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Diocese near 'collapse'

The Anglican Diocese of Dunedin is "two years out from a crisis" and must restructure to become sustainable, its Bishop, the Rt Rev Dr Kelvin Wright, says.

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Dramatic chapel for Holy Trinity

The winning design for a dramatic new chapel for Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral has been revealed.

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Dreadlocked pioneer elected new Bishop of Wellington

Justin Duckworth has been announced as the next Anglican Bishop of Wellington.

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Frankton church unearths time capsule

Frankton’s Hemi Tapu (St James) Church has made an exciting find in the leadup to its centenary this November.

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Tears and laughter for Hone Kaa

Prayers, waiata, whaikorero, tears, and occasional laughter filled Holy Sepulchre Church on the first evening of the tangi for the Ven Dr Hone Kaa.

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Churches back cathedral decision

The decision to deconstruct Christ Church Cathedral is supported by Canterbury church leaders.

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Aged 'not well served in quakes'

The elderly frail of Christchurch could have been served better in the earthquakes, says Bishop Victoria Matthews.

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Easter Message from Archbishops Moxon, Turei and Halapua

Tena Koutou, Malo Elelei, Namaste, Talofa Lava, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka.

Warm Greetings to you all. Grace and peace to you from God.

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Bishop to front summit on ageing

Christchurch's Bishop Victoria Matthews is a keynote speaker and workshop leader at a conference on services to older people in Wellington from Thursday, 29 March.

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Crane poised to remove heritage items

A crane is in place for the delicate task of removing stained-glass windows and other heritage items from ChristChurch Cathedral this week.

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New Zealand: Archbishop's invite prayer at all services this Sunday for the Port of Auckland dispute

“Almost 300 workers are now unemployed as a result of this conflict, and we are particularly conscious of the impact on the wellbeing of those workers and their families.

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Cathedral to come down; Brownlee applauds church's courage

Quake-crippled ChristChurch Cathedral will be brought down to a “safe level” – between 2 and 3 metres high.

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First Anniversary of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

To the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, 

I am sure we will all be thinking of our friends, relations, and those we know in Christchurch today. 

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Bishop calls on solid faith to heal a shaken city

Bishop Victoria Matthews: “We are still proclaiming the Gospel...and God is with us and will see us through”

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Another month before details of temporary cathedral

The Anglican Church says it will be at least another month before details of a temporary cathedral for Christchurch are made public.

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Mission Worker Dies on Fiji Project

A Wellington man has died in Fiji while working on a mission project. 

He was Andrew Duxfield, and he was checking out a number of water projects in Fiji on behalf of the Anglican Missions Board (AMB) and Engineers without Borders (EWB) at the time of his death.

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Bishop's home falls victim to quakes

By Charlie Gates for The Press

Bishop Victoria Matthews' Christchurch home has been demolished after this month's earthquakes left it in a precarious state.

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Good news for anxious times

Tena koutou katoa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo elelei, Namas’te, Talofa lava, Warm greetings.

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New Zealand: More church insurance drama

The insurance crisis facing all New Zealand churches in the wake of the Christchurch quakes today became more stark.

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Big tick for proportional representation

Leaders of the Anglican Church in New Zealand hope that voters at next weekend’s election referendum on MMP will give proportional representation the big tick.

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