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Story: Niueans

Congregation of St James’s Presbyterian Church, Wellington

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Congregation of St James’s Presbyterian Church, Wellington

Niueans were introduced to Christianity by the London Missionary Society in the 19th century. Many New Zealand Niueans continue to worship in the 2010s, though younger members of the community are less likely to spend their Sundays in the pews. These photographs were taken at St James’s Presbyterian Church in Newtown, Wellington, in 1977.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, St James Presbyterian Church (Newtown) Collection (PAColl-5720)

Reference: PA12-1515-31

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Carl Walrond, Niueans – Community and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/718/congregation-of-st-jamess-presbyterian-church-wellington (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.