E NEWS 17TH JULY 2026 Talofa lava, kia ora and warm Pacific greetings.  What a week it has been!  It was sad to hear of the passing of Sir Sam Neill.  He was an icon and international movie star which we have been proud to boast of as belonging to us here in...

Kia ora and Manawatia a Matariki! Thank you to everyone who joined us for worship last Sunday as we farewelled David and Laura Gehrenbeck. By now, I trust they will have arrived safely at their new posting in Pennsylvania. We are deeply grateful for the wonderful...

Talofa lava, Kia ora, greetings.  The weather has improved immensely finally my rubbish got collected this morning after being too windy last Friday for pick up.  As I mentioned on Sunday I attended the Glamaphones concert on Saturday.  I left home in Wainuiomata at...

Talofa lava, Kia ora, and warm greetings everyone.  Staff update.  Sara our parish administrator had a successful operation yesterday and we continue to pray for her speedy recovery.  Hannah is relieving her while she is away.    Yesterday I had the privilege of...

E NEWS 19TH JUNE 2026 Talofa lava.  Our St Andrew’s office staff has been hit by unwellness in recent weeks.  Sufficive to say so has our email.  Many of you have been trying to contact us by email but it is currently down so we are all using our private emails to...

E-News – Friday 12 June 2026 Talofa lava, Believe it or not, by the time you read this, I will again be in Auckland. This time the occasion is a special one: my older sister, Violet, is being farewelled as she enters retirement after 25 years of service with the...