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Christianity in New Zealand[edit]

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Richard Hooker[edit]

Do you really think Hooker is sufficiently important to attribute a view which your source only assigns to him the rather grand status of representing "the English Reformers"? --BozMo talk 20:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, I believe the statement is true, but you're right that the reference doesn't back up that broader claim. Sbmackay (talk) 03:56, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are probably right and since you ask your other edits to the article look about right. I agree with you that the necessicity of Apostolic Succession is not the same thing as the much more prevalent claim that the AC has it anyway if it was important. There are all sorts of references in bylaws etc to both Catholic and Protestant positions but the stuff in the coronation of the monarch who as governor of the Church of England has duties to defend the Protestant nature of the Church is probably the strongest wording I have come across. --BozMo talk 05:49, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SPS[edit]

Hi, please see User_talk:Bilby#WP:SPS. Richiez (talk) 13:38, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship (PNG)[edit]

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Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay[edit]

Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.

Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede 66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]