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Aotearoa NZ Quakers submission on Crown Minerals Amendment Bill

Aotearoa NZ Quakers have made a submission seeking the withdrawal of of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill, which promotes petroleum exploration and production and therefore reverses Aotearoa New Zealand's Quaker supported climate change policies about moving away from fossil fuels.

Upcoming deadline for Tessa Malcolm Scholarship

QEF would like to remind Friends that the application deadline for the Tessa Malcolm Scholarship is coming up on 30 Oct.

Quaker organizations share a vision for peace in Palestine & Israel

Quakers in Aotearoa New Zealand have joined many Quaker groups around the world endorsing a Quaker statement outlining a vision for peace in Palestine & Israel.

Anzac Day Peace Vigil a Quaker tradition. Gaza was on our minds

Each year on Anzac Day Quakers and others gather on the Church Steps in Nelson in vigil for peace.

Summer Gathering 2024-25

Summer Gathering will be at El Rancho, on the Kapiti Coast, from 27 December 2024 to 2 January 2025, with a theme of “Meeting in the Middle”.

Quakers in Auckland and north write to MPs about the war in the Middle East

Quakers

Te Hāhi Tūhauwiri

The Religious Society of Friends – Aotearoa New Zealand

Northern Monthly Meeting

115 Mt Eden Rd

Auckland 102

Quakers in Auckland and north write to Party Leaders reaffirming their commitment to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Quakers

Te Hāhi Tūhauwiri

The Religious Society of Friends – Aotearoa New Zealand

Northern Monthly Meeting

115 Mt Eden Rd

Auckland 1024

Christian World Service Gaza Palestine Emergency Appeal

Christian World Service (CWS) has launched an emergency appeal to assist people who have been affected by the current conflict in the Middle East, particularly Gaza. The Religious Society of

Quaker organisations call for a ceasefire and humanitarian protections in Gaza

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), along with Quaker organisations that work on the ground in Palestine and Israel, has issued a strong call to stop the violence and allow humanitarian access to