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United in their grief
It's not 'who did you know down that mine?', says Tim Mora - but 'how many of the miners did you know?'
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The teaching seat
Archbishop John Sentamu seats the Bishop of Taranaki in his new cathedra. Note the white feather trim on Bishop Philip's cope.
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Maimai aroha
Aunty Wai Mason lingers by the hearse bearing Sir Paul. As Chancellor of AUT, he had been her last employer.
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Cathedral gives thanks
Dean Peter Beck and Cathedral Theologian Lynda Patterson at the Great Thanksgiving. Photo: Chris Church
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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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Prince honours quake victims
Abbey memorial: Prince Charles lays a wreath in memory of those who died in the New Zealand earthquake. Photo: AFP
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St Luke's suffers
A stone's throw from the Christchurch Fire Station is St Luke's, which was one of Christchurch's finest Anglican churches. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Go! Archbishop Ben's plea...
Archbishop Kwashi - the keynote speaker at the CLMC - warms to his theme: for the sake of God, your neighbour and yourself: Go!
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"Masterpiece by committee"
The opening spread of the New Testament - as seen in one of the earliest printings of the King James Bible.
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Hanging on the tree
Tim Mora decorates the tree at Cobden's Church of the Resurrection. The angels recall the ones who won't be home for Christmas.
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At your service
Cathedral sacristan Sister Sandra at the cathedral eucharist. Photo: Chris Church
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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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Tiki speaks for Taranaki
Archdeacon Tiki Raumati, the first speaker for Taranaki, seen through heads adorned with the raukura, the white feathers of peace.
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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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Will they keep it standing?
Even with these props in place, there is a serious risk that Bishop Victoria's home will collapse in the next shake.
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The new religion?
Billboard outside St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland.
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The new cathedra
Archbishop Sir Paul Reeves leads Bishop Philip Richardson to his new cathedra.
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Tim tells it straight
Tim Mora, the Vicar of Cobden-Runanga. Tim led the remembrance service for those who lost their lives at the Pike River mine.
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The enormity of the loss
Archdeacon Robin Kingston tells how he feels on seeing how much space the 29 tables will need - and how much loss they signify.
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Beyond the tower
Inside the nave of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: The Press
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Moana theology?
Young people and an Archbishop at the prow, the good waka Anglican commits itself to trans-oceanic voyaging...
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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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Leaves of sorrow
One of kaikaranga, wearing her wreath of puririri leaves, who called mourners into the church.
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Shining a light
The preacher enlisted some help during the course of his cathedral consecration sermon.
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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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Kathryn's commitment
Kathryn Leafe, who spoke on behalf of the welfare groups - and who was a key player in organising the service.
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Slow procession
Sir Paul is borne into the cathedral.
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Fallen basilica
The Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch. Photo: David Wethey/NZPA
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Parihaka plough
This plough, displayed at Puke Ariki, the region's museum, is an icon of non-violent dissent. It was used at Parihaka.
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Giving thanks
Dean Peter Beck and server Lara Scott at the Great Thanksgiving. Photo: Chris Church
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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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Rubble from above
Rubble from the spire surrounds the north-west porch of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Fronting up to the damage
Dean Peter Beck, Archbishop David Moxon and Bishop Victoria Matthews front up to the cathedral damage. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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The Owae spirit
Some of the guys from the Waitara High School kapa haka troupe kick back with the Archbishop at Owae Marae.
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The Pihopa's point
Pihopa John Gray responds to Archbishop Herft's address.
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Costly grace
Bishop Gabriel Sharma tells the conference how his own Hindu family shunned him when he came to Christ.
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Scoop
All in all, it's just another brick in the wall for Cathedral Grammar.
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Thoughts, and prayers
Lighting a candle - a way for West Coasters to remember, a sign of their prayers, a token of their love.
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Shane's tribute
Shane Jones addresses Sir Paul and his family in his whaikorero.
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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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Lofty pulpit
Central Lutheran in Minneapolis: venue for "Preaching in a Changing Culture."
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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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'Unsafe'
A glance inside the front door. Note the damaged wall plaster - and the official 'unsafe' sticker on the glass.
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Framing the cathedral
Emergency workers stand near the frame that will be used to hold the facade of ChristChurch Cathedral in place. Photo: The Press
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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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Quake casualty
A collapsed house in Christchurch's Chester Street East. Photo: John Kirk Anderson/The Press
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A New Zealand crucifixion
At Holy Trinity Greymouth this weekend, parishioners and visitors were invited to lay a fern frond at the foot of the cross.
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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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For whom the bells toll?
On a normal day at Cathedral Grammar, boys could have been eating their lunch where these bricks fell.
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Statham falls
Early phases of the demolition of the Statham building at the Cathedral Grammar School.
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The best Grandad in the world.
The best Grandad in the world.
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Andrew Duxfield, doer of The Word: RIP
Andrew Duxfield (seen here with The Rev Luke Ravudolo) during one of his Fiji mission trips. All shots from Andrew's Facebook page.
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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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Blessing
Archbishop David pronouces a blessing over the Reeves family, as the hearse prepares to leave the cathedral forecourt.
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Caught on camera
Under the scrutiny of the TV cameras, young Joshua Copp lights the first Advent candle at the Cobden Church.
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Owae moments
Bishops Richardson, Sentamu and Sir Paul Reeves enjoying a light moment at Owae marae. All photos by Rob Tucker.
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Tikanga rua
From left: Dean Peter Beck, Stacey Hakaraia (Te Wai Pounamu), Archbishop David Moxon, Bishop Victoria Matthews and Mrs Helen Gray.
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Spanning the great divide
Archbishop Bernard Longley and Archbishop David Moxon with members of ARCIC III.
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West Coast invitation
Holy Trinity Vicar Marge Tefft invites people to communion, and to express their grief and hope in symbolic form
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Te Wai Pounamu's turn
Bishop John Gray prays for Christchurch/Otautahi.
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Message from on high
This aerial banner above Hagley Park caught the mood.
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Berne and Marge
Bernie Monk, spokesman for the families of the lost miners, shares a lighter moment with Marge Tefft.
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Out of the ashes
Bishop Barry Jones (Catholic) and Bishop Victoria Matthews (Anglican) sharing Ash Wednesday in Christchurch.
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Living stones
Cathedral worshippers: holding to the promises of God. Photo: Chris Church
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Jaws of demolition
A massive crane lifted this giant bucket to the top of the tower, and used it to chomp off tonnes of unsafe masonry.
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Sign of the times
The warning applies to Bishop Victoria, too.
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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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Tower of rubble
The demolition machine lays waste to the tower of St Mary's, Merivale.
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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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On the road again
Staff help a resident on to the bus.
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Consolation takes wing
This Gabriel sculpture, usually found in ChristChurch Cathedral, is being suspended above Worcester St. Photo/The Press
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Sunnah pays respect
Sunnah Thompson was the first speaker for the Tainui ope.
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Silent remembrance
People pause and remember outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Photo: Fiona Goodall/The Press
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Duncan to step down
Duncan McDonald, the CEO of The Selwyn Foundation, has announced his intention to step down from that role in February.
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In the presence of her Lord
Lost in adoration for her Lord.
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Aroha
Mrs Helen Gray, Bishop Victoria Matthews, Bishop John Gray and Dean Peter Beck support each other as the tower is made safe.
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The last litany
St Mary's, Merivale, is just a shell of its former glory.
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All the rimmings
Dr Rowan Williams digs out the tinsel to decorate the Lambeth Palace Christmas tree, aided by children from Bonneville primary school, Clapham.
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Colourful welcome
Supporters wait to see the Dalai Lama outside a Christchurch media conference at the Chateau on the Park. Photo: The Press
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Sarah's fond recollection
Sarah Reeves, who is a judge in the Maori Land Court, raises a chuckle. Her sisters Bridget (left) and Jane share the reminiscence.
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Hone and Hori
Archdeacon Hone Kaa (left) next to Bishop George Connor, sitting on the front row for the tangata whenua.
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If the hat fits...
Prince William poses with members of the Urban Search and Rescue team in Christchurch. Photo: Reuters
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'If I take the wings of the morning...'
'Wings of the Morning' is a selection of the sermons Bishop David Moxon preached in the first 10 years of the new millenium.
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Beloved grandfather
One of Sir Paul's mokopuna watches as lies in the hearse. Archbishops Moxon and Sentamu are reflected in the hearse window.
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Escorting the archbishop
The Archbishop of York is called on to the marae, flanked by Bishop Philip Richardson and Archdeacon Tiki Raumati.
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Jaws
The giant mechanical teeth bit tonnes of unsafe masonry from the top of the cathedral tower - but this mouthful was spilled.
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Nibbling at the cathedral
Mechanical teeth nibble a couple of tonnes of cathedral parapet. The tower has been lowered another couple of metres to make it safer.
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Mission accomplished
Father Sir Des Britten: "It's all so terribly exciting." Photo/Cook Strait News
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Sacred dancers
Sr Kalolaine Tuineau, CSN, dances the Lord's Prayer during the Pasefika presentation - supported by Amy Chambers and Kofe Havea .
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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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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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Compassion in a time of crisis
Bishop Victoria consoles and prays for a man who wasn't expecting to have to leave Churchill Courts. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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The Bible then and now
A seminar at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral next month will examine the profound impact of the King James Bible.
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Man for the news hour
Archdeacon Robin Kingston, who is organising Thursday's remembrance service, conducts a press conference.
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Dio waiata
Throughout the tangi, various schools have contributed choirs to support the taumata. This morning, Dio supplied the waiata.
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29 candles
Lighting the darkness: the 29 lit candles at Holy Trinity, Greymouth that signify love for Pike River's perished coalminers. Stewart Nimmo Photography
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Bishop Sir Paul
When St Mary's New Plymouth was consecrated a cathedral last March, Bishop Philip Richardson insisted Sir Paul be the first to sit in the cathedra.
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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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Read, Mark, listen...
Bishop Mark MacDonald, Canada's National Indigenous Bishop, who led the daily conference Bible studies.
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Support during shaky times
Reaching out in troubled times. Three of the folk who gathered yesterday at St Barnabas, Fendalton, for their open-air service.
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Our building is broken but our church is fine
Barely 100m from the Christchurch fire station lie the ruins of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Last moments
The Statham Building at Cathedral Grammar is prepared for demolition.
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Warning bell
A shot taken in September last year of the bell tower at St John's Latimer Square. It's since been demolished.
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Wellington stands with Christchurch
Church leaders and politicians join for the Wellington remembrance.
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Pressing the flesh
There was no shortage of Cantabrians eager to make Prince William's acquaintance.
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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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In the front line of prayer
Soldiers observe the two minutes' silence in Christchurch. Photo: TV3
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Garry Smith - new Selwyn CEO
Garry Smith has been announced as the new CEO of The Selwyn Foundation, the Anglican-linked resthome provider.
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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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Statham's last day
Malcolm Long, acting Headmaster at Christchurch's Cathedral Grammar School, in front of the damaged Statham Building.
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Bishop and mentor
Bishop Philip Richardson - the preacher of tomorrow's funeral service - with Archdeacon Tiki Raumati, his mentor in things Maori.
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A resolute Bishop
With the service about to begin, Bishop Victoria Matthews ascends the ramp at the back of the main stage.
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Hindu blessing
The two Hindu representatives await their turn to pray - while a rabbi looks on.
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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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Plotting a course
Forum facilitator Caroline Leys and Archbishop Herft discuss his keynote address.
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Dean Jamie Allen
New cathedral, new dean - Jamie Allen, recently arrived from the UK.
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You're it, said Sir Paul
+Philip preaching the sermon. His first plan was to read Sir Paul's own homily. But when he grew too ill, he insisted that +Philip "do it."
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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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Bicultural hongi
Sir Paul Reeves hongis Prime Minister John Key. Photo: Mark Mitchell
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Preaching centre
The interior of Central Lutheran, Minneapolis.
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Dunedin pauses
Two minutes' silence in Dunedin's Octagon. Photo: Gerard O'Brien/ODT.
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Kingston credibility
Archdeacon Robin Kingston handles some last minute media interviews.
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Christian anger grows
Egyptian Christians hold a bloodstained portrait of Jesus as they protest inside the Al-Qiddissine (The Saints) Church in Alexandria.
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Andrew's legacy - safe water
Andrew Duxfield took this shot during one of his Fiji field trips. He strove to bring clean water to remote Fiji villages.
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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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Orator
Napi Waaka in full cry for Tainui.
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Calm and courageous to the very end
Grace and courage in adversity - a Churchill Courts resident farewells Bishop Victoria Matthews. Archbishop David Moxon is at left.
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Len Brown's lament
Auckland Mayor Len Brown: "Christchurch, I have a message for you. Auckland has never been closer to you."
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Crunch time for Cathedral Grammar
The digger bites deep at Statham.
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York in Grafton
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, talks to the media after paying his respects at Sir Paul's tangi,
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Voices for the Vulnerable
Norm Hewitt, Sandra Alofivae and Murray Edridge - champions for the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children.
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Broken for you
Archbishop Brown Turei administers the host to his brother Bishop Ngarahu Katene.
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Cross fashioned from ruins
Dean Peter Beck with a cross and bench fashioned from the ruins of ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Don Scott/The Press
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Let the celebrations begin
Bishop Sir Paul Reeves; Mayor Peter Tennent and his wife and Bishop John Bluck release doves to kickstart the celebrations.
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Mihimihi
Archdeacon Tiki Raumati leads the mihimihi. The lady in the chair is Aunty Marg Rau-Kupu, Tiki's 97-year-old sister.
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Brothers in arms
Karakia over, Dean Peter Beck embraces Bishop John Gray.
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Kaitiaki
Bishop Kito Pikaahu, as Bishop of Te Tai Tokerau, guards the mana of the occasion.
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Dean Peter Beck backstage
Dean Peter Beck was the MC for the service. Here he waits at the back of the stage for Prince William to arrive.
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Youth is on their side
Michael Tamihere, the new Three Tikanga Youth Commissioner, fronts the new Tikanga Toru Youth Commission.
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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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Death of an icon
ChristChurch Cathedral, minus the rose window which is now strewn across the interior. Photo: TV One News
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Robin's return?
Archdeacon Robin Kingston - helping organise the first anniversary commemorative service for the Pike River Mine disaster.
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Resting in peace
Sir Paul Reeves' casket inside Holy Trinity Cathedral. - Source: MTS
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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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He knew what was needed
Robin Kingston speaks to the congregation at Holy Trinity, Greymouth.
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At your service
Waikato-Taranaki synodspeople gather in the grounds of Te Ara Hou social service village in Hillcrest.
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Exchanging peace
The peace of God be always with you.
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Politics aside
Mayor Bob Parker, Prime Minister John Key and his wife Bronagh at the Christchurch remembrance. Photo: Dompost
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Joy of the Lord
Sr Kalolaine Tuineau dances the Lord's Prayer - with plenty of encouragement from her sisters and brothers in Tikanga Pasefika.
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Sanctuary
For more than an hour, the Governor General and his wife sat in the sanctuary alongside Sir Paul and his family.
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There for the Long haul
After the 12:51pm quake, there was a headcount on the court behind Malcolm Long. Prefab classrooms may soon sprout there.
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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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St Mary's makes the best of it
Archbishop David Moxon joined St Mary's Merivale for worship in their parish hall. That's the Rev Rory Redmayne at the lectern.
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His knee drill
Archbishop Sentamu addressed the folk at Owae Marae on bended knee - but spiced his address with humour.
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Piri Sciascia
Piri Sciascia on the paepae for the manuhiri.
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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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Memento of mourning
The Rev Marge Tefft, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Greymouth, distributing fern fronds to the mourners at Omoto Racecourse.
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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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Celebrity priest
Father Des Britten: "Just an ordinary old Anglican." Photo: Andrew Gorrie/Fairfax NZ
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Regal tribute
The vice-regal party sing their waiata. From left, Sir Don McKinnon, Lewis Moeau, and Sir Anand and Lady Susan Satyanand.
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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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School is out
The Statham Building at the Cathedral Grammar School crumbles in the aftermath of the Christchurch quake.
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Champions for children
Murray Edridge, CEO of Barnardos, South Auckland lawyer Sandra Olifivae and Norm Hewitt - all champions for children.
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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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The power of symbols
A bowl of salt water - salt is for tears - lies near the altar. Paua pieces lie at bottom of the bowl, and mourners added the glass.
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Rugby blessing – for $3000
New Zealand Icon – only $3000 from the Wellington Cathedral giftshop.
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Solemn angels
The Cobden-Runanga Vicar Tim Mora and his wife Nikki decorate their tree with 29 angels, for the lost 29 miners.
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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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Dr Sentamu delivers
Archbishop John Sentamu also presented the Reeves family with a compass rose flag, and an embossed silver salver.
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Dignity defined
Canon Brian Thomas shares some good memories with two of the residents, as they waited for their bus.
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Paying tribute
Canon Andy Joseph, Stacey Hakaraia and Bishop John Gray begin their karakia as they move towards the cathedral.
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Tiki at Owae
Archdeacon Tiki Raumati addresses the manuhiri at Owae Marae.
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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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180 years in the making
Taranaki's Cathedral - the handsomely illustrated book that records the fulfilment of a 180-year journey.
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Searching for life
Rescue workers search for victims under the rubble near the Canterbury Television building. Photo: Shuzo Shikano/AP
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School's out
The demolition crew goes to work on the Cathedral Grammar's Statham Building.
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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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Moe mai i roto i te rangimarie o te Ariki
Bishop John Gray pauses as he pays tribute to those who perished at the cathedral, and commends them to God.
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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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Can new life come?
At Holy Trinity Greymouth this weekend, parishioners and visitors were invited to lay a fern frond at the foot of the cross.
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Oxford Terrace Baptist in ruins
These broken columns once supported the massive Greek-style parapet above the entrance to Oxford Terrace Baptist. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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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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Bishop David's lament
Bishop David Coles.
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Unified by grief
Silent gathering in Christchurch. Photo: TVOne
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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
Michael Tamihere, the new Three Tikanga Youth Commissioner, has the warm-hearted support of our three archbishops.
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Archbishop Ben's challenge
Archbishop Ben Kwashi, the keynote speaker at the 2011 Mission Conference - and chief challenger to mission.
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Unexpected journey
The first of the evacuation buses pulls into the entrance to Churchill Hospital - which is part of the Churchill Courts complex.
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Debenham damaged
Malcolm Long outside the Debenham building, where the older boys are taught. Debenham has been damaged by subsiding land.
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Lost in the crowd
From Church Times cartoonist Dave Walker
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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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Dial 111 for the bishop
Ross Bay, Bishop of Auckland - in his other life, as Senior Station Officer Bay, helping out in Christchurch. Photo: Lloyd Ashton
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Broken for you
Deacon Spanky Moore, Nicki Lee and Dean Peter Beck administering communion at the cathedral eucharist. Photo: Chris Church
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Dignitaries wait their call
Sir Anand Satyanand waits to enter the church. Behind him is Don McKinnon, the former Deputy PM and Commonwealth Secretary General.
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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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Future King
Born to be King of New Zealand?
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The Duxfield difference
Andrew Duxfield frequently travelled off the beaten track in his efforts to bring clean water to Fijian villages.
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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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Tender thoughts
Lady Reeves watches as Sir Paul's casket is loaded into the hearse. Judge Sarah Reeves, their daughter, is wearing the yellow jacket
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Messages that stick
Archbishop Roger Herft wove his keynote address around considerations of the digital memory stick - and the Aboriginal message stick.
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Follow the leader
Archbishop David Moxon leads a circular tour of Te Ara Hou social services village in Hillcrest as part of the synod service.
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Margaret and Moewai
Mrs Margaret Sentamu and Moewai Ateria examine a gift given at Owae Marae. Moewai carved Bishop Richardson's new crozier.
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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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Dust to dust
Bishop Victoria Matthews' house is levelled by contractors. Photo/The Press
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Silenced
A shattered bell from St Mary's Merivale. The tower there was badly damaged in the quake, and the bells have been craned down.
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They came from nga hau e wha...
The bishops who came from the four corners of the earth to be at the 2011 Common Life Missions Conference.
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Fronting for Sir Paul
Bishop Kito Pikaahu and Bishop Philip Richardson face the media to talk about Sir Paul's funeral arrangements.
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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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Waka crew
Caroline Leys encouraged delegates to see themselves as a waka crew - and Bishop Muru Walters chanted to inspire his paddlers.
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Band of brothers
One of the highlights of the week was a session devoted to presentations by and dialogue with the region's high schools.
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How will you write the next chapter?
“Will you dare to care, and dare to allow others to care for you? If so, the next chapter will proclaim that we are more than conquerors.”
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Still shaping us
Still shaping us - the King James Bible.
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Mega-communion
Bishop James Ligo of Vanuatu serves the chalice during the final conference Eucharist.
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Fond but sad farewell
The bond between the staff of Churchill Courts, and its residents.
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Sign of penitence
Bishop Barry Jones applies ashes to a worshipper at the Ash Wednesday service in Christchurch. Photo: Philip Baldwin
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Ashes of penitence
Bishop Victoria Matthews applies the mark of penitence during the Ash Wednesday service in Christchurch. Photo: Philip Baldwin
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Respite for the weary
Bishop Victoria Matthews: "Grieving is a journey, not an event."
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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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Open-air Eucharist
Folk gathered under the trees for the 10am Eucharist service at St Barnabas Fendalton yesterday.
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Stealing the show
The "Tenners", a group from Sacred Heart Girl's College, with their spellbinding rendition of 'Music down in my soul.'
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What next?
The Rev Neil Struthers contemplates the fate of Lyttelton's Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Photo: Greg Bowker, NZ Herald
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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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Auckland mourns for Canterbury
Dean Jo Kelly Moore shares aroha after Auckland's memorial service for Canterbury.
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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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Precious cross
The Bishop of Dunedin, the Rt Rev Dr Kelvin Wright, preaching at the College Eucharist - which coincided with Holy Cross Day.
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Come God's people...
The Rev Philip Robinson, priest assistant at St Barnabas, invites his outdoor congregation to make their communion.
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Canterbury props
Twenty props now hold up the dangerously sagging overhanging corner of Bishop Victoria's home. Note the rubble in the backdround.
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Spire bears the brunt
Christchurch Cathedral from the air, showing the damaged spire.
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Tama Porter - a talent to watch
The Dame Malvina Major Foundation presented a concert which starred some of the region's finest emerging young talent.
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Tiki translates
Archdeacon Tiki Raumati translates the whaikorero for the Archbishop of York.
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Archdeacon Tiki, Cathedral Kaumatua
Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati was installed as the Cathedral Kaumatua - the first, it's believed, in the country.
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Brothers in mission
Here's the AMB Executive Officer, Robert Kereopa, thanking the conference chaplain, Bishop Richard Ellena, for his contributions.
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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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..and student reads
Eseta Mateiviti reads the OT lesson. She's a PhD student for the Diocese of Polynesia.
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Waiata
The tangata whenua sing a waiata in support of Archdeacon Tiki's mihimihi.
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To everything, there is a season...
Carole Hughes' new Lenten studies guide - published with the backing of the Anglican Women's Studies Centre.
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Won over
Various Anglicans show their approval of "The Tenners", a vocal group from Sacred Heart Girl's College.
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Burden of grief
Sir Paul enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the last time.
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The nation mourns
A flag at half mast symbolises the nation's grief over Pike River.
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The red zone
A map showing the worst-hit streets in Christchurch. TV One
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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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Communion outdoors
Rev Philip Robinson distributes the host at St Barnabas.
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Taking the Pledge
The Carmelites take the Pledge while the Wizard looks on. Photo: Fairfax
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St Mary's Vicarage
The vicarage at St Mary's Merivale.
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Keynote speaker
Archbishop Roger Herft makes a point during his keynote address.
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Waiata
Shane Jones and Bishop Kito leading a waiata.
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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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Inshallah
The Muslim representatives commend Christchurch to Allah.
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In their milking kit
Archbishop John and Mrs Margaret Sentamu kitted up to supervise the afternoon milking at Faull Farms Super Shed.
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In silent remembrance
People stand for two minutes in Palmerston North. Photo: Warwick Rasmussen
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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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Bishop John's whaikorero
Bishop John Paterson, the retired Bishop of Auckland, welcomes the Archbishop of York.
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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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Congratulations
Archbishop Sentamu and Bridget Bell approve of each other's performance.
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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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Quake toll
Workmen remove a bell from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch. Photo: The Press
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Al fresco blessing
The Rev Mark Chamberlain pronounces the blessing at St Barnabas, Fendalton.
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He Tikanga Whakapono
The Rev Denis Patuwairua sings He Tikanga Whakapono - the Affirmation of Faith - during the Tikanga Maori evening presentation.
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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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Safety tunnel
The steel pipe protruding from the cathedral doorway gives USAR workers greater safety during the recovery operation.
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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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Prison visit
The bishops visited New Plymouth Prison - and were disturbed by conditions there.
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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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Counting the cost
At grief's sharp edge: Archdeacon Robin Kingston (left) and the Revs Marge Tefft and Tim Mora at Holy Trinity, Greymouth. Stewart Nimmo Photography
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Selwyn owes Duncan
Duncan McDonald, delivering his report to an annual meeting of The Selwyn Foundation.
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Heavy work
Heavy machinery in readiness for the recovery mission at ChristChurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd ashton
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Kaddish
The Rabbi read from Hebrew and Aramaic texts.
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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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Former glory
ChristChurch Cathedral's rose window, which now lies in the rubble of the nave. Photo: Bridgit Anderson
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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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A special place
As the rain gently fell, Archbishop and Mrs Sentamu were called on to the marae at Parihaka.
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Selwyn owes Duncan
The Rev Duncan McDonald, CEO of The Selwyn Foundation; Bishop Ross Bay, and the Rev Marianne Hornburg, the Selwyn Chaplain.
