Diocese of Dunedin


Our pānui kicks off Advent with Bishop Steve thinking about love, some great words and pictures from an ordination service, some mousing about, along with more news and resources. 

Click here for a printable version of this newsletter and see our newsletter webpage for access to previous editions and for accessible viewing options. It also contains links to our regular features: Vacancies, Events and Calendar, Bishop's Diary, Gospel Conversations.

If you have any articles, news or photos for the 15 December edition (our last for the year), please forward these to Nicola Wong bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz by 9 am Monday 12 December 2022.

The Diocesan Office and Resource Centre is open by appointment: please contact us (03 488 0820) if you want to visit, or to arrange another way to talk to us. Click here for more information including our closure over Christmas-New Year.  Although there are no formal COVID-19 requirements, have a look at the latest Government advice.

Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka - The South Calling: ISSN 2744-6514. Published fortnightly on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.


  1. Video: Advent message from Bishop Steve

    Over this year we have asked Bishop Steve about Hope, Joy, Peace and today we ask about Love: How do you see Love as being the answer? Read more…
  2. Video: Celebrating Two Ordinations

    On Sunday 27 November Rev'd Bruce Aitken (Priest) and Rev'd Joel Stutter (Deacon) were ordained by Bishop Steve and Pīhopa Richard at ... Read more…
  3. Our Church Mice are ready to be launched!

    Over winter, Church Mice have been multiplying across our Diocese. Now they are ready to begin their exploration of the world. Read more…
  4. Greetings from the Diocesan Office: Advent 2022

    Colossians 3:14: And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Read more…
  5. Worship this Advent and Christmas

    We have a dedicated website for Advent and Christmas services in this Diocese this year... with an invitation to "Get Real" by ... Read more…
  6. Clergy Announcement

    Appointment to Dunstan Parish Read more…
  7. Keep yourself and others safe

    Most Covid restrictions have now gone, but here's a reminder on the latest advice on how we can keep ourselves and others well ... Read more…
  8. Video: Stories of Te Reo

    At our recent Synod we committed ourselves to embrace a journey into using and becoming familiar with more Te Reo Māori in our faith ... Read more…
  9. Video: Studying Theology at Otago University

    Interested in studying Theology? The Theology Programme at the University of Otago offers a wide range of papers and qualifications, ... Read more…
  10. Anglican Journal of Theology Autumn 2024

    Welcome to the Autumn 2024 edition of the Anglican Journal of Theology in Aotearoa and Oceania. Read more…
  11. Anglican Health and Community Network - December News

    Across the Communion, clergy and medical practitioners along with survey data all report increasing levels of mental ill-health in our ... Read more…
  12. Upcoming Lecture from the Theology Programme on December 15

    You are welcome to attend an upcoming lecture from the Theology Programme at the University of Otago Read more…
  13. He waka eke noa - Mission Aligned Investment

    We have been hearing more about how churches are doing things differently around investments, assets and stewardship, having a ... Read more…
  14. Video: Keeping Ourselves Safe - Slips, Trips and Falls

    As winter continues ad there is ice about in may places, a reminder for everyone in our faith communities on how to keep safe. Read more…
  15. Need a hand to sort out sound and vision?

    We don't usually advertise or recommend businesses in this kind of space, but we have been talking to two firms - Clarity Audio Visual ... Read more…
  16. Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board (DDTB) Trustee Vacancies

    Could you contribute to the Diocese of Dunedin by being a Trustee of the Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board? Read more…
  17. I te Pāpaho - Media and Latest News

    Keeping up to date with recent news about our parishes, organisations and the wider church. Read more…