This collection of Christmas cards comes from the Rev’d Sir Kingi Ihaka collection (KIN157/1/12). They date from the early sixties to the late eighties and range from standard commercial gift cards to cards produced by church groups, charities, and other private organisations. A striking example of the latter is the… Read More »The Cards of Christmas Past
Welcome to the Wiremu Netana Panapa Collection Wiremu Netana Panapa was born in Dargaville in 1898. Panapa was educated at Maropiu School and St Stephen’s Native Boys’ School, Parnell. His grandfather encouraged him to study the Bible and guided him into the service of the Anglican Church. Panapa then entered… Read More »The Wiremu Netana Panapa Collection
Kereru Tarawhiti was born in Waikato in 1823. When he was a child Kereru was christened ‘Seth’ by Reverend Robert Burrows of the Mission School. The name Seth was later translated into Māori as Heta. At age 16 Tarawhiti witnessed the arrival of Reverend Yates Ashwell, one of the few… Read More »Heta Tarawhiti
Several of the books in the Rare Books collection have the bookplate of CJ Dyson, including the earliest book held, an incunabule – a work of St Ambrose printed in 1874. Until recently nothing was known about Dyson, but a recently discovered entry in John Henry Newman’s published correspondence 31… Read More »Charles Dyson as a donor of books to St John’s College
The Baumber collection consists of 980 books of mostly pre-1900 New Zealand titles, which were given to Trinity Methodist College as the gift of the Rev. William Baumber, minister at Pitt Street Church. The collection is strong in 19th-century settler and visitor accounts of New Zealand. A noteworthy book from the… Read More »Baumber Collection
The compilation covers a colourful history of the Anglican Church of Waikari, the Church of Ascension and vicarage. An interesting read regarding the churches changing facade and a brief history of it’s priests and community.
The Rev John Vincent was Vicar of Hinds from 1958 to 1960, Vicar of Riccarton St. James from 1966 to 1972 and Vicar of Hororata (Christchurch Diocese) from 1972 until his sudden death in July 1975. He was also much involved in religious broadcasting, and the spread of the Group… Read More »The Rev John Vincent Archive
An engraved, limestone memorial in the floor of Norwich Cathedral reads “Remember Bishop Herbert St Barbe Holland, Dean of Norwich 1946-1952”. His ashes and those of his wife Mellie, are interred here. Bishop Holland is better known to New Zealand Anglicans as the Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand from 1936 to… Read More »Plaque in Norwich Cathedral Commemorates Bishop Holland
Spotted in New York recently by the eagle eye of library team member Jenny Harper, was this impressive Selwyn plaque. The plaque, located in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Amsterdam Avenue (reputedly the fourth largest Christian church in the world) survived a major fire in 2001,… Read More »Selwyn in New York
This is the Springbok Tour cross that was carried onto the rugby field at Hamilton by protesters against the 1981 Springbok Tour in August-September that year. St John’s College faculty and students had a high profile, and a group from the College travelled to Hamilton for this event. The Springbok… Read More »Were You There? | 1981 Springbok Tour Cross
