The Catholic Agency for Justice, Peace and Development

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' agency for justice, peace and development.

 We are a member of the Caritas Internationalis network of 165 Catholic justice, peace and development agencies working in over 200 countries and territories around the world.

Where we work

Caritas advocates for change, supports community development projects and responds to emergencies around the world.

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We produce a variety of resources throughout the year that correspond to important events on the Catholic calendar.

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Find out what's going on. Latest Caritas News ...

Easter message: Make post-COVID future a new beginning – Caritas

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 17:34

This year can mark the end of the old normal and the beginning of a new ‘normal’ Caritas told Parliament in its submission on the Budget Policy Statement.

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Caritas remembers Sr Senolita Vakata rsm, President of Caritas Oceania

Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 15:53

Kua tangi mai tētere ō te ārai ki a koe e te wāhine toa

Tēnei te mihi mamao mai Aotearoa

Rere tōtika, rere pai, rere runga rawa rā e.

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Caritas remembers founding Director - Manuka Henare

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 18:06

Media Statement 

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...… and latest Caritas Stories

Pope's message for World Day of Poor: Prayer inseparable from solidarity with poor

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 16:44

Pope calls on people to keep their gaze fixed on the poor, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, and warns against succumbing to a “

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Accessing Safe Water in Samoa

Monday, September 28, 2020 - 13:51

Karen Anaya, Programme Coordinator for Caritas Samoa, reports on a range of water access and quality issues in Samoa and Caritas Samoa’s response.

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Climate finance for disaster preparedness in Samoa

Monday, September 28, 2020 - 13:45

Caritas Samoa has created the Promoting Resilience through Essentials Pre-positioned for Samoa (PREPS) project in partnership with Catholic Relief Services to ensure that vulnerable populations in Samoa affected by disaster are able to meet their immediate, essential needs.

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