anglicantaonga

Telling the stories of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, NZ and Polynesia

Gaza hospital calls for help

As the Gaza ceasefire begins, Medical director of Al Ahli Arab hospital, Dr Maher Ayyad has released a video report highlighting the work of the hospital during the war in Gaza since 7th October 2023.

+Sarah Mullally heads to Canterbury

The Bishop of London, the Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally has been nominated and approved as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Māori minister helps select first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Māori priest to nominate +Cantuar

Māori Anglican priest, the Reverend Canon Isaac Beach has been appointed a voting member of the Canterbury Crown Nominations Commission that will select and nominate the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Māori Anglican Reverend Isaac Beach selected to help choose Archbishop of Canterbury
• Rev Prof Grace Nkansa Asante appointed Africa rep on CNC

In memoriam: Pope Francis

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Right Reverend Anthony Poggo, has shared a message of condolence on the death of Pope Francis. 

Aotearoa & Fiji host Compass Rose

Anglican Communion enthusiasts and financial backers, the Compass Rose Society have made an eye-opening visit to the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia, hosted by Archbishop Don Tamihere and Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa.
• First published with photo & video story on Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa news
• Compass Rose Society celebrates new Indigenous chapters

Fono reflects on Taranaki stories

Anglican Primates and General Secretaries of the Anglican Churches of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia gathered together in Taranaki where they shared in a pilgrimage to the region's key sites of conflict and reconciliation between Māori and Pākehā. For some it was surprising journey into an unknown past whose echoes reverberate still in the present day.
• Read the full 2025 Oceania Primates' Communiqué

Gaza hospital offers 24/7 care

As the world reels at Israel's end to ceasefire in Gaza, the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East's Al Ahli Hospital is on the ground in Northern Gaza continuing to offer its ministries of healing 24 hours a day amidst the crisis.
• Donate to the Hope for the Holy Land Appeal

Oceania Primates' Fono reports

Anglican Primates and General Secretaries from across the Oceania region meeting in Ngā Motu | New Plymouth from 7 -10 March have released a communiqué laying out key aspects of their programme and discussions over their four-day Fono.

Hoani Tapu hosts seminary deans

St John’s Theological College in Auckland has hosted a landmark gathering of Anglican Seminary Deans from East Asia and Oceania to present the challenge of reshaping theological education through an indigenous lens.


Worth a look

Worldwide