Decision time on gay ordination
The question of whether openly gay and lesbian people can be ordained should be settled sooner rather than later, the General Synod Standing Committee has decided.
Bishop refutes 'white collar crime'
A petition urging bishops to end “discrimination” against gays and lesbians misreads church law and bishops' power to change doctrine, says Bishop Richardson.
• In full: Bishop Philip Richardson's response
Timeless challenge from an archbishop
A prophet speaks: "The major issue we face is the survival of human beings as persons who are fit to live with – and the survival of the earth as a place which is fit for persons to live in.”
Major reform for St John’s College
Sweeping changes are in store for St John’s College, the provincial Anglican theological college.
Synod votes to take action on Te Aute.
Synod has voted to take immediate action in the face of the severe financial difficulties that threaten the viability of the two Maori Anglican schools in the Hawkes Bay.
Talking and tackling poverty
Synod urges the Government to honour its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals and boost NZ’s overseas aid to 0.7 percent of GDP by 2015.
Educational milestone for Pasefika
Pasefika has chalked up a first: the opening of an Anglican secondary school in Suva.
Winston Halapua becomes Archbishop
The Anglican Church in these islands has a new Archbishop: the Rt Rev Dr Winston Halapua, Bishop of Polynesia.
Social justice comes under scrutiny
Synod votes not to receive the Social Justice Commission report.
Commission to look into resource sharing
A General Synod commission will look into ways that the Pakeha dioceses can share people, material and financial resources with their Maori partners.
