A workshop in Auckland this March will use ground-breaking ‘Words that Work’ language principles and a persuasive writing system to help church communicators and justice advocates shift the conversation on the rights of refugees.

The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia issued a joint Christmas message today.
• The Archbishops introduce our Province to the Communion

Co-Chair of the InterChurch Bioethics Council, the Rev Dr Graham O’Brien unpacks the problems that remain in the new version of the End of Life Choice Act.

Christian World Service is backing the Family Centre Samoa to provide psychosocial support for medical staff and communities dealing with stress and grief caused by the measles epidemic.
• CWS Family Centre Samoa Appeal expands

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia’s missions arm has held a day of celebrations to mark 100 years since the Anglican Board of Missions began sending its evangelists and Christian workers into the field in 1919.

Anglican Missions has revived its call to support the Anglican Church of Melanesia’s Ambae Appeal, which will now fund recovery, rebuilding and disaster preparedness work with communities on Ambae Island, Vanuatu.

Today 21 Aotearoa New Zealand faith leaders sent a letter to MPs asking them to consider seven reasons why the End of Life Choice Bill should not go ahead.
• Experts highlight increased non-assisted suicide risk
• Legal, health professionals' letter to MPs on suicide rate
• US study tracks suicide rates & euthanasia legalisation (PDF)
• MP David Seymour's 'fiery response' to faith leaders
• Australian religious leaders back better palliative care

Anglicans are being invited to mark the 30th anniversary of He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa - A New Zealand Prayer Book on 1 December 2019.

Leaders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand have spoken out against boundary-crossing by Anglican bishops who supported the ordination of a bishop for a break-away church last Saturday.
• Statement by the Archbishops re the CCAANZ Ordination