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The Anglican Church in Aotearoa , New Zealand and Polynesia is a church of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji , Tonga , Samoa , and the Cook Islands . The Primate of the church, known as the Archbishop Of New Zealand , is the Most Reverend William Brown Turei . However, the church's General Synod has agreed upon the development of the three-person primacy based on its three ''tikanga'' system (see below). Since 1992 , the church (formerly known as the Church of the Province of New Zealand) has consisted of three ''tikanga'' or cultural streams: '''Aotearoa''', '''New Zealand''', and '''Polynesia'''. The church's constitution says that, among other things, it is required to "maintain the right of every person to choose any particular cultural expression of the faith". Residential theological training is carried out primarily at St John's College, Auckland , which is also organised along similar lines. AOTEAROA Te Pīhopatanga O Aotearoa , which Turei also serves as Archbishop or co-presiding bishop, oversees churches for the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. Aotearoa is made up of five hui amorangi or regional Bishopric s:
NEW ZEALAND The tikanga of New Zealand, which serves Pākehā in New Zealand, is made up of seven Diocese s: Formerly, the Dioceses in New Zealand were led by a ''senior bishop'' elected from among the diocesan bishops. However, as the church moves towards a three-person primacy, the leader of the Dioceses in New Zealand is elected as co-presiding bishop, and styled as an archbishop. The current Pākehā co-presiding bishop is the Most Reverend David Moxon , Bishop of Waikato. POLYNESIA The Diocese of Polynesia, or the ''Tikanga Pasefika'', headed by Bishop and Taveuni , and Bishop Gabriel Sharma serves Viti Levu West. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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