Bishop paddles north in Marsden’s wake

Friday, December 5th, 2014

A kayaking Anglican bishop is about halfway through a 250km water pilgrimage from Auckland to the Bay of Islands.

Jim White, Assistant Anglican Bishop of Auckland, today embarks on the fifth day of his kayak trip to Oihi in the Bay of Islands – the location of the first Christmas service in New Zealand 200 years ago.

For the historic service, which marked the beginning of the Christian missionary movement in New Zealand, Samuel Marsden’s sermon was translated into Maori by Ngapuhi chief Ruatara. Continue reading

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