The Anglican Apology for the Disposal of the Mission Land

St. Georges Anglican Church sits on the site of the Battle of Gate Pa. Each year we offer free lectures to help people understand our history and how it shapes our present.

In December 2018 the Anglican Church apologized to nga iwi o Tauranga Moana, and Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Tapu in particular, for the gifting of the Te Papa Mission Block to the New Zealand Government in 1867 for the establishment of the Tauranga military settlement. In the text of the apology it is acknowledged that the Anglican church had ultimately failed in its moral obligations, "under intense and undue pressure from the Government of the day".

In December 2019 the Anglican Church and the Otamataha Trust, representing Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Tapu, signed an agreement on how that apology is to be acted out.

On Sunday 2nd February Archbishop Sir David Moxon, the lead Anglican negotiator throughout this process, will talk about the events that are being apologised for, how the apology came about, and what next.

Sunday February 2nd, 7pm at St. George’s Anglican Church, 1 Church Street, Gate Pa.

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