St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton

04/06/2026

Please note: Saturday Morning Workshop for 6 June is cancelled but will be on as scheduled for 20 June.

03/06/2026

"Celebrate the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist."

Join us at the Cathedral tomorrow at 7:00 pm for our Corpus Christi service. All are welcome!

01/06/2026

This year, Hamilton Civic Choir celebrates an incredible 80 years of bringing music and community together through song. To mark this special milestone, the Hamilton Civic Choir and St Peter’s Cathedral Choir will join voices for a memorable concert at St Peter’s Cathedral.

🎶 Maana e Whakarewa — Raising Voices in Song 🎶

The “feature” piece of this concert is the fabulous Gabriel Fauré “Requiem”, a well-known but always welcomed piece.

The solos will be sung by representatives of each choir- soprano- Gabriella Schuitemaker from the Cathedral Choir, and baritone- Robert Abbel of the Hamilton Civic Choir.

With the organ accompaniment by Dr Rachael Griffiths-Hughes MNZM and Elise Bradley MNZM, this shall be a wonderful performance.

Both choirs will present several joint pieces as well as performing some of their own individual repertoire, including “Here is The River” by Fergus Byett, a favourite ex-chorister of both choirs!

Other pieces sure to delight include the “Kyrie” from F.J. Haydn's “Nelson Mass” “A Star shall rise up out of Jacob”, F Mendelssohn, The R. Vaughan-Williams “Let all the World in Every Corner Sing” As well as an organ solo; “Theme and Variations” by Hendrik Andriessen will be played by the cathedral’s organist, Anne Cleaver-Holm.

Join us, Saturday 13th June, at St Peter’s Cathedral for a beautiful evening of choral voices in a stunning setting.

🎟 Tickets from $10 on Humantix, or at the door (subject to availability).
🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/maana-e-whakarewa/tickets

All in aid of the Cathedral's earthquake strengthening.

With our 80th anniversary of the Hamilton Civic Choir, we are joining together with the St Peter’s Cathedral Choir for a fundraising concert for the Cathedral.

01/06/2026

Congratulations to all those recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, and especially to our Director of Music, Dr Rachael Griffiths-Hughes, who has been named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to music.

Rachael has been Director of Music at St Peter’s Cathedral since 2000, and we are deeply grateful for her leadership, dedication, and passion. We are delighted to see her contribution recognised in this way. She is a blessing to our Cathedral and wider community.

Congratulations, Rachael. From all of us at St Peter’s Cathedral, this honour is so well deserved.

🔗 Read more here... https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/kings-birthday-honours-2026-waikato-community-stalwarts-get-royal-accolades/I3CP2UMPNNEDFLKNOLV3PRLXBY/

29/05/2026

Views from the Pews - Christian hope and the renewal of all things...
Something to think about!
By Andrew Morley

28/05/2026

Aidan Thomas Phillips sang his first tenor solo with the Cathedral Choir at 14. He is now based in the UK, rehearsing for four productions with a fifth on the way.

For a young singer already on his way, the Cathedral Choir was a place that supported and encouraged him. In his own words, it remains "a place that will always be near and dear to my heart as a spiritual home."

Aidan reflects on his time in the choir and the musical journey that followed.

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Aidan Thomas Phillips joined the Cathedral Choir at 14, and still remembers the joy of singing one of his first tenor solos with the choir. He is now based in the UK, rehearsing for four productions with a fifth on the way.

26/05/2026

Our Taizé service offers a peaceful time of music, prayer, peace and reflection.

Join us for a thoughtful and reflective service this Sunday, 31 May at 5pm.

24/05/2026

Evensong for May, the Feast of Pentecost

Harae mai, harae mai, harae mai!

Our monthly choral evensongwith our wonderful cathedral Choir

23/05/2026

A very warm welcome to our Sunday worship on this Pentecost Sunday.

Wairua Tapu tau mai rā!

Our weekly choral Eucharist with the cathedral Choir

23/05/2026

Happy Pentecost from our junior church and all at St Peter’s.