Welcome to the Quakers.nz website
Welcome to the website for Quakers in Aotearoa New Zealand. We hope you enjoy exploring and using it.
The menu system is designed to be easy for you to navigate by arranging key subjects within easy reach.
This is complemented by two buttons on the home page:
- Learn about Quakers will take you to a brief introduction to Quakers and Quaker faith.
- Find a Quaker meeting will take you to a page of Quaker meetings for worship, ranging from Kaitaia in the north to Invercargill in the south. You'll also be able to find online meetings.
Here is a summary of what you'll find on the website. No login is needed to view these pages.
| About Us | Quaker History, Beliefs, Testimonies, Why I am a Quaker, Pamphlets for Enquirers, and Frequently asked questions. |
| Faith in Action | Peace, Social justice, Economic justice, Sustainability, Wider Faith in Action. |
| News & Events | News items, Events, and regular Quaker Events such as Summer Gathering and Yearly Meeting. |
| Children & Youth | Families and Children, Junior Young Friends, Young Friends. |
| Structure | Describes the structure of Friends in Aotearoa, how decision making works, and lists the Committees and Roles of Yearly Meeting including email contact details. Yearly Meeting Committees include Community pages - these provide additional information and resources which is usually publicly available. |
| Publications | Friends publications from Aotearoa including Quaker Faith and Practice and Friends Newsletter. |
| Resources | Grants, Bequests, Quaker Book Sales, Oral History, and a range of resources associated with Committees and Faith in Action. |
| Monthly Meetings | A list of Monthly Meetings including contact details, and Business meeting schedules. Monthly meetings include Community pages - these provide additional information and resources which is usually publicly available. |
| Contact | Find a Quaker Meeting, Friend Centres & Accommodation, Monthly meetings, Contact Form. |
If you're a Member or Attender and your details are on the website, you can log in to find more information.
| Friends Resources | These are an extension of the Resources menu, and include Funding support, Meeting resources, Pastoral Care resources, Standard forms, and Testimonies to the Grace of God in the lives of Friends. |
| Monthly Meetings | As a logged in Friend, you'll be able to find Meeting Minutes and Appointments for Monthly meetings. |
| Yearly Meeting | There is a separate menu dedicated to Yearly Meeting Committees & Roles to make it easier for logged-in Friends to access information. As a logged in Friend, you'll be able to find Meeting Minutes and Appointments for Yearly Meeting Committees. |
At the top right there are extra menus to support logged-in Friends.
| Find a Friend | Find a Friend allows logged-in Friends to search for details of other Friends who have made their details visible. |
| My groups | This drop-down menu lists the Monthly meeting and Quaker Meeting for Worship that you’re part of, and any YM Committees or roles that you’re appointed to. You can quick-link from any of these to the page that you want. |
| Web support | This menu includes How-to documents for various activities on the website, and lists of User Data Managers and User Support Friends. If you’re maintaining a Monthly Meeting page or a YM Committee page, you’ll find How-to guides next to the task you’re about to do: News, Events, Community Pages, Meeting Minutes, Appointments etc. |
| My Account | This is where your personal details are available and can be updated. |
| Log out / Log in | This is where you log in and out. You can use your email address or your username to log in. |
Hints for using the website
Navigation
- Scroll down to see more on any page.
- A single click will work the buttons and menus.
- You can return to the main homepage if you click on the "House" icon at the left of the top menu.
Larger text
If you find the text is too small, your browser will allow you to magnify or zoom the screen.
- On Windows, hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and press the + (plus) key. You can do this several times to get a greater magnification. Use Ctrl and - (minus) to reduce the amount of magnification.
- On Apple Mac, hold down the Command (Cmd) key and press the + (plus) key. You can do this several times to get a greater magnification. Use Cmd and - (minus) to reduce the amount of magnification.
Smart phones and devices
Because smart phones and devices have smaller screens, the website pages will automatically change to display as much as possible.
Menus will change to a "hamburger" or "waffle" icon: ≡
Click on the icon to display the hidden menu.
More help
Click on the Web support menu at the top right of the screen. You'll find a list of topics that may help.
If you're editing pages for a Monthly meeting or Yearly Meeting Committee, you'll find a "Help me to..." menu button immediately below each of the menu items - Overview page, News, Events, Community pages, Meeting Minutes, Appointments.
Help Desk
You can contact the Help Desk at help@support.quakers.nz
Maintained by
Website Technical Services Team