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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.

On Sunday evening, young adults from across the Wellington diocese, along with other churches from around the region, gathered at St Hilda’s Church on a beautiful, sunny evening.

Former diplomat and advocate John Snobar shares his family’s remarkable history in Gaza, the legacy of the Anglican Al Ahli Arab Hospital, and why Palestinian Christian voices are essential for the global Church.

John also examines how failed diplomacy, Christian Zionism, and political power have shaped the war involving Israel, the U.S., and Iran. It’s an insightful look at theology, responsibility, and the global consequences of Christian political influence.

Common Grace Aotearoa is organising an all-night vigil to oppose the government’s proposed move-on orders.

In this Lenten reflection, Rev Lucy Flatt explores the story of Lazarus and the God who pauses to weep with us. Jesus meets us in our grief, invites us to hope, and calls new life out of places that feel beyond restoring. A message of deep compassion and quiet resurrection for weary hearts.

Bishop Justin’s Palm Sunday reflection on Matthew 21:1–11 invites us to welcome the King who still comes to save. In a world of self‑reliance and blame, we remember we are not alone: God has sent his Son, and Holy Week leads us to encounter the risen Jesus afresh this Easter.

This past weekend our diocesan whānau gathered for one of the most joy-filled and spiritually rich events in our calendar: Ministry Leaders’ Family Camp

I wonder if it is common in your context — in your workplace or church or community — for people to ask for kindness and be safe doing so.

I worry that for some, and maybe for many of us, we might not even think that we deserve kindness.

This week’s Lenten sermon comes from Rev Michelle Tofts of St Luke’s Greytown, who explores the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well — a moment of radical welcome, revelation, and transformation.

This week we’re inviting our diocesan whānau to join Kate and Alex at Common Grace Aotearoa in a faithful, constructive response to the Government’s proposed ‘move‑on’ powers.

In the second week of our Lenten Study Series, Rev. Guy Benton from All Saints, Hataitai, offers an engaging reflection on one of Jesus’ most significant conversations: His late‑night meeting with Nicodemus in John 3:1–17.

Sunshine flooded the Ngatiawa River Monastery valley as hundreds of campers arrived over the weekend of 20–22 February for Te Huarahi Passionfest—an annual peace festival drawing young people from across the Wellington diocese and beyond.

Here’s some photos showing how some of our communities gathered—and got creative—for Shrove Tuesday!

In his New Year reflection, Justin stresses that joy doesn’t deny reality; it lives despite it, grounded in awareness of Jesus’s daily presence and confidence in God’s future restoration (“glad tidings of great joy”). This eschatological hope and everyday companionship of Christ shape a resilient, thankful posture.

In this conversation with Bishop Justin Duckworth, Fr. David lays out a timeline of the conflict. He points to 1917, the post‑Holocaust reconfiguration of the land in 1947–48, and the 1967 occupation of the remaining territories as milestones that shaped today’s reality. He challenges the very phrase “peace process,” suggesting what many witness on the ground feels less like peace and more like a piece‑by‑piece dismantling of Palestinian life.