About our Team

                                   Pastors: Currently Vacant:
Napier North Presbyterian Parish (Ahuriri-Putorino) is seeking a full-time Nationally Ordained Minister. Ideally they will be:
  • A Visionary– to help us grow beyond our current mission
  • A Teacher/preacher – authentic, biblical, practical teaching 
  • A Role Model of outward-looking missional living
  • A Pastor – able to work with the pastoral care team 
  • A Team Player • Able to grow into these roles

Napier North is based in wonderful seaside suburbs in glorious Hawkes Bay, and includes rural congregations, a Messy church style service (K’nect) and a full-time Children’s and Community Worker.
For the full profile and current Mission Plan, please click on the button below
or  contact the Ministry Settlement Board convenor, Brett Walker brettjwalker@gmail.com.​ 

Children and Community worker

Courtney Forrest, his wife Julia, and daughter Amelie, joined our team in Feb 2020. We are delighted to have them with us and look forward to extending our ministry to children in our church community.
Courtney will also be working in a support role in schools in our area, seeking to assist in ways that the school community identifies. We are excited to be able to offer this service to the wider community.
Contact Courtney on 0221264182 or email napiernorthpresbyterian@gmail.com

parish governance
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Presbyterian Churches are led by a team of elders.  Napier north elders include; Session Clerk Margaret Hall.
Chairman of the Elders (Session) - Daniel Kerr (solicitor),  Ross and Margaret Haliburton (farmers, retired from Kotemaori). Margaret Hall (chaplain and ordained Minister) and Gaye Herries.
To contact elders - phone Daniel Kerr at Phone:  (06) 835 5557 or nzkerrs@yahoo.co.nz 
WELCOME
​Welcome to the the Napier North Presbyterian Churches website. We are an outward looking parish based at Ahuriri with services also at Eskdale and Tutira.  We serve the northern suburbs of Napier including  Ahuriri, and Westshore and the rural areas extending from Bay View to Eskdale up Highway 5 and as far north as Kotemaori.