The Ecumenical Group (TPEG) comprises one member from each of the seven dioceses of the New Zealand Anglican Church (Tikanga Pākehā).
Tasks and responsibilities of the Tikanga Pākehā Ecumenical Group:
(a) to report on ecumenism and interfaith activity in the New Zealand Dioceses to the Council for Ecumenism and the Tikanga Pākehā Conference Coordinating Group (TPCCG),
(b) to recommend to the Tikanga Pākehā Conference Coordinating Group the names of two persons to be nominated by the Tikanga Pākehā Conference Coordinating Group for appointment at each Ordinary Session of General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui to the Council for Ecumenism (CfE),
(c) to meet with other ecumenical groups established by Tikanga Māori and Tikanga Pasefika,
(d) to ensure that each Diocese is represented on the Tikanga Pākehā Ecumenical Group,
(e) to encourage Diocesan ecumenical and interfaith activity.
The current members of TPEG are:
Auckland: The Rev'd Nyasha Gumbeze
Waikato & Taranaki: The Rev'd Andrew McKean
Waiapu: The Rev'd Canon Jenny Chalmers
Wellington: The Rev'd Cassandra Mesa
Nelson: Vacancy
Christchurch: The Rev'd Mike Hawke
Dunedin: The Rev'd Canon Michael Wallace (Convenor)
The next meeting of TPEG will be held in late 2026.
For further information, please contact the TPC Administrator.
Tasks and responsibilities of the Tikanga Pākehā Ecumenical Group:
(a) to report on ecumenism and interfaith activity in the New Zealand Dioceses to the Council for Ecumenism and the Tikanga Pākehā Conference Coordinating Group (TPCCG),
(b) to recommend to the Tikanga Pākehā Conference Coordinating Group the names of two persons to be nominated by the Tikanga Pākehā Conference Coordinating Group for appointment at each Ordinary Session of General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui to the Council for Ecumenism (CfE),
(c) to meet with other ecumenical groups established by Tikanga Māori and Tikanga Pasefika,
(d) to ensure that each Diocese is represented on the Tikanga Pākehā Ecumenical Group,
(e) to encourage Diocesan ecumenical and interfaith activity.
The current members of TPEG are:
Auckland: The Rev'd Nyasha Gumbeze
Waikato & Taranaki: The Rev'd Andrew McKean
Waiapu: The Rev'd Canon Jenny Chalmers
Wellington: The Rev'd Cassandra Mesa
Nelson: Vacancy
Christchurch: The Rev'd Mike Hawke
Dunedin: The Rev'd Canon Michael Wallace (Convenor)
The next meeting of TPEG will be held in late 2026.
For further information, please contact the TPC Administrator.