“In ordaining the mighty law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh, the Blessed Beauty has vouchsafed a favour unto His ardent lovers through which they can express their personal sense of devotion to God in a profoundly private act of conscience.”
ISGP invites all university students to join in
Applications are now open for seminars of the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity to be held this December in NZ. Find out here how to partake in this outstanding opportunity.
Payamha provides Persian and English translations
Read the latest messages of the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'ís of Iran and Persian translations of other selected messages on the website www.payamha-iran.org.
Let’s talk about becoming better together
The New Zealand Religious Diversity Centre is hosting an online panel discussion series that offers interfaith perspectives on current issues. In the first session the panelists will explore new ways of being and doing after our pandemic lockdown.
Persecution of Iran’s Bahá’ís ramped up
“Threatening to ‘uproot a community’, trying its members en masse, reincarcerating them during a pandemic, and spreading hateful propaganda against them is a shocking and profoundly troubling development”.
We are called to allay confusion with hope
These quotations for tumultuous times focus on the role of the Bahá’í community in spreading “confidence and assurance, hope and optimism”, and on promoting the oneness of humanity in the face of racial prejudice.
National Treasury seeks accounting manager
The National Spiritual Assembly seeks a suitable person to work in the Treasury Department of the National Office as Accounting Manager.
Speakers hold fast to their vision of race unity
Extraordinary circumstances forced the Race Unity Speech Awards to go online this year. Participants responded with resolute hopes for the future of Aotearoa.
Declaration of the Báb celebrated in song
A delightful video by and for children, tells the story of the Declaration of the Báb.
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh: ‘We behold you from Our realm of glory’
On this Holy Day, to be commemorated on 28 May, at 3.00 a.m., we remember the moment when, as Shoghi Effendi writes, Bahá’u’lláh’s “spirit, at long last released from the toils of a life crowded with tribulations, had winged its flight to His ‘other dominions…’”
Tasting the elixir of pioneering
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
Efforts to build community in the South Island
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.
Thoughts from the houses on Holland Ave
The North Island Regional Bahá’í Council presents some learning as shared by friends pioneering in Tamaki, Auckland
Declaration of the Báb: the moment a new world began
The Holy Day for the Declaration of the Báb falls on 22-23 May (8 ‘Aẓamat). Here are offered Sacred Writings and historical accounts to uplift the hearts of readers on this sacred day.
Annual Report describes a community united in action
This article offers a précis of the National Spiritual Assembly’s Annual Report for 176 B.E., which is available to the friends on request.
Kiwi arts initiatives receive global exposure
Our Aotearoa Bahá’í community has done well recently in expressing spiritual themes through the arts. Some of these have featured on the website of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb, and in a recent report from Bahá’í World News Service on artists giving service during the pandemic.
Bahá’í National Office services under Level 2
The National Office is not yet opening its doors (except by arrangement) but book sales from the BDS website have resumed. Find out more details in this article.
Race Unity Award speeches to be live-streamed 11-17 May
In the week from 11-17 May, Race Unity Speech Award semi-finalists and finalists are set to share their insights and demonstrate their eloquence to an appreciative online audience.
Counsellor addresses an historic online gathering
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.
Shining lamps: celebrating our Local Spiritual Assemblies
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.