The Archbishops and Primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia have warmly welcomed the announcement of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the Archbishop-designate of Canterbury.
• Read the full primatial statement here
The Bishop of London, the Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally has been nominated and approved as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.
Christian World Service and the Tonga Community Development Trust have gained backing for climate resilience in Tonga from the New Zealand Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Manaaki.
Six Anglican schools made it to the annual Big Sing Finale this year, once again gaining an outsized level of achievement at the pinnacle of Aotearoa New Zealand's secondary schools' choral singing world.
53 Anglican trustees, board members, financial managers and service agency leaders came together this 4 September for the inaugural Anglican Ethical Investment Summit of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia.
Aotearoa New Zealand Anglicans Rev Bosco Peters, Helen Peters and Ven Dr Michael Wallace joined more than 300 liturgists from churches around the world to dig deep into the value and best use of worship space at the Societas Liturgica(SL) Congress in Paris this July.
Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon KNZM has been invested as a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the highest grade of membership in the royal order of chivalry.
• Archbishop David Moxon receives St John's honour
Wellington's Anglican Bishops have spoken out in support of their clergy protesting at the office of Government Minister Hon. Nicola Willis, as they call for parliamentary sanctions against Israel for killing civilians in Gaza.
• NZ Herald: Priests stage sit-ins at Nicola Willis' offices over Gaza
• RNZ: Priests chain themselves in front of electorate office, other protesters trespassed
• The Post: Priests chain themselves to MP's office
• Watch:Christian leaders trespassed after protesting Gaza
• NZ Herald: Priests end protest after 32 hours
The Diocese of Christchurch synod has welcomed a new plan from Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd (CCRL) that could see Christ Church Cathedral's shortfall halved and the nave reopened in five years' time.
• Watch the 'Re:Opening' video