In October 1842 Bishop Selwyn established an Anglican presence in Taranaki, by obtaining a Crown grant for the land on which the Taranaki Cathedral of St Mary’s church, the oldest stone church in New Zealand, now stands. Selwyn’s intention was to set up a Diocese of Taranaki with its own… Read More »Records of St Mary’s Church New Plymouth
The Anglican Men’s Society was founded in London as the Church of England Men’s Society in 1899 and in New Zealand in 1904. In its heyday it had 82 branches throughout New Zealand. These are the records of the National Council and its activities including conferences. Membership declined until in… Read More »Anglican Men’s Society in New Zealand
A new addition to the archives is the Order of the Society of St. Francis papers The Anglican Society of St Francis is a modern community that came into existence early last century and draws its inspiration from St. Francis of Assisi. The ideals of St Francis, who lived before… Read More »The Third Order of the Society of St. Francis
Florence Smith, first CMS missionary from New Zealand to go to India Florence Smith, born in Nelson in 1872, was the first Church Missionary Society missionary from New Zealand to go to India in 1899. On one occasion she is reputed to have walked thirty-two miles through country rich in… Read More »Florence Smith | CMS NZ Missionary to India
Rev’d Douglas Kidd’s lecture notes make for a brilliant archival piece A number of former students of St John’s College and Trinity Methodist College have deposited the lecture notes that they took as a student. These may seem an odd choice for inclusion in an archive, but in fact, these… Read More »Lecture notes as a source of historical information
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
Included in the recently listed Women’s Resource Centre Archive (KIN 178) at the Library, are biographical information sheets compiled by Anglican women priests in New Zealand in the 1980’s. These excerpts by the Rev. Kathleen Lyons, give a unique insight into the life, faith and times of a remarkable woman.… Read More »In Their Own Words | Rev. Kathleen Lyons
2010 marked 25 years of Māori community worship in Sydney. In 1979, Archdeacon Kingi Ihaka celebrated Holy Communion at St Luke’s, Ranwick. There he was asked of the possibility of having a Māori priest visit Sydney occasionally, in order for Māori to be ministered to in their own cultural context.… Read More »Sydney Māori Anglican Fellowship publications
Bishop Selwyn’s seal came up for auction in Auckland The brass seal of Bishop George Augustus Selwyn came up for auction in Auckland. This is the same (or an identical) seal that was used by the bishop on official documents, and many wax impressions of the seal are still attached… Read More »Bishop George Augustus Selwyn’s Seal
Te Aute Map and Land Deeds The John Kinder Theological Library Te Puna Atuatanga is not only a research library; it is also a repository for archives relating to the Anglican Church at a national level. Archives are the records created, used or collected by an organisation. These records are… Read More »Te Aute Map and Land Deeds
