Check out our August issue of He Kupu Whakamarama for korero on the Kahui Wahine Wananga, Rumaki wananga with Te Rau College, clergy news and a memorial to Rev. Canon Mona Scott.
Check out our Matariki 2023 issue of He Kupu Whakamarama for the good vibes on Ven. Dr Hirini Kaa’s Lambeth Award, korero on the Nga Tapuwae a Ihu pilgrimage to the Holy Land, a rembrance to Rev. Fred McRoberts and the upcoming wananga with Te Rau College.
Hui Topu 2020 has been cancelled. After consultation with local whanau and organisers, and following Ministry of Health advice on public events and mass gatherings, the event scheduled for 11 April will be cancelled with tentative rescheduling for Easter Saturday, 2021.
This Saturday sees the ordination and installation of Don Tamihere as the second Pihopa o Te Tairawhiti in the heart of Ngati Porou. As Bishop of Tairawhiti, Don will be responsible for overseeing the work and ministry of the Māori Anglican church throughout the East Coast, from Potikirua in the North to Porangahau in the South.
"In the meantime, the newly announced bishop-elect plans to work with church whanau to help ensure Christmas is a time of peace and hope."
Click here to read the interview with Bishop-elect Don in the Gisborne Herald...
Reverend Don Tamihere knows about the challenge for whanau at Christmas. Born in Gisborne and raised “on the Coast”, Don says that he is proud of his Tairāwhiti upbringing and iwi connections. “I was a typical coastie kid, hanging around marae, riding horses, surfing, and getting up to mischief. But I also saw whanau that went without, both without the physical and the spiritual blessings that should be found in abundance at this time of year.”
