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Iran war raises food needs

Anglican Missions' 'Pray the News' and Christian World Service's global church development network ACT Alliance are highlighting the impact of the war of US - Israel against Iran on global human rights and humanitarian systems.

Archbishops appeal for peace

The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia have released an appeal for peace in the Middle East, speaking out in solidarity with Anglican churches in the region.

"Messy" mission nourishes Putaruru

The Reverend Liz Lightfoot is in awe of St Paul's Putaruru Messy Church founder Mary Addison and her team, whose ministry in their small South Waikato town have grown both church and its mission in ways they'd never imagined.

ABC's Lent book centres unity

The Archbishop of Canterbury's 2026 Lenten book centres personal stories of discipleship and transformation, reconciliation and unity written by  authors from around the Anglican Communion, including two bishops from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Hoani Tapu strengthens reach

Hoani Tapu | St John's Theological College has reopened with a strengthened cohort for 2026, as both its residential community and offsite learning streams increase in number.
• Read Dr Te Aroha Rountree's stirring kauhau for the College opening

Help transform lives this Lent

Anglican Missions' 2026 Lenten appeal is calling for donations to help resource-stretched communities in Africa and the Pacific to transform their lives through: improved food security, water management and disaster resilience.

Book opens Safe Church roadmap

Taonga Editor Julanne Clarke-Morris finds unexpected riches in the pages of Jacinda Thompson's 2026 must-read roadmap on how to identify and prevent abuse in caring professions.

Christ Church Cathedral books out

Christchurch's Cathedral in the Square has booked out for exhibition tours this week, as 1500 people rushed to visit a new show highlighting fragments of the city's history.

Anglicans asked to carbon fast

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network for 2026 is inviting Anglicans to follow "easy to manage" ways to care for Creation on each day of Lent this year.


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