As Te Rūnanganui o Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa opens this week in Ngāmotu - New Plymouth topping the agenda are: Taranaki history, connecting with Sacred Circle, wānanga on the findings of the Commission on Episcopal Leadership, and looking into church resourcing equity and Indigenous leadership on climate.

Christ Church Cathedral is bringing the city back to its heart for Christmas with a second year hosting the City Mission Christmas tree and a new Colin McCahon-inspired artwork by Pete Majendie that carries visitors through Gospel texts proclaiming the birth of Jesus.

The Anglican Disability Network has released a video to help the Church hear from people with lived experience of disability, as they unfurl the meaning and impact of this Church's Theology of Disability.
• Read the full Anglican Theology of Disability here
• Watch the Theology of Disability video on Youtube here

This week the Anglican Archbishops encouraged Anglican schools across Aotearoa New Zealand to continue upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi in their life and practice, with the full backing of the Church.

Anglican Journalist Cole Martin from the Diocese of Christchurch has spent six months of this year in Israel and Palestine, documenting firsthand the realities of life in the Holy Land. Anglican Taonga checked out his insights on 9 November during his South Island speaking tour.
• Metro News: A Kiwi journalist's time in Palestine
• ODT: Palestine trip 'a sobering privilege'
• 'Horrific things': Kiwi journalist reflects on time in Palestine’s most tear-gassed camp
• The West Bank through an NZ man's eyes

Anglican and Catholic delegations attending COP30 in Brazil met to explore theological responses to climate change, new pathways for collaboration, education, and advocacy in the face of a global crisis. 

The Anglican Disability Network has released resources to help church communities more fully welcome and include everyone in worship and community events this Advent and Christmas.
• View Advent 2025 resources

With family and sexual violence incidents set to soar over the Christmas period, urgent action is required to protect tamariki says Elizabeth Walker, CEO of Auckland's Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri, a Māori Anglican social services provider supporting families to overcome violence and restore whānau wellbeing.

Christian conservationists A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand are encouraging churches and whānau to keep Creation in mind as they plan for Advent and Christmas.