Anglican Communion News Service - New Zealand

New Archbishop for New Zealand's Anglican community

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:53:00 GMT

New Zealand’s Anglican community has chosen the Rt Rev Philip Richardson, Bishop of Taranaki, as its new Archbishop.

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UPDATED - Archbishop of Canterbury names Abp David Moxon representative to the Holy See

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:13:00 GMT

Archbishop David Moxon is heading to Rome as the Anglican Communion’s chief representative to the Roman Catholic Church.

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Deconstruction of cathedral must wait on new plans

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:58:00 GMT

The High Court has halted the deconstruction of Christchurch's severely damaged cathedral – but only until the Church Property Trustees produce plans and commit to building a new Cathedral in the Square.

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Archbishop of Canterbury on the reckless love of God

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:58:00 GMT

Lloyd Ashton writes about the Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at the Opening Eucharist of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.

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ACC welcome: Once in a lifetime event

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:09:00 GMT

Get ready for a once in a lifetime event. That’s what Auckland Anglicans were hearing in the leadup to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit, and the meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in the Parnell Cathedral.

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"You have reached out to us and reminded us that we are not alone" Bishop Victoria Matthews tells Christ Church Cathedral Dublin

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:41:00 GMT

Christchurch New Zealand and Christ Church Cathedral Dublin may be at opposite corners of the globe but when 5 major earthquakes and over 10,000 aftershocks struck Christchurch New Zealand between September 2010 and December 2011, the people of Chr... [More]

Archbishops affirm Bible in Schools

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:50:00 GMT

The two New Zealand-based Archbishops have publicly declared that the Anglican Church stands four-square behind the Bible in Schools programme.

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Church to debate nature of marriage

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:36:00 GMT

Church: We Need to Talk About Marriage...That’s what the General Synod decided in Fiji this afternoon.

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New Zealand: "Unable to adopt" covenant

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:14:00 GMT

As expected, the General Synod said a final: ‘No’ to the proposed Anglican covenant today. But it did so quietly, and the original motion was amended to stress this church’s desire to remain tightly knit with the Communion.... [More]

Interim cathedral gets go-ahead

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:48:00 GMT

A Transitional Cathedral for Christchurch – designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban – will be built in Latimer Square on the site of St John’s Church.

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130 years on, Church Cathedral ceases to be extraordinary

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:41:00 GMT

The 130-year-old spiritual centrepiece of Christchurch today was reduced to an ordinary ruin. And all in the space of half an hour.

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From Tuvalu, Archbishop Winston Halapua urges prayer

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:08:00 GMT

Archbishop Winston Halapua has returned from three days in the stricken Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu. And as far as he's concerned, rising sea levels are no longer abstract theory. They're real. They're fact. Now.

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Cathedral to be deconsecrated

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:53:00 GMT

ChristChurch Cathedral – the icon of that quake-crippled city, and the most recognised church in New Zealand – is to be deconsecrated ahead of partial demolition.

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The Anglican Communion's Secretary General pays tribute to Sir Paul Reeves

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:30:00 GMT

A tribute to Archbishop Sir Paul Reeves from the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion

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Former Primate, Archbishop of New Zealand and Governor General dies

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:13:00 GMT

One of New Zealand's most celebrated Anglicans Bishop Sir Paul Reeves, died in Auckland this morning aged 78.

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