Bishop John Bluck reports a different view on iwi Māori relations with an early Pākehā missionary in Michael Bennett and Lee Tamahori's new film, 'The Convert'.
As a new chapter opens for the people of Rangiaowhia, the Anglican Church stood with them to mark 160 years since the Land Wars massacre that took place in their church.
• Tears of joy as Rangiaowhia land purchased
• Iwi celebrate first harvest on their land in 160 years
• The incident in Rangiaowhia
Anglican historian and theologian Alastair Reese answered Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu’s call to preach at the dawn service at Waitangi this year, and framed the Treaty as a covenant.
The Wilberforce Foundation has released its second Aotearoa New Zealand-wide study on faith and belief - ‘Te Patapātai Whakapono’ which surveyed 1,009 Aotearoa New Zealanders to gain their insights on faith and spirituality.
Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel (Te Rarawa) has spoken out on the grounds for peace and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand as she presented the 20th annual Abrahamic Interfaith Group peace lecture at Otago University this September.
• Watch or read Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel’s - 2023 Peace Lecture
Anglicans from across the motu have taken part in a Waikato hīkoi of reconciliation and peace accompanied by Mary at the heart of this year’s Anglo-Catholic Hui.
Taranaki Cathedral and Ngāti Te Whiti have taken their next steps into a Treaty-led future as they gathered last week to open Te Whare Hononga, the Sir Paul Reeves’ Centre and unveil a memorial to six Waikato warriors.
• Watch (2 hrs): Te Whare Hononga: pōwhiri after dawn ceremony
• New memorial to fallen rangatira unveiled in Taranaki
• TV breakfast show visits Te Whare Hononga
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services has welcomed the Government’s decision to lift wages for nurses and healthcare assistants at aged residential care facilities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Aotearoa New Zealand Anglican-Methodist dialogue group have joined together for a northern pilgrimage to historic sites where early Māori and Pākehā missionaries from the two churches cooperated in mission.