Te Mīhana Māori

Welcome to our community of faith
in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau

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JOIN US - SUNDAY WORSHIP

Nau mai, haere mai.
Join us as we worship and do life together
in a uniquely Māori Anglican way.

Te Mīhana Māori is a community of Mihingare (Māori Anglicans) based in the heart of Auckland’s CBD. We are a diverse mix of cultures – Māori, Pākehā, and Tauiwi (non-Māori) – who find a home in a Māori expression of Christian worship.

WHO WE ARE

Sunday Karakia

Nau mai (welcome) – come and check us out for yourself this Sunday.

Weekly Sunday Karakia:
10:30 am – Family Service: bilingual (Māori & English) worship service, including songs of praise, Scripture readings, a reflective kauwhau (sermon), and the sharing of the Eucharist (Holy Communion).

During term time, this service includes Kura Rātapu (Sunday School) for our tamariki (children).

Free parking around the whare, a kapu tī after the service.

Ways to join:
Join us in-person: 2 Burleigh Street, Grafton, Auckland.
Or via our live stream.

Eucharist communion kaihapa - Te Mīhana Māori

Whakapono

At our core, we are a community of believers — united in Christian worship and committed to being the hands and feet of Jesus in our city, Tāmaki Makaurau. Our mission statement is: Te Wero o Te Whakapono (the challenge of the faith).

Te Mīhana Māori - Lady Chapel Window, Tarore - Holy Sepulchre, Te Ana Tapu

Whakapapa

We draw from the rich tapestry of our Mihingare whakapapa, weaving together the stories of our ancestors, the Church in Aotearoa, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our life and worship prioritise te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, grounding us in a living expression of faith.

 

Te Mīhana Māori - Te Ana Tapu, Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Whānau

We are an intergenerational, multicultural, and pan-tribal community of faith. There is space for all in this whānau, regardless of age, ethnicity, iwi affiliation, or background.

Upcoming Events

There is a lot going on in the life of our community and whānau.
Come along to one of our upcoming events, meet some people, get involved!

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“Te Mīhana Māori has been a place for my faith as Māori to thrive. While I was reclaiming my reo, here I found friends on the journey, and I found a safe place to stand confident in being both Māori and Christian, and for those to be recognised in unity before God." 

Ethan Fasi-Mohenoa (Ngāti Porou, Tonga, Niue, Ingarangi),
congregant

“The beautiful blend of tikanga Māori and Christianity at Te Mīhana Māori means the hospitality is warm, the generosity bountiful, and the fight for social justice ongoing -  as is the heartfelt desire for reconciliation and unity in this great little country we all love.”

Karen LLoyd (Pākehā),
congregant

“From being a stranger on day one to a year later washing dishes, helping out on AV, bringing my whānau through and now all the kaumātua and kuia knowing me by name - I'm so grateful for Te Mīhana Māori." 

Ben Haurua (Te Rarawa, Te Tai Tokerau),
congregant

“I find this church a place of real warmth and welcome. It's not just the beautiful Sunday morning service, it's the cup of tea and kai afterwards, the warm hugs and greetings, the sense of belonging and being seen and accepted.”

Kirstin Fleming (Pākehā),
Congregant

“Te Mīhana Māori is a place that upholds tikanga, manaakitanga, aroha, our reo, and the importance of whānau and our whenua in a way that brings glory and honour to Te Atua." 

Leslie Haurua (Ngāti Kuri),
congregant

“As a son of Chinese migrant parents, I long to belong with a place and people. Through our shared whakapono in Īhu Karaiti and the expression of manaakitanga from te ao Māori, Te Mīhana Māori has created a home for my whānau to belong. I also feel a sense of belonging participating to their mission, which is to embody Te Rongopai in Tāmaki so that Māori, Manene, and mokopuna will collectively flourish. ”

Rev'd Wilson Chan (Cantonese, Hokkien),
Minister

“We have been so blessed to have been welcomed wholeheartedly into this community that seeks to serve Christ authentically; worshipping together using the language of our whenua in a physical space that blends Māori and European aesthetic traditions.”

Dr Sam BROWN (Pākehā),
Congregant

“There is a place for all at Te Mīhana Māori – including for my fellow tāngata Pākehā. Jesus "pitched his tent" amongst a wonderfully diverse community. He didn't care about background or occupation - he simply cared about people.”

Karen LLoyd (Pākehā),
congregant

"Te Mīhana Māori is a place where my faith is enriched by the faith and tikanga of my elders in this land. I’m so grateful for this intergenerational community."

Lillian Murray (Pākehā nō Ingarangi, Kōtirana),
congregant

"If you love Jesus, want to learn to love him, or maybe fall in love with him all over again, you can do this at Te Mīhana feeling welcomed, valued, comfortable and safe.”

Karen LLoyd (Pākehā),
congregant