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This clip narrates the contentious establishment of a prayer for the House in the first days of 1854.

This cartoon from Truth illustrates the concern among some parishioners about churches being used to hang prohibition placards on.

English-born New Zealander Penny Jamieson was the first woman in the world to be ordained a bishop of the Anglican Church

Portrait of Octavius Hadfield, circa 1890s.

Group portrait, taken on the occasion of Ratana's 60th birthday

In 1862 Te Ua Haumene established a new religion, Hauhau based on the principle of pai marire – goodness and peace. Most settlers viewed Hauhau as a anti-European religion that became synonymous with ‘violence, fanaticism and barbarism’.

Hear Reverend Simon Acland's address at the funeral service for Dame Ngaio Marsh on 24 February 1982.

Portrait of Pai Marire prophet Te Ua Haumene

Octavius Hadfield, member of the Church Missionary Society, was, in 1838, the first priest to be ordained in New Zealand. He became Bishop of Wellington in 1870

Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana, of Ngati Apa and Nga Rauru, founded the Ratana Church which remains a major religious and political force today

Te Whiti was a Taranaki leader and prophet. A resistance movement based at Parihaka was led by him and Tohu Kakahi. Te Whiti was arrested following the infamous raid on Parihaka by Armed Constabulary in 1881.