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  Greetings, We are pleased to share a video with you all, which highlights the significant changes we are implementing as we move to a new way of doing mission together across Aotearoa New Zealand, called Local Mission Delivery supported by a Connected Support Network. This video is for everyone within The Salvation Army: congregations, officers,...

I am pleased to announce that the Territorial Commander has approved the following appointments as part of the Local Mission Delivery Model and Connected Support Network rollout in New Zealand. Please note that where officers have existing appointments that are not changing, these have not been listed below. KEY LEADERSHIP...

The Salvation Army has launched its annual Red Shield Appeal, which helps fund a wide range of community-based social services to assist Kiwis—especially the most vulnerable in our society. With the campaign theme “Help Kiwis Stay Above the Poverty Line’, this year’s appeal seeks to raise awareness and crucial funds...

The General's Easter Message 2024: The Final Word at Easter from Salvation Army IHQ on Vimeo.   Several of the main characters in the crucifixion and resurrection story of Jesus did not agree about much of anything, but they did agree about this: the story of Jesus was over. Pontius...

Resene customers have helped give a timely boost to Salvation Army foodbanks, restocking shelves after the busy Christmas and back to school period. This year, despite cost-of-living challenges, more than 11,000 cans of food were swapped across the motu for Resene testpots during the Hunger for Colour Appeal. Held throughout...

Leaders from all divisions within the Eastern Europe Territory, along with officers and other Salvationists, gathered in Chisinau, Moldova, for the visit of the Chief of the Staff (Commissioner Edward Hill) and Commissioner Shelley Hill (World Secretary for Women’s Ministries) in February 2024, which commenced with the installation of new territorial...

Thank you to all our corporate partners for the wonderful work you do to support our mahi. We have really been blessed over the past few months in particular with appeals that have benefited The Salvation Army and the whanau we journey with. These are amazing results given the current...

People searching for a health service that offers compassionate, affordable and inclusive healthcare for individuals and whānau are encouraged to sign up for The Salvation Army’s Hauora Service, which is now accepting new patients. Hauora refers to a specific approach to healthcare that incorporates the wellbeing of an individual. By...

The Salvation Army is concerned by the latest Child Poverty statistics released by Stats New Zealand that show increases in child poverty in Aotearoa.  The response to child poverty carried out in recent years has seen a steady decline in child poverty across all primary measures used to monitor it....

The deepening cost-of-living crisis, increasing rental costs, lack of affordable housing, and wage inequality for women, Māori and Pasifika people are some of the many increasingly difficult challenges facing people across Aotearoa highlighted in The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation 2024 report, titled Ngā Tukunga Iho – The Things We Inherit. “The...

The Salvation Army is announcing the Next Generations Initiative, part of a goal to raise $1 million to support 1000 tamariki and rangatahi across the motu for 1000 days. The Next Generations Initiative is the second phase of the 1000 Days Appeal, which was announced in 2023. The appeal supports...

It’s that time of year again, when New Zealanders across the motu will be visiting Resene and donating cans of food in exchange for Resene paint testpots. Now entering its 10th year, the Resene Hunger for Colour food fundraiser gives people a chance to donate food and help vulnerable families...