Auckland Demographic & Statistics:
Location: Auckland is on the North Island of New
Zealand which is part of the Pacific Rim countries sometimes referred to as
Austral Asia, just beyond the International Dateline, somewhere between Sout
Population: Auckland is New Zealand’s largest
and most populated city with more than 1.5+ million of the country’s 4,606,700
people. Auckland will be home to two million people by the early 2030s.
~Statistics NZ.
The city, which is the country's fastest growing region,
will account for three-fifths of New Zealand’s population growth between 2013
and 2043. Housing supply & demand increases property values which
affects ministries, churches and missionaries as they try to secure meeting
space & ministry centers.
More than 200 ethnic groups are recorded as living in
Auckland, which is considered more diverse than London or Sydney, with 40 per
cent of its population made up of different ethnicities. ~NZ Herald
Social Considerations: Prostitution, same-sex
marriage and abortion are all legal in NZ. The country struggles with high
rates of child poverty, teen suicide, domestic violence, drug use and binge
drinking. An influx of Asian immigrants is changing the face of the cities.
I see my role as a chaplain in a major NZ university as a further extension of this strategic positioning in a multi-cultural urban setting. Benevolence provides credibility; the Good News I speak of has feet and substance underneath. The Creator cares and responds to the marginalized and wounded.
I see my role as a chaplain in a major NZ university as a further extension of this strategic positioning in a multi-cultural urban setting. Benevolence provides credibility; the Good News I speak of has feet and substance underneath. The Creator cares and responds to the marginalized and wounded.
