Welcome to Waiapu Cathedral
THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL IN NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND.
Whakapaingia te Atua e whakamine nei i a tātou.
Whakamoemititia te Atua kua kotahi nei tātou.
Blessed be God who calls us together.
Praise to God who makes us one people.
Come on in!
You are very welcome to come into our calm space if you need a time of quiet or to light a candle for people you miss.
The Cathedral is open when there are services on and during summer when cruise ships are in port.
We have limited staffing, and regret we cannot be open all the time.
Mon: closed; Tues: 9.00am – 12pm;
Wed – Fri: 9.00 – 9.30am; Sat: closed;
Sunday: 7.30am – noon.
Services this Week – All Welcome!
Sunday 27 September
8.00am, Eucharist, Aotearoa Chapel
10.00am, Choral Eucharist
Tuesdays – Fridays
9.00am, Morning prayer in the Resurrection Chapel
Tuesdays
10.30am, Eucharist in the Resurrection Chapel followed by morning tea
Wednesday 30 September
7.30pm, ORGAN CONCERT with visiting Australian organists (details below)
Thursdays
6.00pm, Young People’s Choir Rehearsal
7.00pm, Cathedral Choir rehearsal
Sunday 4 October
8.00am, Eucharist, Aotearoa Chapel
10.00am, Choral Eucharist
Music reproduced with permission under CCLI 5049951226
News & Events
Meet the Candidates, 20 October, 6.00pm
Napier and Ikaroa Rawhiti voters have the opportunity to meet all the candidates in the electorates on Napier Cathedral on Tuesday 20 October – all voters welcome to this free event.
Organ Concert, 30 September, 7.30pm
Visiting Australian organists in concert at Waiapu Cathedral, Wed. 30 September at 7.30pm Michael Fulcher, Dominic Perrisinotto, Phillip Gearing. Free entry
Archdeacon Deborah Broome Collation, Evensong 30 August
The Venerable Dr Deborah Broome will be installed as Archdeacon at Evensong in Waiapu Cathedral , 5pm on 27 August 2026.
Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist
A PLACE OF RESURRECTION, LIFE, AND HOPE!
Our Waiapu Cathedral people are a vibrant community sharing the Christian journey together.
You are welcome here whether you come as a person seeking a spiritual journey, a tourist, an occasional worshipper, or a person seeking a spiritual home. You are welcome to join the journey with us for a few moments or for a lifetime.
We welcome all who come, and know that all people are precious to God, our loving Creator. We value and celebrate the presence and ministry of children and young people. We offer hospitality for worship, community gatherings, forums, celebrations and commemorations. We are a resurrection people. We strive to live out our faith in Christ in our individual lives and as people gathered together in community.
We aspire to be a people of faith, hope and new beginnings.