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.

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.