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Rev. Victoria Sibley-Bentley

Victoria is from the parish of All Saints, Palmerston North where she is involved mainly with the 5pm congregation. She is a chaplain at Massey University, Manawatu campus and is married to Ashton. 

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Rev. Hamish Dobbie

Hamish (Ngāti Ruanui, Te Ātiawa) has whakapapa to Taranaki, but grew up in central Wellington. He has spent the last two years doing his curacy in the community of St David’s in Naenae.

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Rev. Rebecca Packer

Rebecca lives in Wellington and works at the Sisters of Compassion. She is married to Matt and they worship and serve together at St Michael‘s in Kelburn.

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Rev. Matthew Packer

Matthew lives in Wellington and works at the Waitangi Tribunal Unit. He and his wife Rebecca serve in the parish of Kelburn and worship at St Michael’s.

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Rev. Joanna Harrington

Joanna (Ngāti Paoa) lives in Shannon where she is a leader in the Venerable Bede Church and an Urban Vision team. She is married to Leigh and they have four children - two who are grown up. She works with others to grow food on their faith-based eco-farm, teaches singing and Te Reo Māori at Shannon Primary School, and helps out with the kids’ club.

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Rev. Wendy Smyth

Wendy is the Chaplain of St Matthew’s Collegiate School in Masterton, a Religious Education teacher, a mother of four grown women, and a Granny to 11 grandchildren.

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Rev. Maria Kirkland

Maria was born and bred in the Hutt Valley and while the rest of Wellington might mock it, she thinks it’s a pretty great place. She has been based in Taitā for the last seven years where she lives in an intentional community and serves as Co-Missioner at St Matt's Taitā.

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Rev. Miriam Freeman-Plume

Mim is from the parish of Pauatahanui near Porirua where she has served as deacon assistant since November 2023. She is married to Matt, and they have two kids, Josh (almost 14) and Tovi, (almost 10). Mim heads up Pauatahanui's children's and young people's ministry leadership team, with particular responsibility for kids in Years 1-6.

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Rev. Michelle Tofts

Michelle is a teacher at Nga Tawa School and alongside her husband, Adrian, forms the chaplaincy team there. Michelle is also a part of the team in the Parish of Rangitikei.

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