powhiri at his installation service at St John's College.
The power of symbols

A bowl of salt water - salt is for tears - lies near the altar. Paua pieces lie at bottom of the bowl, and mourners added the glass.
Leaves of sorrow

One of kaikaranga, wearing her wreath of puririri leaves, who called mourners into the church.
Joined in spirit

The hongi line - and The Rev Tom Poata (Vicar of St Faith's, Ohinemutu) greets the Rev Dr Derek Tovey.
Sign of penitence

Bishop Barry Jones applies ashes to a worshipper at the Ash Wednesday service in Christchurch. Photo: Philip Baldwin
Garry Smith - new Selwyn CEO

Garry Smith has been announced as the new CEO of The Selwyn Foundation, the Anglican-linked resthome provider.
Little feet

Tiny, exquisite, Chinese children's shoes - and a wish to honour multi-faith Aotearoa New Zealand.
There will your heart be also...

Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also... The treasure chest that is the visual centrepiece of the women's hui.
Jolyon checks out the library

Christchurch's Social Justice Enabler Jolyon White checks out the bucolic festival library.
Man for the newshour

Archdeacon Robin Kingston addressing Sunday afternoon's press conference at Holy Trinity Greymouth.
Standing with his colleagues

The Rev Jayson Rhodes - Vicar of Takapuna, media manager and priest to his old colleagues.
Summertime, and the living is easy...

Summertime, and the living is easy... young folk relax on Ngatiawa's Grassy Knoll.
Beach celebration

Archbishop Winston prepares to celebrate on the beach at Pangaimotu.
Prince honours quake victims

Abbey memorial: Prince Charles lays a wreath in memory of those who died in the New Zealand earthquake. Photo: AFP
A New Zealand crucifixion

At Holy Trinity Greymouth this weekend, parishioners and visitors were invited to lay a fern frond at the foot of the cross.
St Mary's Vicarage

The vicarage at St Mary's Merivale.
West Coast invitation

Holy Trinity Vicar Marge Tefft invites people to communion, and to express their grief and hope in symbolic form
Questing after justice

Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias answers Diocesan students’ questions about ethics.
In silent remembrance

People stand for two minutes in Palmerston North. Photo: Warwick Rasmussen
Bishop and mentor

Bishop Philip Richardson - the preacher of tomorrow's funeral service - with Archdeacon Tiki Raumati, his mentor in things Maori.
Blessed be the name of the Lord

Standing on the Solid Rock. Some of the music team at St Barnabas, Fendalton.
Solemn angels

The Cobden-Runanga Vicar Tim Mora and his wife Nikki decorate their tree with 29 angels, for the lost 29 miners.
Memento of mourning

The Rev Marge Tefft, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Greymouth, distributing fern fronds to the mourners at Omoto Racecourse.
Merivale's towering loss

The tower of St Mary's, Merivale, is reduced to a pile of rubble.
Archdeacon Tiki, Cathedral Kaumatua

Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati was installed as the Cathedral Kaumatua - the first, it's believed, in the country.
Swapping notes

Terrie Robinson and Charles Waldegrave swap notes after the Family Centre presentation on domestic violence.
Facing up to Good Friday

St Matthew-in-the-City's take on Good Friday.
Some of this church's treasures...

Some of the women gathered for the 2012 Women in Ministry provincial hui, which is being held at St John's College in Ak.
He Tikanga Whakapono

The Rev Denis Patuwairua sings He Tikanga Whakapono - the Affirmation of Faith - during the Tikanga Maori evening presentation.
The Owae spirit

Some of the guys from the Waitara High School kapa haka troupe kick back with the Archbishop at Owae Marae.
Berne and Marge

Bernie Monk, spokesman for the families of the lost miners, shares a lighter moment with Marge Tefft.
Tim tells it straight

Tim Mora, the Vicar of Cobden-Runanga. Tim led the remembrance service for those who lost their lives at the Pike River mine.
Joe Le'ota - was Vicar of Te Puke, now Archdeacon of Tonga

Archdeacon Joe Le'ota, of Tonga, renews his friendship with Bishop Kito Pikaahu. Joe was Vicar of Te Puke.
The history man

Bishop John Bluck, the author of Wai Karekare - Turbulent Waters, speaking at the book's launch.
Tickets please...

The queue for various festival victuals begins here.
Letter to a principal?

Bishop Justin brandishes the book which rocked the education world - and which has shaped thinking about social class and schools.
Kingston credibility

Archdeacon Robin Kingston handles some last minute media interviews.
'We shall not forget them'

Thousands gather at Anzac Cove for the Gallipoli service. Photo: TV One
Dio through the ages

Dio students (from left) Hannah Bell, Natasha Levene, Sydney Bell and Emily Showell model uniforms being archived by Evan Lewis.
Sean's session

Sean Stilman - he's a pastor at Zac's Place, in Swansea, and international vice-president of The God Squad, a Christian biker gang.
Mission possible

Irene Ayallo from Kenya signs the new mission road map for Kaz Yung.
"I lay aside my watch, my timetables and timeframes..."

Show and tell: Archbishop David Moxon demonstrated one of his spiritual practices during his sermon.
In their milking kit

Archbishop John and Mrs Margaret Sentamu kitted up to supervise the afternoon milking at Faull Farms Super Shed.
Going along for the ride

One of the youngest of the Passionfest mob keeps a weather eye on proceedings.
School is out

The Statham Building at the Cathedral Grammar School crumbles in the aftermath of the Christchurch quake.
School's out

The demolition crew goes to work on the Cathedral Grammar's Statham Building.
The Still Point

Ngatiawa's Chapel of Tarore, where festival-goers flocked for the daily offices and midday Eucharist.
Dr Sentamu delivers

Archbishop John Sentamu also presented the Reeves family with a compass rose flag, and an embossed silver salver.
Tender thoughts

Lady Reeves watches as Sir Paul's casket is loaded into the hearse. Judge Sarah Reeves, their daughter, is wearing the yellow jacket
Dignity defined

Canon Brian Thomas shares some good memories with two of the residents, as they waited for their bus.
Giving everything

Paul Fong, leader of Youth Quest, the band which led the final evening's worship.
Regal tribute

The vice-regal party sing their waiata. From left, Sir Don McKinnon, Lewis Moeau, and Sir Anand and Lady Susan Satyanand.
Counting the cost

At grief's sharp edge: Archdeacon Robin Kingston (left) and the Revs Marge Tefft and Tim Mora at Holy Trinity, Greymouth. Stewart Nimmo Photography
Al fresco blessing

The Rev Mark Chamberlain pronounces the blessing at St Barnabas, Fendalton.
Binding the strong man

Adi Leason, leader of the Catholic Worker Movement, and one of the Waihopa Three who broke into the spybase near Blenheim.
Airport welcome

Archbishop Winston welcomes Bishop Jim White at Tonga's airport.
Plenary proposal

Allen Hawea helps deliver the youth presentation to one of the plenary sessions at the forum.
Evaluating the preacher

Who's paying attention? One of the younger members of the Gerritsen whanau evaluates the bishop's preaching.
On the road again

Staff help a resident on to the bus.
Spanning the great divide

Archbishop Bernard Longley and Archbishop David Moxon with members of ARCIC III.
Our building is broken but our church is fine

Barely 100m from the Christchurch fire station lie the ruins of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
On sacred ground

The field-trip party, led by Chris Honore (right), responds with waiata to the welcome from Rihari whanau.
Jaws

The giant mechanical teeth bit tonnes of unsafe masonry from the top of the cathedral tower - but this mouthful was spilled.
Pressing the flesh

There was no shortage of Cantabrians eager to make Prince William's acquaintance.
Aroha

Mrs Helen Gray, Bishop Victoria Matthews, Bishop John Gray and Dean Peter Beck support each other as the tower is made safe.
Paying tribute

Canon Andy Joseph, Stacey Hakaraia and Bishop John Gray begin their karakia as they move towards the cathedral.
Remembering - and hoping

Flowers were cast in the Avon River this afternoon in tribute to the victims of the February 22 2011 quake.
Joint welcome

The Rev Dr Eleanor Sanderson (centre) and Mrs Ellen Nicholson (at left) sing waiata during the welcome.
Passionfest barndance

Allemagne left... the annual Passionfest barndance.
A special place

As the rain gently fell, Archbishop and Mrs Sentamu were called on to the marae at Parihaka.
Sisters whoop it up at the welcome

Sr Fehoko, CSN (left) and some of her Tongan sisters, show the Tongan spirit of welcome.
Camping as it should be?

Camping as it should be? Festival-goers sharing good times.
Small group session

Kinder Librarian Judith Bright contributing to a small group discussion of one of the presentations.
Guarding tradition

The Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, inspects the guard at the Wellington War Memorial. Photo: TV One
The teaching seat

Archbishop John Sentamu seats the Bishop of Taranaki in his new cathedra. Note the white feather trim on Bishop Philip's cope.
His legacy lives on

The college's founder and benefactor is acknowledged on one of the SJC gate pillars.
Only the best

The combined cathedral choirs performing in Wellington.
Tikanga largesse

ACC members enjoy a taste of urban indigenous chic at the Tikanga Maori dinner.
Hanging on the tree

Tim Mora decorates the tree at Cobden's Church of the Resurrection. The angels recall the ones who won't be home for Christmas.

Catholics call for more child data

Hawke's Bay iwi to honour Moxons

Rocky start to prayer book history

Let's share our harvest, says CWS

Passionfest – and postcards from the edge

Waikato Diocese praying for rain

PM looks to 'a new Christchurch'

How often do Kiwis go to church?

Welcoming the stranger in prayer

Commission to explore same-sex blessings

Services of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer from the Church of England.

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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Voices for the Vulnerable

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Andrew's legacy - safe water

Press-ganged

She's a star

Bishop David's lament

Caitlin joins the hongi line

Dedicated to God

Ridding NZ waters...

The power of one

Man for the news hour

Will they keep it standing?

United in their grief

Lining up for a shot at life

Rugby blessing – for $3000

Dave Andrews - Christian anarchist

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When I survey...

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Follow the leader

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The Pihopa's point

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Intent listening...

Victor

Tower of rubble

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Her journey continues...

Completed welcome

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Duncan to step down

Sendam swings

A bishop and her cathedral

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