As Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia we give thanks for the cessation of war promised by the ceasefire agreed between the Government of Israel and Hamas to commence on Sunday 19 January 2025.

“Glory to God in the highest, peace to all the earth, and goodwill toward all people!”

Luke 2:14, The song of the angels.

A statement from the Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia at the time of Archbishop Justin Welby's resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Archbishops of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, last week, joined the international condemnation of the forced closure by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.