The first five-member Board of the newly established Bahá’í International Development Organisation has been announced. They will function as a consultative body to promote and coordinate the efforts of the worldwide community in social and economic development and will take up their new role on the Day of the Covenant, 26 November 2018.
On the sacred occasion of the Festivals of the Twin Birthdays, the Universal House of Justice announces that the Office of Social and Economic Development, established 35 years ago, now effloresces into a new world-embracing institution established at the World Centre, the Bahá’í International Development Organization.
Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly regarding the celebration of Twin Holy Days, 9-10 November 2018.
Letter of the Universal House of Justice dated October 2017 marking the bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh in English and te reo Māori.
The English translation of the latest message of the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'ís of Iran dated 24 October 2018, speaks of the “tenacity, sacrifice, abiding love, and matchless creativity” of individuals and the community “to respond to critical needs and to assist one another.“
A “close embrace” of the New Zealand Bahá'í community with its sister community, the Caroline Islands, through financial collaboration gives a sense of global solidarity.
Keynote speaker for the New Zealand Bahá'í Summer Schools in 175 B.E. is Dr Vahid Saberi, who is currently serving on the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia.
The 20th anniversary of the martyrdom of Hedi Moani was held on Saturday 13 October 2018, and was attended by over 120 people. A letter from the National Spiritual Assembly was read during the programme.
The Plan urgently requires an unprecedented number of friends serving as short-term homefront pioneers over the summer months.
Having sent forth Mullá ‘Alí on his mission, the Báb summoned to His presence the remaining Letters of the Living, and to each severally He gave a special command and appointed a special task and addressed to them these parting words.
The Universal House of Justice writes: “It is with hearts brimming with joy that we greet you on this historic occasion, when the doors of the first Mashriqu’l-Adhkár in Colombia are opened to all.”
The Universal House of Justice responds to the message from the New Zealand National Convention 175 B.E.
The Universal House of Justice has announced the appointment of the Continental Counsellors to fill the vacancies created by the recent appointments to the International Teaching Centre.
The Universal House of Justice writes “The tremendous stimulus given to the work of the Five Year Plan by the celebration of the bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh is apparent in all parts of the world. Thoughts are naturally turning to the two hundredth anniversary of the Birth of the Báb and what must be accomplished before this second bicentenary …”.
A gathering was held to thank Dr Tom Roa, his “team” and whanau for the work that has gone into the translation of prayers of the Central Figures of the Faith, compiled into New Zealand’s first substantive Bahá’í prayer book in te reo Māori, Ētahi Karakia Bahá’í.
The National Institutional Meeting was held to help the National Assembly “grasp more fully what was taking place at the grassroots of the community and to determine how they could encourage and refine the unfolding process of expansion and consolidation”.
This is the second of two letters containing information and encouragement aimed at ensuring that the community of the Greatest Name is in the best possible position to befittingly celebrate the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb in October 2019 and to win the goals of the Five Year Plan.
This letter is the first of two letters from the National Assembly aimed at ensuring that the community of the Greatest Name is in the best possible position to befittingly celebrate the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb in October 2019 and to win the goals of the Five Year Plan.
The National Spiritual Assembly is eager to see that every Bahá’í university student is encouraged to participate in the seminars to be held in Waihi (8-18 December) by the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP).
The National Spiritual Assembly highlights significant letters and resources In preparation for the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb that will be celebrated on 29-30 October 2019.
