News archive
Pray for victims and families of the South Korea ferry disaster
With grief in their hearts, the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea call on all partner churches, including PCANZ, to pray for “those lost to the sea in the disaster of the ferry Sewol”.
Dean of Studies and Lecturer wanted for KCML, Dunedin
Applications close 16 May 2014 for this role at the Knox Centre for Ministry of Leadership.
The latest Bush Telegraph and Candour magazines
Some people may be experiencing difficulty accessing the Church's most recent publications of Candour and Bush Telegraph via the email links that we sent.
Archives website temporarily unavailable
We are experiencing some technical difficulties with the Church website which means that the Presbyterian Archives website is temporarily unavailable. We are working on resolving these problems, and hope to have the Archives site back up and running by the end of this week. We apologise for any inconvenience.
CWS launch appeal for Solomon Islands
CWS has launched an appeal for the Solomon Islands after massive flooding caused extensive damage in Honiara and the province of Guadalcanal. Read more and donate here.
Holy Week: Explaining the cruelty of the cross to children
The Kids Friendly website shares Holy Week (13 -20 April) ideas for children. “We do our young people a disservice when we deny them the whole Christian story…”
Kids Friendly blog
Read the latest post by Kids Friendly national coach Jill Kayser who shares why she wants her children, and all children, to have faith. “I hope that I've shown them what living a life of faith can look like, and mostly that I've reflected God's love and grace to them while they have been young and vulnerable.”
Bicentenary of the Christian Gospel in New Zealand, 2014
The National Church Leaders group, of which our Moderator is part, has organised a discussion paper on our bicultural journey as a Church. Parishes are invited to submit comments before 31 July 2014.
Neighbours Day is this weekend
Neighbours Day is this weekend 29 and 30 March. Parishes are working with Presbyterian Support to get involved in Neighbours Day and support those in need in their neighbourhoods.
PressGo invites applications for Catalyst role
PressGo is inviting applications from those interested in applying for the newly-created Catalyst role, which will be responsible for providing capacity building resources to presbyteries and congregations throughout the Church. The role is full-time for a fixed term of three years.