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.

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

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Catholics urged to get involved in climate response

Friday, October 22, 2021 - 11:02

Caritas says recent government announcements on climate recognise the urgency of making deep far-reaching changes across all sectors of New Zealand society, and the need to provide climate finance

‘Severe’ outlook says Caritas in Statement on the Oceania environment

Monday, October 4, 2021 - 17:00

Caritas has shifted the dial to ‘severe’ for four of its five environmental indicators, while climate finance for the poor has remained stubbornly at ‘woefully inadequate’ for seven years.