by Ollie O'Leary | Jul 12, 2019 | Bible translation, New Zealand, South Pacific
On Wednesday, after 23 years and one month of work, head translator Ioane Teao and Bible Society Translations Director Dr Stephen Pattemore performed the final check of the final verse of the brand-new Tokelau Bible translation. “We’re very pleased we’ve come to this...
by Kelsey Becada | May 6, 2019 | 2019 Fundraising, Bible Engagement, Chaplaincy, Latest News, New Zealand
Bible Society New Zealand has just given 5,000 specially designed Bibles to the chaplaincy service of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). For the first time ever, the Bibles were individually tailored to members of New Zealand’s Airforce, Navy and Army. Each of the...
by Ollie O'Leary | Sep 20, 2018 | Bible Engagement, Bible translation, Māori Bible, New Zealand
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Te Paipera Tapu (The Holy Bible in Māori). While the first ever Scriptures in Te Reo Māori were published in Sydney in 1827 by the New South Wales Bible Society, this was the first ever...