Māori Anglican ministry education is thriving in Te Tai Tokerau, with 53 students enrolled in courses this year designed to enable Mihingare ministry with whānau across the north.

Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Waipounamu - the Māori Anglican Church in the South Island - has begun a four-month journey to discern the next Bishop in Te Waipounamu. This will be the first election to follow the guidelines of a newly-formed Māori Anglican (Mihinare) process on how to discern, appoint and support Hui Amorangi bishops.

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa laid foundations for future flourishing at its biennial governance gathering, Te Rūnanganui in Ngāmotu-New Plymouth this 4-7 December.

Archbishop Don Tamihere is calling for distributive justice and equity for Tikanga Māori within the Anglican Church and says the distribution of funding from St John’s College Trust Board is the natural first step. 

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.

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.

Archbishop Don Tamihere has reaffirmed that Māori Anglican faith comes from Māori roots and needs to be led by Māori aspirations for Te Oranga Ake - holistic flourishing.

Students and staff have celebrated the first graduating class of the new Diploma in Christian Studies, "Te Takawai", which draws together mātauranga Mihinare, mātauranga Māori, and mātauranga Moana in a one-year course for Aotearoa New Zealand-based Anglican ministry students.

The Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa Commission on Episcopal leadership (COEL), "Ko Te Amorangi ki Mua" is supporting the Māori Anglican Church to redesign its elections for Pīhopa, aiming for a tikanga-led process across the Hui Amorangi.
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