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South Island Ministry Conference 15 & 16 May
East Taieri Church, Mosgiel will host the South Island Ministry Conference 15 and 16 May 2018.
Get involved with Neighbours Day on 24-25 March
Neighbours Day Aotearoa is just around the corner. On the 24th-25th March, Kiwis from Cape Reinga to Bluff will be coming together to get to know one another over some good old-fashioned Kiwi hospitality.
Read the Moderator's 2018 Lenten message
Fasting Fridays
Spanz autumn 2018 now online
Click to download the autumn 2018 edition of Spanz. In this edition Presbyterians speak out on the bill that would give doctors the legal right to end a person’s life that’s making its way through Parliament.
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan asks for our prayers following earthquake
Read the message from the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) Moderator, Rev Tan Beng-Chi (Chen Ming-Chih) and General Secretary, Rev Lyim Hong-Tiong concerning the devastating earthquake which struck Taiwan on 6 February.
Date for public submissions on euthanasia extended - 6 March
The date for public submissions on euthanasia and assisted suicide has been extended to midnight Tuesday 6 March 2018. You can send make a submission to the Justice Select Committee considering the End of Life Choice Bill before the Bill gets its second reading in Parliament.
Moderator calls for more resources to teach Te Reo Maori in schools
Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria
My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul
Interchurch Bioethics Council urges Parliament to vote against "End of Life" bill
Act Leader David Seymour’s “End of Life Choice” bill has just had its first reading in Parliament, where 76 MPs voted in favour and 44 against. The bill will now move to the justice select committee.
Presbyterian archive awarded UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand award
Presbyterian Research Centre Ng New Zealand Chinese Heritage Collection has been awarded coveted UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand status.
The Memory of the World Register lists documentary heritage which has regional and world significance and outstanding universal value.
Council News October 2017 online
The latest Council News October 2017 is now online.