Quaker News

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Quakers in Nelson Embroidery can now be viewed online

The Nelson Quaker Embroidery sets out to tell the history of Nelson (Whakatū) Friends (Quakers), from its beginnings in seventeenth-century England to the present day.

Dunedin Quaker offers vision for the future

John Highton, a lifelong Quaker and a member of Dunedin Monthly Meeting, had an opinion piece published in the Otago Daily Times in October

Outreach: Interview on Access Radio Taranaki

A spirit led opportunity presented itself to do outreach through an interview on Sweet Talk 24-11-2020 on Access Radio Taranaki 104.4 FM

An Allegory for the Future

This is a story for both children and adults – but they’ll probably see it in very different ways. It was born within a Quaker group, brought together to reflect on the March to May 2020 experience of Covid-19 in NZ.

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

Yearly Meeting 2020 cancelled

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