The 130-year-old spiritual centrepiece of Christchurch today was reduced to an ordinary ruin. And all in the space of half an hour.
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.
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.
A tribute to Archbishop Sir Paul Reeves from the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
One of New Zealand's most celebrated Anglicans Bishop Sir Paul Reeves, died in Auckland this morning aged 78.
The bishop of Christchurch, the Rt Revd Victoria Matthews, has said she fears her clergy are facing "exhaustion of spirit" and experiencing "a deep weariness of soul" in the wake of new tremors in the New Zealand city.
The Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, the Very Revd Peter Beck, has said he is fearful that people may have been in the Cathedral's tower when it collapsed after an earthquake struck the city.
The Archbishops and Standing Committee of the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia were meeting in Rotorua when they heard about the latest Christchurch earthquake. In a statement released today they reflect on the situation and offer prayers for those affected.
At 10.45am on the 12th May Archbishop Brown Turei declared that Bishop Winston Halapua had been elected as the new Bishop of Polynesia – and therefore, as one of the three Archbishops of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
Archbishop Bryce, who was 75, had led the Diocese of Polynesia for almost 35 years – and he was, at time of his death, the longest-serving bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. In 2006 he was also chosen as one of the three leaders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
At this time of serious flooding at Nadi, Labasa and other places, Archbishops David Moxon and Brown Turei have asked Anglicans in Aotearoa New Zealand to pray especially for the Diocese of Polynesia in Fiji.
A Canadian Bishop who is part of a high-level advisory group to the worldwide Anglican Communion has been elected Bishop of Christchurch. The Rt Revd Victoria Matthews is currently bishop-in-residence at Wycliffe College in Toronto. She was Bishop of Edmonton for 10 years from 1997 to late last year, and Suffragan (Assistant) Bishop of Toronto from 1994-97.
"Continue with us in prayer and love," Bishop Bryce said to Bishop Barnett when asked what assistance Sydney Anglicans could offer to the Anglican Church in Fiji. Bishop Bryce said that they were waiting to see the outcome of the present events there.
New Zealand's Anglican Archbishops have challenged State educational moves, which they say will prejudice parents' rights to influence the shaping of children's spirituality and values. This follows reports that the Ministry of Education will soon release new guidelines to state primary and intermediate schools, and their boards of trustees, which will have the effect of suppressing or inhibiting prayers
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has opted for a new model of shared leadership that honours its three-Tikanga structure. The Primacy of the church will be amended constitutionally to comprise the three senior bishops, each carrying the title of Archbishop and Co-presiding Bishop
Key issues of leadership will be discussed by more than 110 Anglicans from all over the southern Pacific at a six-day conference in Christchurch beginning this Sunday. Topping the Synod agenda is the election of a new Primate (head) for the Church, and also the shape of the Primacy.
The 2004 Meeting of Bishops the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia has issued a pastoral letter to the Church on the release of the Windsor Report
We, Church Leaders in New Zealand, are gravely concerned at the terrible tragedy developing in Darfur, Western Sudan; a disaster that the United Nations has described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Over 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes and are now internally displaced or refugees in neighbouring Chad.
The Reverend Helen Jacobi has been appointed as the new Dean of St John's Cathedral in Napier, a city in the North Island of New Zealand.
The Revd Dr Trevor James, Vicar of St Mary's Anglican Church, Hawera, New Zealand, has drawn on traditional models to create a litany for those wishing to offer special prayers for the Primates' Meeting.
The 8th Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN) gathering (31 March - 5 April) began with a traditional Maori welcome near the shores of Lake Rotorua, Aotearoa (New Zealand).
A new web site has been launched to encourage Anglican friendship across the Communion, with a particularly focus on Cathedrals. In addition to the fellowship it is hoped that this web site will raise the profile of Anglican Cathedrals across the globe, and thus encourage an appreciation of them. There is currently very little on the Internet to bring our Cathedrals across the globe together in this way.
Since the overthrow of the Chaudhry Government on May 19, Fiji has been experiencing not only political upheaval but its economic and social implications on the people have been far reaching. The Ministry of Labour estimates that 7000 people have
Church leaders have distanced themselves from the attempt to overthrow the government in Fiji. The coup attempt, which began on 19 May, was rejected by the president of the Fijian Methodist Church, Tomasi Kanailagi, who called on members to "pray for the nation and refrain from illegal activities, which are against what Christianity stood for."
It is our Christian duty to obey and support the lawful authority of the State. Even Christ himself submitted to the legally constituted authorities.
We found out about the coup almost before anyone else as our principal's brother is the prime minster's personal body guard. He rang the principal from parliament on Friday about 11 AM to tell him that there had been a coup.
Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, John Paterson, is feeling positive about being an Anglican and about the future of the church. "We're not scared of ideas," he says, "and we're good at holding together a diverse group of people. It's a real strength and we don't celebrate it enough."
What a wonderful occasion this is. How good it is to be meeting in Paradise! I am absolutely delighted to be with you this evening for this great celebration of 150 years of worship, witness and devoted service of Christ in South Australia. Thank you, Archbishop Ian, for inviting us to be a part of his. I was especially struck this evening by your National Anthem, which I have, of course, heard before, but I found the element of welcome in it particularly heart-warming : "For those who've come across the seas; We've boundless plains to share"
The Anglican Archbishop of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, the Most Revd Brian Davis, announced his retirement this week. He will retire as Bishop of Wellington on 1 July 1997, and his resignation as Primate of the Anglican Church on Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia takes effect from the same date.
