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Quaker Faith & Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

This book is offered as a source of inspiration, information and understanding of Quaker thought and experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand. It has been compiled
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Quaker Lecture

Quaker Lectures

The Quaker Lecture is a public event given annually in Aotearoa on a social or spiritual topic of current importance. The Lecture is initially presented in
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Quaker Handbook

Quaker Handbook

The Handbook is a practical and informative guide to Quaker practice in this country. It is not a rigid set of rules and regulations but a description of what
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Friends Newsletter

The Newsletter typically includes reports on events, news & articles
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Yearly Meeting Statements

Yearly Meeting Policy Statements
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Submissions to Parliament

Quakers have a long tradition of "speaking truth to power", speaking directly and forthrightly to power-holders with whom we may agree, or disagree. We have
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Writings of Record

Writings of Record (Epistles)

Writings and Documents of record are agreed upon by all those present, and are then sent throughout the wider Quaker network. These are called "epistles"
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Quakers In Aotearoa

Being a Quaker is a way of living based in the discovery that we can, singly or together, be in the presence of the Spirit, or God, in all simplicity without
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Quaker Meeting and Me

This is a book designed for children to learn about what happens in Meeting for Worship. It is a bilingual publication in Māori and English. Friends may order
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Care for the planet

Care for the Planet: Toward a Quaker Story

Quaker beliefs have much to offer as the world faces the challenge of making radical change to reverse the environmental degradation caused by human behaviour
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