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Last week the governing body of the Maori jurisdiction of The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia voted decisively against the proposed Anglican Covenant. To understand the significance of this vote it’s helpful to know something of the unique constitutional arrangements of this antipodean church.  As it name suggests it involves more than one jurisdiction and more than one country – Polynesia is actually a number of countries: Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and the Cook Islands.  Also, as the name suggests, in more...

From the Dominion Post, Wellington, NZ 4 November 2011 more...

Historic Church Completed After 106 Years   After 106 years St Matthew-in-the-City is finally completed! The loft constructed to hold organ pipes has never been filled until now. Henry Willis & Sons has finished installing a pipe organ that has been in construction in their Liverpool factory since April 2008. While like a new instrument, it is a major enhancement and restoration of the historical Father Willis organ that served the original wooden church that preceded the present stone church.   It has been a labour of love by David Wyld, Managing Director of Henry Willis & Sons, who said of it, “It was more...

The 53rd Diocesan Synod rejects Anglican Covenant and seeks end to discrimination against GLBT in committed relationships seeking to be ordained. more...

The Reverend Canon Jim White has been appointed as Assistant Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. Jim is 49, was born in Mangakino, grew up in Auckland, and was accepted for ministry training by the then Bishop of Auckland, Sir Paul Reeves. He graduated from the University of Otago with a BTheol in 1986, and was ordained in 1987. In 1993, Jim White was appointed Vicar of All Saint’s Ponsonby, where he served for 12 years. During those Ponsonby years, Jim also completed his BA and then, in 2000, his MA. Two years later, he graduated from Yale University more...

In response to a resolution put forward by Glynn Cardy and Margaret Bedggood at the Auckland Synod last year asking about the moratorium to against ordaining those in a same-sex relationship, Chris Harding has given this opinion to the General Synod Standing Committee. more...

Abhishek Solomon New Zealand I believe in this cause. more...

After meeting with a diverse group of Anglicans united by their concern about church discrimination against gay and lesbian candidates, Glynn Cardy drafted a response on their behalf to Bishop Richardson and submitted it to Anglican Taonga. more...

St Matthew's continues its protest of discrimination with a new billboard. This is the media release announcing it. more...