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Hiona St Stephen's Anglican Church
The church of Hiona was completed by Reverend Carl Volkner, of the church Missionary Society, who first came to Opotiki in 1859. It remains one of the few links with the missionary period of Diocese, a reminder of the tumultuous times before Europeans settled in Opotiki, and the devastating calamities that can occur when different races and cultures meet.
However one assesses the killing of Carl Sylvus Volkner, the church he caused to be built will always be a memorial to one who sought no advancement at the expense of the maori people, who wanted no land for himself, but who, without doubt, would always have been willing to accept the plot of earth that came to be beneath the sanctuary of Hiona St Stephen Church in Opotiki. An interesting addition to the ornaments of the santuary is the Bishop's chair and Prayer Desk, which was given to the church in 1960. They are made out of 12 native timbers. these except for a piece of Kauri, came from the property from which the wood for the church was obtained in the 1860's.
| Phone: | 07 315 3031 |
| Address: | Northern End, Church Street, Opotiki |
| Cost: | Free |
| Date: | Viewing Inside Church BAO |
Hiona St Stephen's Anglican Church
The church of Hiona was completed by Reverend Carl Volkner, of the church Missionary Society, who first came to Opotiki in 1859. It remains one of the few links with the missionary period of Diocese, a reminder of the tumultuous times before Europeans settled in Opotiki, and the devastating calamities that can occur when different races and cultures meet.
