Throughout our diocese, parish communities are rolling up their sleeves in a practical and vital way to help people enrol to vote.

Wellington's Anglican Cathedral of St Paul gathered two archbishops, front-line workers, and five election candidates to wrestle with a question the country keeps failing to answer: why, in a land with the resources to house everyone, are people dying on the streets without a home?

St Luke’s Greytown is preparing to celebrate a significant milestone, marking 150 years since the consecration of its original church building in 1876.

Synod reps are delegated by their parish to represent them at synod. They review and discuss matters with the rest of the members of synod and help make decisions accordingly.

The realities of rural ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand were reflected in conversations with church leaders from around the world when Reverend Alison Seifert attended the International Rural Churches Association (IRCA) Conference in Romania in July.

A group of youth leaders from Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand came together to lead a children’s camp where local Fijian youth could play, learn and explore faith in a safe and welcoming environment.

A new 30-day prayer resource from Anglican Missions is helping parishes, small groups, whānau and individuals explore what mission looks like in everyday life, during Mission Month and throughout the year.

There’s a good chance you’re at least a little familiar with what a vicar is. You hear them preach. You take communion from them. You admire their funky-looking collar.

But what exactly is a vicar? What makes someone a vicar, and what does a vicar do?

Once a term, Young Adults gather from different parishes across Wellington for friendship and belonging. For some, the gathering is a chance to reconnect with familiar faces. For others, it’s their first introduction to Wellington's Anglican community.

This series on the anatomy of Anglican governance looks to demystify some of the roles that are absolutely vital to the running of our churches, but often hidden beneath layers of jargon. The term “anatomy” works well as we investigate the inner workings of the body of Christ as seen in 1st Corinthians ch 12.

Here before you is a term's worth of learning how to better care for God's beloved creation as individuals, whānau, and contributors to a wider community.

After nearly eight years of worshipping next door, the people of St Paul’s Waiwhetū have walked back through the doors of their church.

We had a special time at Intermediate Camp, based at Foxton Bible Camp once again. The weekend was filled with fun activities, creative workshops, beautiful worship, our classic all-in camp-wide games, and Dane’s incredible kai!

As I come into land from a remarkably busy season I wanted to highlight for our Diocese one decision in particular made at the recent General Synod Te Hīnota Whānui (GSTHW), which took place in the Kingdom of Tonga over 15-21 August. 

A major flash flood has torn through Nepal, killing hundreds and leaving many more missing.

Anglican Missions are responding through trusted partners on the ground, and will direct your gifts to where it’s most needed. As assessments continue, we are working out how best to channel New Zealanders’ generosity to the communities worst affected.

Over six weeks, St Tom’s Anglican Church in Newtown became a place of thoughtful conversation, learning and reflection as more than 60 people gathered across two weekly groups to take part in Thriving in this Land, a workshop series developed by Common Grace Aotearoa.

There was a strong sense of hope, unity and gratitude among Wellington Diocese representatives returning from General Synod in Tonga, where Anglicans from across Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia gathered for a week that many described as both historic and deeply moving.

Our theme for this General Synod / Te Hīnota Whānui is “One Mission, One Ocean, One Vaka.”

This Synod, we take the next step on that journey. Hope, if it is real, must set sail. It must leave the shore. The vaka is hope made seaworthy.

Around 65 people gathered at St John's Featherston on Sunday 4 August for the blessing of three new homes built on the parish's own land.

After seven years of pouring her whole, bubbly self into just about every corner of the Anglican Centre, Ella Brown is hanging up her many hats as Whānau Discipleship Enabler and heading off to a new chapter as school librarian at Wairarapa College.