While we were in Russell last month, we visited New Zealand's oldest existing church. It's possibly the oldest building still used for it's original purpose.
The building goes back to the earliest years of Maori European contact in the Bay of Islands. Missionaries would row from across the harbour to take services in private homes. Building of the church commenced in 1835.
The church is open to the public free of charge and local people have taken over the role of a visiting priest.
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