Diocesan Synod

Papers

2026 Synod Business

2026 Reports and financial statements

GTB financial statements (full)

Order Papers

• Draft programme
• Order papers

Key Dates

Completed

• Monday 8 June: Yearbook reports due – closed.
• Sunday 5 July: Bills and Motions due – closed.
• By Thursday 13 August: Synod Business due – book emailed 10 August, please check your Junk email folder or contact our office if you have not received your email.
• By Thursday 13 August: Synod Reports and Financials due – link to file emailed 13 August.
• By Friday 14 August: Presentations due – presenters to provide their presentation file to the Diocesan Office ().
• By Thursday 20 August: Bishop to issue summons – emailed (with business book) 10 August, please contact our office if you have not received yours.
  • Apologies can be sent at any time directly to the Bishop at .
• By Friday 21 August: Nominations for elections open. Nominations close during Synod. Elections this year: Diocesan Council – nomination form emailed 14 August.

Upcoming

• Tuesday 18 and Thursday 20 August, 7pm: Pre-Synod online meetings. Members are invited to attend only one of those meetings – meeting zoom link emailed 7 & 17 August.
• By Thursday 20 August: Members to complete online registration form (dietary, parking, privacy requirements etc) – online registration form emailed 13 August.
• By Friday 28 August: Draft Synod programme sent.
• By Friday 28 August: Parking passes emailed where applicable.
• Thursday 3 September: Synod starts. Registrations open at Bishop Monteith Visitor Centre from 4pm members to collect name tag, and complete “at venue” online sign in (this will be available throughout Synod to reduce queueing).
• Shortly after Synod: Bishop’s Charge available.
• October: Proceedings and wrap up information sent.

Other information

Bill 3 commentary

The Rev’d Michael Berry, the mover of Bill 3 Diocesan Synod Statute Bill, has prepared a commentary document to help guide Synod members through the Bill.

Bill 3 commentary document

Venue information

Registrations: Open from 4pm, Thursday 3 September, in the Bishop Monteith Visitor Centre at Holy Trinity Cathedral, 446 Parnell Road, Parnell.

Opening Eucharist: Takes place at 6.30pm Thursday 3 September at St Mary’s-in-Holy Trinity, 446 Parnell Road, Parnell.

Morning tea, lunch: Will be held at the Bishop Monteith Visitor Centre and Selwyn Library (10 St Stephen’s Ave, Parnell). Details will be on member lanyards.

Social function: Will take place at the close of Session on Friday 4 September at the Bishop Monteith Visitor Centre – all welcome!

Accommodation

The Parnell at 10/20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, is offering special rates to Synod members – details have been emailed to members.

theparnell.co.nz

Communications

If you’re a Synod representative for your parish, or a clergy Synod member and you’re not receiving emails about Synod, please contact the Diocesan Office at synod@aucklandanglican.org.nz.