St Stephen's Tamahere

19/08/2026

Three jobs away from finishing.
We are looking for help. See below flyer. We apologise that a draft flyer was circulated at the market that was inaccurate.

14/08/2026

We're highlighting Tamahere Country Market where creativity, community, and connection have come together for more than 20 years.

More than a monthly market, it’s a place where visitors can meet the makers behind the stalls, local creatives can grow their businesses, volunteers give back, and friends and neighbours come together.

Whether you're discovering something handmade or catching up over a coffee, it's the people who make the market what it is.

This is part of the Creativity Lives in Waikato project with Creative Waikato.

Read the full story at https://ow.ly/cAlO50Zz6vu

14/08/2026

10/07/2026

Check out this link to Creative Waikato’s website where St. Stephen’s features twice in a series about ten organisations that embrace creativity as an essential element of the support they offer to their local communities.
The team visited St Stephen's and wrote the articles featuring our Tamahere Country Market and Christmas Festival St Stephen's Tamahere Craft Group
https://kotahitangagallery.nz/creativity-lives-in-waikato/organisations

31/05/2026

JANE MANSON – KINGS SERVICE MEDAL in today’s Honours List: “This was totally unexpected and very humbling.”
Jane is pictured here at the blessing of the Tamahere Country Market with Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the market, October 2024.
We are delighted that Jane’s huge heart, tireless voluntary work and collaborative leadership ability, all underpinned by her strong faith and achieved while raising four children and a sterling career as a nurse has been recognised.
Typically, Jane deferred any focus on herself and spread the love: “You know I couldn’t do anything without the love, support and friendship of the community and family around me,” she said this morning.
https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/kb2026-ksm
MF

20/04/2026

Our church hall renovations are continuing. A beautiful new cross has just been installed to replace the precariously hanging-on old one. The new cross was crafted with love from specially chosen redwood by Dave Packer. Dave is a parishioner who has been project managing the most recent west hall section renovations. Thank you Dave for all you are doing and thank you Cam and Mitch from MV Build for going above and beyond (as the photo shows, Cam, literally doing so) your building brief. You are all very appreciated.
MF