The poverty premium (or poverty penalty) is the concept that people on low incomes pay more for the same essential goods and services than those who are financially better off. It represents a monetary disadvantage where the lack of upfront capital or lower creditworthiness forces individuals into more expensive payment methods or higher-cost products.

The Anglican Diocese of Wellington mourns with the people of Ngāti Raukawa, as we honour of the passing of the Reverend Doctor Whatarangi Winiata.

Bishop Justin and Bishop Anashuya joined with hundreds of others at the Transitional Cathedral on Saturday to celebrate the ordination of Bishop Susan Wallace as Bishop of te Waipounamu.

“Beggar” is not a term many people use today. Yet it places this man squarely within the gospel narratives: among those whom Jesus noticed, valued, and loved. 

In Jesus’ day, beggars were considered unclean. The health conditions that plagued some were considered a curse from God. Beggars were often shunned, despised, and treated as an inconvenience to be hidden away from public view.  

Our movement whānau is being invited to reflect and respond as new legislation affecting people experiencing homelessness moves through Parliament.

As we continue to reflect on Pentecost, Bishop Justin Duckworth is inviting us—across our churches and communities—to rediscover just how transformative the gift of the Holy Spirit really is.

Jono MacFarlane was installed this week as Priest in Charge in the Parish of Pohangina. We caught up with him and found out he holds a Guinness World Record. Read on to find out what it is for.

What does it look like to turn environmental conviction into daily practice—especially within a faith community? This reflective piece explores one student household’s commitment to plastic-free living as an act of hopeful, missional discipleship.

We are pleased to welcome Billy Rowe to the Archdeacons (AD) team, following her appointment from 1 February this year.

Little Revolutions returns to Wellington and Christchurch in June 2026

Common Grace Aotearoa invites you to join them in imagining a flourishing Aotearoa.

A traditional vaka named Uto ni Yalo — “Heart or Soul of the Spirit” — is carrying prayers, stories, and shared commitment across the waters of Fiji as part of the Sails 4 Hope programme, a faith-rooted response to the accelerating impacts of climate change across the Pacific.

Children and families from St Tom’s Anglican Church in Newtown spent the weekend in God’s creation, for its annual Rātapu Children’s Church tramp into the Orongorongo Valley.

Following torrential rain that battered Wellington on Sunday night, members of St Tom’s Anglican Church, Newtown, arrived for morning prayer on Monday and found signs of flooding throughout the church building.

The Primatial e‑Newsletter offers a unique window into this shared leadership of our three-tikanga church.

We had an awesome Easter weekend joining the Baptists in relaunching Central Easter Camp. It was a big event, with over 700 people attending, so El Rancho was pumping with energy over the weekend!

Attending the installation of Dame Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury was, for Bishop of Wellington and Archbishop - Tikanga Pakeha, Justin Duckworth, both a moment of privilege and a moment full of hope.

Parishes from our Anglican Movement joined faith communities, social service agencies and members of our communities at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on Sunday, for an overnight vigil opposing the proposed Move-on orders.

Assistant Bishop of Wellington Anashuya Fletcher invites us to live into the freedom offered through Christ, confronting fear, injustice, and complicity in systems that oppress others.

It was a beautiful afternoon in Whanganui as people gathered to bless four new homes built by Bedrock Housing on a site below St Peter’s in Gonville.