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Presbyterian Church Releases Response To Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Abuse In State And Faith-Based Care Findings
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 4:54 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Presbyterian Church accepts the findings of the Royal Commission, including the Presbyterian Church’s reluctance to confront abuse, its failure to remove people, and the lack of consistent policies and procedures to prevent and report abuse. More >>
Update On Presbyterian Church Investigation Into Claims Of Historic Abuse In Dunedin
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 4:44 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) Assembly Executive Secretary, Rev Wayne Matheson: In November 2022 the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand released a media statement on very concerning allegations that had come to its attention ... More >>
Invercargill Minister Will Be Next Leader Of The Presbyterian Church Of Aotearoa New Zealand
Friday, 29 September 2023, 4:07 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rev Peter Dunn of Invercargill will be the next leader of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. Peter has been elected Moderator designate and will take up the role of Moderator in late 2025. The result of the election was announced at ... More >>
New White Ribbon Ambassador A Presbyterian Church Minister Who Brings Pasefika Woman’s Perspective
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 2:48 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
White Ribbon NZ’s new ambassador is a Presbyterian Church minister who aims to create a church support network to help prevent and stop violence towards women and children. The Reverend Hana Popea has been appointed a White Ribbon ambassador for ... More >>
Key Quality For Church Leaders Is Trust Says New Principal Of Presbyterian Church’s Training Centre
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 5:45 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has appointed a new principal to lead its Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership in equipping people for ministry and leadership within the Presbyterian Church. The Rev Dr Geoff New takes up the ... More >>
Presbyterian Church Elects Spiritual Leader Who Will Encourage Young Church Leadership
Friday, 1 October 2021, 6:12 am | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Right Rev Hamish Galloway of Christchurch is the new Moderator, or elected spiritual leader, of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. He will begin his two-year term from the evening of Wednesday 29 September 2021. Hamish was installed in an ... More >>
Flaxmere Solar Power Project To Be Discussed At International Climate Change Event
Friday, 14 August 2020, 4:25 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The St Andrew’s Presbyterian Hastings project, announced in November 2018, aims to reduce energy poverty in a sustainable way for low-income families in the Hawkes Bay. Project manager, Chris Lambourne, has been invited to speak at an online international ... More >>
Presbyterian Church Suspends Public Services, Encourages Congregations To Follow Govt Alerts
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 12:11 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
On the morning of 23 March 2020, the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Assembly Executive Secretary Rev Wayne Matheson announced that beginning immediately all physical gathering for public services of worship in the Presbyterian Church ... More >>
Presbyterian Church on the White Island tragedy
Saturday, 14 December 2019, 12:16 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Presbyterian Church joins with all of New Zealand in being shocked and heartbroken by the tragedy of the volcanic eruption at Whakaari/White Island, says the Right Rev Fakaofo Kaio, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Call, text, tweet, post this Christmas
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 1:54 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Media release: Call, text, tweet, post this Christmas says Presbyterian Church, Jesus would have wanted you to. More >>
Presbyterians says ‘No’ to euthanasia Bill
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 6:29 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Today the Presbyterian Church decided that it does not support euthanasia and assisted suicide as proposed in the End of Life Choice Bill. More >>
Pacific Islands Synod strengthened as Pacific Presbytery
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 6:28 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Presbyterian Church General Assembly gave overwhelming support today for the Pacific Islands Synod to be renamed the Pacific Presbytery. More >>
Presbyterian Church elects Moderator-designate
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 6:27 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rev Hamish Galloway of Christchurch will be the next leader of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Presbyterian Church elects Tokelauan-Samoan minister
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 11:02 am | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Right Rev Taimoanaifakaofo (Fakaofo) Kaio of Auckland is the new Moderator or elected leader of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. He begins his two-year term from the evening of Wednesday 3 October 2018. More >>
Christmas Drive-through hopes to reach 26,000-mark
Monday, 20 November 2017, 9:37 am | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Each December for the past 14 years, Massey Presbyterian Church in West Auckland has run a free Christmas Drive-through, in which people can experience the Christmas story – with animals, actors, stages, and singing – from the comfort of their ... More >>
Presbyterian Church elects Pasifika leader as Moderator
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 4:58 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has elected the Rev Taimoanaifakaofo (Fakaofo) Kaio as its future leader. He will take up the role of Moderator from 3 October 2018 at the Presbyterian Church’s General Assembly to be held at St Andrew's ... More >>
Give presents and be present this Christmas says Church
Friday, 16 December 2016, 9:23 am | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Bucking current thinking that gift-giving at Christmas is consumerism at its worst, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, Rt Rev Richard Dawson, believes that presents are a welcome and important part of Christmas. More >>
Presbyterian Church re-elects leader as Moderator-designate
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 11:07 am | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
In an exceptional move the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has re-elected its recent leader as its future leader. More >>
Presbyterians reject earthquakes as ‘divine punishment’
Friday, 18 November 2016, 5:16 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
At its General Assembly in Dunedin today the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand rejected the view that natural disasters such, including the recent earthquakes, are a form of divine punishment. More >>
Senior church leader appointed White Ribbon Ambassador
Friday, 18 November 2016, 1:42 pm | Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
White Ribbon’s newest ambassador is calling on churches to support the campaign opposing violence towards women. More >>
