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President Rev Andrew DoubledayDecember 12, 2021

Tara and I might have been the face of Conference 2021, however there was a sense of inevitability about this, as an online Conference tends to hide

Ady ShannonDecember 12, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, I am looking forward to the Christmas season, albeit different to any I have experienced before. Travel plans will be

.December 12, 2021

On 1 December a group of concerned citizens joined church and aid agency leaders at the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch to peacefully protest

.December 12, 2021

The Oxford District Union Parish will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its inauguration on Sunday, 30 January 2022.

.December 12, 2021

Despite Covid interruptions, Wesley College students achieved excellent results this year.

Ian HarrisDecember 12, 2021

Mystery, transcendence . . . where would Christmas be without them? But how do they fit within a 21st century world whose basic understanding is

.December 12, 2021

Methodist Church of NZ leaders President Andrew Doubleday, Vice-President ‘Etuini (Edwin) Talakai and General Secretary Tara Tautari recently

.December 12, 2021

Readers respond.

UCANZDecember 13, 2021

Applications are called for the position of Executive Officer for UCANZ (Uniting Congregations of Aotearoa New Zealand).

.December 5, 2021

In early December Shirley Rivers, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi and Waikato iwi, will take on the role as Head of Methodist Mission Northern.

Ady ShannonDecember 13, 2021

From his office window on the first floor of the Aldersgate Centre, Murray Overton can view the Christchurch city skyline in one direction and the

Brendan BoughenDecember 13, 2021

Rev Siosifa PoleDecember 13, 2021

I begin this article with a quote from Sonja Klinsky, an Associate Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist at Arizona State University,

Tui SalevaoDecember 13, 2021

Tuituivao (Tui) Salevao, the new NZMWF President for 2021 to 2023 introduces herself and her team.

.December 13, 2021

Rev Canon Jenny Chalmers, UCANZ co-chair and Canon Precentor at Waiapu Cathedral of St John, Napier, Rev Peter Taylor and Rev Dr Susan Thompson

Ruby Manukia-SchaumkelDecember 13, 2021

Aotearoa moved to the traffic light settings at midnight on 2 December 2021. The new Covid-19 approach introduces more freedoms for vaccinated New

Rev Keita HotereDecember 13, 2021

Kia ū ki te Kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi Tōna pūtake ki tēnei whenua o Aotearoa Kia mau ki te Kupu I roto i a Ihu Karaiti Kia ita ki te Whakapono I

Carol Barron, Methodist AllianceDecember 5, 2021

With the approach of Advent, we remember Joseph and a very pregnant Mary left their hometown and arrived in Bethlehem with no place to live, and Mary

CWSDecember 13, 2021

Last year CWS marked the 75th anniversary of the first Christmas Appeal. With your assistance, CWS can continue their work responding to those who

AuntyDecember 13, 2021

Aunty welcomes your queries. No concern is too small, whether it is an opinion, advice or information that you are seeking, Aunty responds.

Doreen LennoxDecember 5, 2021

Doreen LennoxDecember 5, 2021

Christmas Activities. Book Review

Steve TaylorDecember 13, 2021

After a 12-year silence, New Zealand director, Jane Campion, delivers a new film The Power of the Dog.

John MeredithDecember 13, 2021

Author: Matthew Wright. Publisher: Oratia Books, Auckland, 2020. 216 pages.

John Meredith.December 13, 2021

Silvia Purdie’s love of the psalms is obvious. Rather than simply paraphrasing the original words, she has interpreted each of the 150 psalms in

VariousDecember 13, 2021

Facilitators report on thematic workshop discussions.

Council of Elders & Rev Ian FaulknerDecember 13, 2021

The Council of Elders report on the Conference delivery and Rev Ian Faulkner comments on the Wesley Historical Society Lecture.

Michael LemanuDecember 13, 2021

Conference 2021 provided an opportunity for young people to be heavily involved, display their competency, and tell stories in engaging ways.

Viv WhimsterDecember 13, 2021

Meeting via Zoom presented some unexpected advantages for lay preachers throughout Aotearoa.

Lynne McDonaldDecember 4, 2021

An encounter with the enemy

Rev Donald PhillippsDecember 5, 2021

Leslie Bourneman Neale 1886 -1959

Rev Tovia AuuaDecember 5, 2021

O lo’o ua fa’apopo nei a’o ni aso ua. O ni aso folau fo’i ae le tu’ua. Ua aga’iga’i atu nei fo’i ina tau-fa’aifoifo le la i le faitauga o masina, o

.December 13, 2021

Lesoni: Aisea11:1 – 10; Maciu1:18 – 23

.December 13, 2021

“Ko e Misinale Ko e Ma’u’anga Mo’ui E Siasi” Tau ngāue fakataha ke malu’i ‘etau mo’ui⸍ & Reflections