Quaker News

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Tauranga Weekend Sun newspaper article

Tauranga Quakers Featured in the Weekend Sun, 4th Sept.

Dunedin Quaker podcasts on Otago Access Radio

The last Dunedin Quaker episode of Otago Access Radio's Radio Church programme, broadcast on in August 2020, features Merrall MacNeille

Concern re Israeli plans to annex Palestinian land

A letter has been sent to Prime Minister Jacinda Adern expressing our concern about the plans Israel has announced for the annexation of Palestinian land in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Support for justice in West Papua

Quakers in Aotearoa have added support to a statement made by West Papuan Religious Leaders.

Quaker call for action after Covid-19

Quakers in Aotearoa see the current global pandemic as an opportunity for reassessment and re-evaluation.

See the statement from our Yearly Meeting

Quaker Climate Emergency Newsletter

Invitation to a Quaker Climate Emergency Forum on Zoom Time: May 27, 2020 3pm start, 02:30 PM opening.

Meetings and COVID-19

Various Local Meetings continued to meet and worship together during the COVID-19 lockdown using Zoom. Quakers found Zoom a useful way to gather together when meeting in person was not possib