Diocese of Wellington communications manager David Cross is helping churches to use the time-saving and creative benefits of Artificial Intelligence through a new e-bulletin: "The Smart Parish".
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia's Tonga Episcopal Unit climate resilience mapping project (CIVA-QGIS) has gone global in a report that's headed to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2025.
Cults went under the microscope at 'Decult', Australiasia's first first specialist conference on cults held in Christchurch in late 2024. Local Anglican Alice Bates was there, and after hearing the wisdom of researchers and ex-cult members, she wants Anglicans to be more proactive about preventing cult activities in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia.
• Gloriavale ex-members say apology is ingenuine
The Church of England and the Crown Nominations Commission have launched a Communion-wide public consultation inviting input on what's needed in the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
A high-level Anglican doctrine research group has proposed the worldwide Anglican Communion diversify its global leadership beyond the Archbishop of Canterbury in a document released in December 2024.
Ross McQueen's faithful service to the Christchurch City Mission has strengthened the Mission's ability to care for people who are struggling for almost half a century. This New Year's Honours his years of faithful service gained him Membership in the New Zealand Order of Merit.
The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia have welcomed news of the ceasefire between the Government of Israel and Hamas and have echoed calls for long-term peacebuilding called for by the Anglican Church in the Holy Land.
• Episcopal Diocese in Jerusalem and the Middle East ceasefire statement
• Anglican Missions Hope for the Holy Land Appeal
• Christian World Service Middle East Emergency Appeal
Liturgy blogger and Anglican priest Rev Bosco Peters saw "Conclave" on the day it was released in Aotearoa New Zealand and shared his reflections with Anglican Taonga.
Young Anglicans with a passion for theology are being invited to submit articles, poetry, video or art expressing their views on Ecology and Climate, for the next publishing cycle of Young Anglican Theology (YAT).
