The sixth public Annual Report by Tira Tūhāhā Prison Chaplaincy Aotearoa is now published. We invite you to read it here. The Report has some great stories from prisoners, chaplains, and a prison General Manager, along with infographics on our work across all 18 prisons. The stories written by men and women in prison about the
Volunteers have always been an important and vibrant part of the ministry of Tira Tūhāhā Prison Chaplaincy Aotearoa. While the last few years have presented some difficulties for regular involvement by volunteers at many of the prison sites, over the past six months it has been exciting to see the gradual return of volunteers to
An exciting recent development for the chaplaincy teams at all prison sites has been the rollout of a branded clothing range for chaplains. This has been a project that Richard Ward, our Regional Manager for the Auckland Region has overseen over the last two years. The process has taken longer than expected due to COVID
TTPCA farewelled its Board Chair of six years, Anne Dickinson, at the recent October Board meeting. During the farewell, Anne was given flowers and gifts, and also presented with a pikorua symbolising the relationship she has formed with TTPCA and her commitment to bicultural relations in the organisation. Anne made a pivotal contribution to the
We have a new image to go with our new name! In November 2022 the Board changed the name of our organisation to Tira Tūhāhā Prison Chaplaincy Aotearoa and they have just approved a new logo to go with the name. The logo image depicts: te Wairua Tapu (Holy Spirit) represented in the manu (bird),
In November 2022, the Board decided to change our organisation’s name. Our new name is: Tira Tūhāhā Prison Chaplaincy Aotearoa. Our Board members: Bishop’s Kito Pikaahu and Richard Wallace, and Te Aroha Rountree came up with the name which draws on Epeha 1:18 (Ephesians 1:18) and the 12 heavens of Māori religion and mythology. Tira: