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A campaign is planned for January and February 2021, where individuals and teams will work joyfully together to meet new friends, initiate Ruhi training camps and junior youth camps and support the addition of new core activities in neighbourhoods across the North Island.
Paying tribute to Mrs Violette Haake, who departed this life on 24 September, the Universal House of Justice writes that “she served the Cause of God with utter dedication over many decades”.
Recent online meetings between members of national, regional and local institutions enabled a sharing of insights, and gave a boost of encouragement to all for their herculean, resilient and agile efforts in serving their communities.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori — Māori Language Week — provides a springboard for friends to begin or enhance engagement with te reo.
A message of support to the American friends after Bosch Bahá'í School in California suffered considerable damage in wildfires also notes other major adversities currently unfolding in the United States.
A ‘Winter Initiative’ in North Island goal clusters mobilised the friends and strengthened community capacities for growth.
What are the most effective actions we can take in this historic final year of the current Five Year Plan? A video presentation from the National Spiritual Assembly answers this vital question.
A delightful video by and for children, tells the story of the Declaration of the Báb.
The North Island Regional Bahá’í Council outlines the needs, and shares inspiring videos and stories about pioneering, desirous that friends will arise and consider home-front pioneering
These stories from the South Island describe how, despite the health crisis, many Bahá’ís and collaborators have continued learning to contribute to the social and spiritual well-being of their communities.
The North Island Regional Bahá’í Council presents some learning as shared by friends pioneering in Tamaki, Auckland
Delegates met online to hear the outcome of the National Spiritual Assembly election in which they had cast their votes online, and to hear stirring words of encouragement from Counsellor Tessa Scrine.
Some notable anniversaries this year serve to remind us how precious are our Local Spiritual Assemblies and how wonderful are the sacrifices of the friends in supporting them.
Having adapted quickly to new realities brought on by the pandemic crisis, the friends in Aotearoa are well placed to strengthen community-building efforts in the challenging days ahead.
Over a four week period, four visiting friends alongside those living in Thames, reached out to every household in a neighbourhood in Thames.
A participant in devotional gatherings took the initiative to invite the wider community through a stall during Chinese New Year Celebrations.
Members of the Institution of the Counsellors in New Zealand - six Auxiliary Board members with their supervising Counsellor - spent time reflecting together at Bahá’í Centre.
Recognition given to George Burt, a New Zealand believer, in this year’s New Year Honours, has brought congratulations from the Universal House of Justice.
The North Island Regional Bahá’í Council joyfully announces that the Rotorua cluster has reached the second milestone of growth.
A personal perspective on service in “that uniquely bountiful atmosphere at the World Centre that stems from the influence of Bahá’u’lláh's teachings and the proximity of the Shrines.”
