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John Osmers Memorial Fund for Refugee Education in Zambia

John Osmers worked in Zambia to support and fund the education of refugees, especially those from Rwanda. This memorial fund has continued his work since his death in June 2021. Additional contributions are always welcome.

Care for the Planet

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.

Presentation at Mt Eden by Alyn Ware, NZer and global peace activities

Quaker Lecture 2021

Hear Anjum Rahman: STORIES of BELONGING - A Journey Across Aotearoa

Free public lecture presented by Anjum Rahman
on Saturday 15th May, 7pm
Kauri Hall, El Rancho, Waikanae

Refreshments provided.

Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

A letter has been sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, and all Members of Parliament, expressing our support for her inaugural foreign policy speech and including questions on th

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.

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