Knox rebuild retains woodwork
Rebuild designs for Knox Church in Christchurch retain much of the heritage woodwork.
Wgton man dies on Fiji mission
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Anglicans urged to speak up for kids
Anglicans are being urged to contribute to the discussion about how New Zealand's awful record on child abuse can be turned around.
Memorial service for balloon victims
A public memorial service is planned for victims of the Carterton hot-air balloon crash.
Quake memorial service in Feb
A civic memorial service will be held in Christchurch's Hagley Park to mark the one-year anniversary of the February 22 earthquake.
• 'Bittersweet' moment for St Mary's, Merivale
• Anger over church demolition
Bishop's home falls victim to quakes
Bishop Victoria Matthews' Christchurch home has been demolished after the latest earthquakes left it in a precarious state.
Father Des becomes a knight
Father Des Britten becomes a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours.
Selwyn names new CEO
Garry Smith – top man at the Auckland District Health Board – will become CEO of the Selwyn Foundation.
Good news for anxious times
The message of Christmas is not about an instant end to struggle and fear. But it is, say the archbishops, about the dawning of peace, joy and hope in the midst of anxiety.
• View last year's carol service from Wellington Cathedral
• And listen to this year's service
• Ross Bay: A time to care for those most vulnerable
• A bishop's take on John 1:14
Even the poor can play hard to get
The Christmas story turns a spotlight on people who would otherwise be entirely unnoticed, writes Lynda Patterson .
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Counting the cost
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Gauntlet of honour
Sir Paul is borne shoulder high to the waiting hearse as hundreds of school kids perform a haka.
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Tower of rubble
The demolition machine lays waste to the tower of St Mary's, Merivale.
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Message from on high
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Silenced
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School's out
The demolition crew goes to work on the Cathedral Grammar's Statham Building.
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Man for the news hour
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How will you write the next chapter?
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Sarah's fond recollection
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Plotting a course
Forum facilitator Caroline Leys and Archbishop Herft discuss his keynote address.
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Ashes of penitence
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Our building is broken but our church is fine
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Lost in the crowd
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Blessed be the name of the Lord
Standing on the Solid Rock. Some of the music team at St Barnabas, Fendalton.
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Owae moments
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Can new life come?
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Plenary proposal
Allen Hawea helps deliver the youth presentation to one of the plenary sessions at the forum.
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Duty calls
Senior Station Officer Ross Bay, on duty at the Christchurch Fire Station. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Tribute from afar
The news of the Pike River tragedy moved people on the opposite side of the world.
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Broken for you
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Lofty pulpit
Central Lutheran in Minneapolis: venue for "Preaching in a Changing Culture."
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Kingston credibility
Archdeacon Robin Kingston handles some last minute media interviews.
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Standing with his colleagues
The Rev Jayson Rhodes - Vicar of Takapuna, media manager and priest to his old colleagues.
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Te Wai Pounamu's turn
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The teaching seat
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Warning bell
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Taking the Pledge
The Carmelites take the Pledge while the Wizard looks on. Photo: Fairfax
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What next?
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Compassion in a time of crisis
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Burden of grief
Sir Paul enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the last time.
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Auckland in solidarity with Canterbury
Colours you wouldn't normally see in Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral.
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Tim tells it straight
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Don Baskerville
Don Baskerville, chair of the Anglican Insurance Board - a file photo taken in happier times.
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Kathryn's commitment
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Beyond the tower
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A resolute Bishop
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Red and black on the Prince's lapel
Prince William waits to walk up the ramp at the back of the main stage.
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Oxford Terrace Baptist in ruins
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Dignitaries wait their call
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The new cathedra
Archbishop Sir Paul Reeves leads Bishop Philip Richardson to his new cathedra.
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The Pihopa's point
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Respite for the weary
Bishop Victoria Matthews: "Grieving is a journey, not an event."
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Debenham damaged
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Auckland mourns for Canterbury
Dean Jo Kelly Moore shares aroha after Auckland's memorial service for Canterbury.
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Watch this space
Bethlehem life: a Palestinian man sets up a scene at the Church of the Nativity. Photo/ AP
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Margaret and Moewai
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In silent remembrance
People stand for two minutes in Palmerston North. Photo: Warwick Rasmussen
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Dunedin pauses
Two minutes' silence in Dunedin's Octagon. Photo: Gerard O'Brien/ODT.
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Hone and Hori
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Sign of the resurrection
A sign of hope, spotted in the rubble of the demolished ChristChurch Cathedral belltower.
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Tiki at Owae
Archdeacon Tiki Raumati addresses the manuhiri at Owae Marae.
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Selwyn owes Duncan
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He knew what was needed
Robin Kingston speaks to the congregation at Holy Trinity, Greymouth.
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Fallen basilica
The Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch. Photo: David Wethey/NZPA
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Willing to bear the load
Sir Paul is borne from the hearse, and taken towards the steps leading into the church.
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Go! Archbishop Ben's plea...
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Piri Sciascia
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Last moments
The Statham Building at Cathedral Grammar is prepared for demolition.
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Stealing the show
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Thoughts, and prayers
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Small group session
Kinder Librarian Judith Bright contributing to a small group discussion of one of the presentations.
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Tower of rubble
Christchurch Cathedral is surrounded by the rubble of its own spire. Photo: The Press
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Moana theology?
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Beloved grandfather
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Fronting up to the damage
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Bishop Sir Paul
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The red zone
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Read, Mark, listen...
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Dust to dust
Bishop Victoria Matthews' house is levelled by contractors. Photo/The Press
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Will they keep it standing?
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Man for the newshour
Archdeacon Robin Kingston addressing Sunday afternoon's press conference at Holy Trinity Greymouth.
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Rubble from above
Rubble from the spire surrounds the north-west porch of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Kurt the ambassador
Kurt Dixon, son of one of the lost 29, who worked between the families and the service organisers.
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His knee drill
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Duncan to step down
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Solemn angels
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A bishop and her cathedral
Bishop Victoria Matthews surveys the ruined tower of her cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Tikanga rua
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Tiki speaks for Taranaki
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Spanning the great divide
Archbishop Bernard Longley and Archbishop David Moxon with members of ARCIC III.
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A special place
As the rain gently fell, Archbishop and Mrs Sentamu were called on to the marae at Parihaka.
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Celebrity priest
Father Des Britten: "Just an ordinary old Anglican." Photo: Andrew Gorrie/Fairfax NZ
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Unexpected journey
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Kaddish
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St Mary's Vicarage
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Tender thoughts
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Dean Jamie Allen
New cathedral, new dean - Jamie Allen, recently arrived from the UK.
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United in their grief
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Andrew's legacy - safe water
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Lyttelton aftermath
The remains of Lyttelton's Holy Trinity Church after the June 13 quakes. Photo: Chris Rudge
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Michael steps up to the line
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In the front line of prayer
Soldiers observe the two minutes' silence in Christchurch. Photo: TV3
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Rahui's point
Rahui Papa, one of the main speakers for Tainui, pays his tribute to Sir Paul.
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Dio waiata
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Crunch time for Cathedral Grammar
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Tiki translates
Archdeacon Tiki Raumati translates the whaikorero for the Archbishop of York.
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School is out
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Bishop David's lament
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Into the depths
Rescue workers prepare to inspect the ruined interior of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Out of the ashes
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Completed welcome
John Tapene, of Auckland, exchanges the hongi with Napi Waaka, of Tainui, The welcome is complete.
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Rugby blessing – for $3000
New Zealand Icon – only $3000 from the Wellington Cathedral giftshop.
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In their milking kit
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Support during shaky times
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Calm and courageous to the very end
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Leaves of sorrow
One of kaikaranga, wearing her wreath of puririri leaves, who called mourners into the church.
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Follow the leader
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Band of brothers
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Sunnah pays respect
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Preaching centre
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Brothers in mission
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Jaws
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Searching for life
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Tama Porter - a talent to watch
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Garry Smith - new Selwyn CEO
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Statham's last day
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Living stones
Cathedral worshippers: holding to the promises of God. Photo: Chris Church
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Voices for the Vulnerable
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Consolation takes wing
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Wellington stands with Christchurch
Church leaders and politicians join for the Wellington remembrance.
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Youth is on their side
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In the presence of her Lord
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Scoop
All in all, it's just another brick in the wall for Cathedral Grammar.
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Slow procession
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Archbishop's aroha
Archbishop John extends his aroha to Lady Reeves and whanau in the sanctuary of the church.
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Len Brown's lament
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Blessing
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Exchanging peace
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Cathedral on the ball
Don Little's "New Zealand Icon", now on display in St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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Regal tribute
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Pressing the flesh
There was no shortage of Cantabrians eager to make Prince William's acquaintance.
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Shining a light
The preacher enlisted some help during the course of his cathedral consecration sermon.
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Comrades in arms
Dean Peter Beck with one of the leaders of the Search and Rescue operation.
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The power of symbols
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Merivale's towering loss
The tower of St Mary's, Merivale, is reduced to a pile of rubble.
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Still shaping us
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Prince honours quake victims
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York in Grafton
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Spire bears the brunt
Christchurch Cathedral from the air, showing the damaged spire.
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Congratulations
Archbishop Sentamu and Bridget Bell approve of each other's performance.
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The last litany
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180 years in the making
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Resting in peace
Sir Paul Reeves' casket inside Holy Trinity Cathedral. - Source: MTS
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Inshallah
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Caught on camera
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Hindu blessing
The two Hindu representatives await their turn to pray - while a rabbi looks on.
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The Duxfield difference
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Mihimihi
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Waiata
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Framing the cathedral
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End of the road
A car sinks into liquefaction following the latest aftershocks in Christchurch. Photo: Tim Kelleher
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Memento of mourning
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All the rimmings
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Church of the Resurrection, Cobden
On a solemn Sunday, parishioners arrive at the Church of the Resurrection in Cobden.
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Robin's return?
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Unified by grief
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Joy of the Lord
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Future King
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Jaws of demolition
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Presiding in a time of tragedy
Pausing before she begins to preside: Holy Trinity Greymouth Vicar Marge Tefft.
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Selwyn owes Duncan
Duncan McDonald, delivering his report to an annual meeting of The Selwyn Foundation.
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Bishop John's whaikorero
Bishop John Paterson, the retired Bishop of Auckland, welcomes the Archbishop of York.
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Rest in peace, rise in glory
There Sir Paul lies, in the embrace of St John's College chapel, until the resurrection.
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The Owae spirit
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29 candles
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Open-air Eucharist
Folk gathered under the trees for the 10am Eucharist service at St Barnabas Fendalton yesterday.
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To everything, there is a season...
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Checking the damage
Prime Minister John Key on a damage tour with Mayor Bob Parker. Photo: Reuter
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If the hat fits...
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Sacred dancers
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Archbishop Ben's challenge
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Dean Peter Beck backstage
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Solemn karakia
Canon Andy Joseph and Mrs Helen Gray of Te Pihopatanga o te wai Pounamu karakia in silence.
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Dr Sharples mourns
The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, on the speaker's bench for the tangata whenua.
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Escorting the archbishop
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Merivale's pride tumbles
The nave of St Mary's, Merivale, is reduced to a tumbledown shell.
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Statham falls
Early phases of the demolition of the Statham building at the Cathedral Grammar School.
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Costly grace
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The enormity of the loss
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Messages that stick
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Lighting candles in our summer darkness
Hundreds of Aucklanders lit candles for Canterbury at Holy Trinity Cathedral's memorial service.
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St Luke's suffers
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Changing sides
Dean Frank Nelson with the All Black icon that will soon nip across the Tasman.
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Come God's people...
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For whom the bells toll?
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Fronting for Sir Paul
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Lighting candles in the darkness
Holy Trinity Greymouth remains open late into the night for grieving Coasters.
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On the road again
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Mega-communion
Bishop James Ligo of Vanuatu serves the chalice during the final conference Eucharist.
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Shane's tribute
Shane Jones addresses Sir Paul and his family in his whaikorero.
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Christian anger grows
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Quake toll
Workmen remove a bell from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch. Photo: The Press
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Galley slaves?
Bishop Victoria Matthews leads Gail Thomson, Oenone Woodhams and Amy Chambers out into the open sea.
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Communion outdoors
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Maimai aroha
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Tim pays tribute
Tim Mora pauses to reflect as he passes the table of tribute to the lost miners.
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Canterbury props
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Fond but sad farewell
The bond between the staff of Churchill Courts, and its residents.
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They came from nga hau e wha...
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True welcome
Aunty Wai, left, a visitor from Tainui, being welcomed by Mere Mangu for the tangata whenua.
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Orator
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Arts centre honours Maori Queen
The newly opened Piki Mahuta Centre at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls.
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Dr Sentamu delivers
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Rose amid the ruins
The Rose Window of ChristChurch Cathedral is framed by ruined stonework. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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St Mary's makes the best of it
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Al fresco blessing
The Rev Mark Chamberlain pronounces the blessing at St Barnabas, Fendalton.
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Kaitiaki
Bishop Kito Pikaahu, as Bishop of Te Tai Tokerau, guards the mana of the occasion.
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You're it, said Sir Paul
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Silent remembrance
People pause and remember outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Photo: Fiona Goodall/The Press
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There for the Long haul
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Cathedral gives thanks
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Andrew Duxfield, doer of The Word: RIP
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Staff reads
The Rev Dr Rangi Nicholson, the acting Ahorangi of Te Rau Kahikatea, reads the gospel for the day.
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Giving thanks
Dean Peter Beck and server Lara Scott at the Great Thanksgiving. Photo: Chris Church
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Dignity defined
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Paying tribute
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Let the celebrations begin
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Death of an icon
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Prison visit
The bishops visited New Plymouth Prison - and were disturbed by conditions there.
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West Coast invitation
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Eighty-year history bites the dust
The jaws of the digger rake out a window at the back of Statham.
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He Tikanga Whakapono
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Berne and Marge
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'I give thee my troth'
Prince William and Kate Middleton at the high altar of Westminister Abbey.
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Down to earth
How the New Zealand Herald's cartoonist saw the Dalai Lama's visit to Christchurch.
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Keynote speaker
Archbishop Roger Herft makes a point during his keynote address.
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Nibbling at the cathedral
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Champions for children
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Archdeacon Tiki, Cathedral Kaumatua
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Sanctuary
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Quake casualty
A collapsed house in Christchurch's Chester Street East. Photo: John Kirk Anderson/The Press
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Precious cross
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The new religion?
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Won over
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"Masterpiece by committee"
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Colourful welcome
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The best Grandad in the world.
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Moe mai i roto i te rangimarie o te Ariki
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Heavy work
Heavy machinery in readiness for the recovery mission at ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd ashton
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On the night before He died...
The Rev Philip Robinson celebrates The Great Thanksgiving outside St Barnabas Fendalton.
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City of dust
Christchurch sends up a cloud of dust as further buildings crumble in Monday's 6.3 quake.
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The Bible then and now
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Bicultural hongi
Sir Paul Reeves hongis Prime Minister John Key. Photo: Mark Mitchell
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Sign of the times
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Mission accomplished
Father Sir Des Britten: "It's all so terribly exciting." Photo/Cook Strait News
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'Unsafe'
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Safety tunnel
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Bishop and mentor
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Hanging on the tree
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The road to ruin
A car is flattened by rock from the cathedral spire. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Dial 111 for the bishop
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Broken for you
Archbishop Brown Turei administers the host to his brother Bishop Ngarahu Katene.
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A New Zealand crucifixion
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At your service
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Politics aside
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..and student reads
Eseta Mateiviti reads the OT lesson. She's a PhD student for the Diocese of Polynesia.
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Sir Paul, the parishioner
Sir Paul Reeves - in the forecourt of Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he was a parishioner.
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Sign of penitence
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Brothers in arms
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Glory to God, with an African beat
Archbishop Sentamu, who proved himself a fine exponent of the conga drums, accompanying the Gloria.
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Aroha
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Cross fashioned from ruins
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Waka crew
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'If I take the wings of the morning...'
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The nation mourns
A flag at half mast symbolises the nation's grief over Pike River.
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Waiata
The tangata whenua sing a waiata in support of Archdeacon Tiki's mihimihi.
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At your service
Cathedral sacristan Sister Sandra at the cathedral eucharist. Photo: Chris Church
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Former glory
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Giving everything
Paul Fong, leader of Youth Quest, the band which led the final evening's worship.
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Act of God? Not so, says Archbishop
A TV journalist quizzes Archbishop David Moxon on the place of God in such devastation.
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Parting the waters
A vehicle drives through floodwater on Ferry Road, Christchurch. Photo: Martin Hunter/Getty Images
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Parihaka plough
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