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Auckland CPE 2026
Expressions of interest in CPE in Auckland should be directed to Rev’d John McAlpine
Phone: 022-166-2556 / Email: jmcalpinenz@gmail.com
Supervisors: Rev’d Michelle Shin; Rev’d John McAlpine
Dates of CPE Unit: 20 July – 3 Nov 2026
Group Meetings: Mondays 20 July, 24 August and 2 November 2026,
plus, every Tuesday, 21 July until 3 November 2026 (excluding Tues 20 Oct)
Apply by: 1 April 2026
Waikato / Bay of Plenty 2026
Expressions of interest in CPE in Waikato/Bay of Plenty should be directed to Donna Denmead
Phone : 027-274-7381 / Email : donna.denmead@gmail.com
Supervisor: Donna Denmead
Dates of CPE Unit: 2 March – 30 June 2026
Group meetings: to be held in Tauranga, every Monday from 2 March to 29 June (excluding public holidays)
plus, Tuesdays 3 March, 21 April and 30 June.
Apply by: 1 January 2026
Manawatu / Rangitikei / Whanganui / Taranaki 2026
Expressions of interest in CPE in Manawatu/Rangitikei/Whanganui/Taranaki
should be directed to Rev’d Peter Brown.
Phone: 027-348-8800 / Email: brown_p@xtra.co.nz
Supervisors: Rev’d Peter Brown; Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean
Dates of CPE Unit: 26 February – 19 June 2026
Group Meetings:
The group meetings will be held on Thursdays and Fridays at the Tutaenui Hall, Marton, Rangitikei. Commencing in February they will comprise nine sessions of two days. These sessions will be set at fortnightly intervals to allow time for students to continue to build up practical pastoral experience in their place of work e.g., hospital, parish, school, rest home, corrections’ facility …
The dates of the group meetings are Thursdays and Fridays as follows:
Feb 26-27; Mar 12-13, 26-27; April 9-10, 23-24; May 7-8, 21-22; June 4-5, 18-19.
Apply by: 1 January 2026
Wellington / Porirua CPE 2026
Expressions of interest in CPE in Wellington/Porirua should be directed to Rev’d Amy Finiki
Phone: 027-271-6170 / Email: Amy.Finiki@ccdhb.org.nz
Supervisors: Rev’d Amy Finiki; Rev’d Canon Kath Maclean
Dates of CPE Unit: 12 Feb – 29 May 2026
Group Meetings:
Feb: 12-13, 20, 27 / March: 6, 13, 20, 26-27 / April: 10, 17, 24 / May: 1, 8, 15, 22, 28-29
Apply by: 1 Dec 2026
Christchurch CPE 2026
Expressions of interest in CPE in Christchurch should be directed to Rev’d Helen Roud
Phone 027-657-7947 / Email: helen.roud@gmail.com
Supervisor: Rev’d Helen Roud
Two stand-alone CPE Courses will be offered during 2026: Semester One (Feb-May) and Semester Two (July-Oct)
Group Meetings: Weekly on Wednesdays with additional Thursdays at beginning, middle and end of the course.
First Semester: 25 February – 28 May 2026 (excluding Easter break)
Feb 25-26 / March 4, 11, 18, 25 / April 15-16, 22, 29 / May 6, 13, 20, 27-28
Apply by 1 November 2025
Second Semester: 22 July – 8 October 2026
July 22-23, 29 / August 5, 12, 19, 26-27 / Sept 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 / October 7-8
Apply by 20 March 2026
Otago / Southland CPE 2026
Expressions of interest in CPE in Otago or Southland:
should be directed by email to Rev’d Mary R Huie-Jolly
Email: maryrhj@gmail.com [Phone: What’s App (001) 404 790 8232]
Supervisor: Rev’d Mary Huie-Jolly
Dates of CPE Group meetings:
Commencing in February 2026 and concluding in June 2026, the CPE unit will comprise eight sessions of two days. These sessions will be set at fortnightly intervals to allow time for students to reflect on their practice of pastoral care in their place of work e.g., hospital, parish, school, rest home, corrections’ facility, workplace chaplaincy or tertiary chaplaincy…
How to express interest: Send an email now to the CPE Supervisor maryrhj@gmail.com indicating your interest in CPE, the location of your ministry, and your preferred region for the group meetings.
Apply by: 1 Dec 2026
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The current cost of CPE within Aotearoa/New Zealand is: $2,200.00.
If you are not a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, please read the following PDF to understand the requirements for studying CPE in New Zealand.
Anton Boisen, one of the founders of CPE, encouraged his students to pay careful attention to both their own self and the people in their care. He urged his students to ‘read these living human documents’, first-hand living source materials rather than second-hand statements found in textbooks. However, CPE supervisors/educators do point CPE participants to relevant literature as they endeavour to develop their pastoral skills.
The bibliography that follows is by no means exhaustive:
Boundaries: when to say yes, when to say no, to take charge of your life – Henry Cloud / John Townsend
Coming to Grief – Pam Heaney
Companioning the Bereaved: a soulful guide for caregivers – Alan D. Wolfelt
Dibs in Search of Self – Virginia Mae Axline
Henri Nouwen: Wounded Healer – William Ruddle
People Skills: how to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflict – Robert Bolton
Personhood and Presence: self as a resource for spiritual and pastoral care – Ewan Kelly
Swift to Hear: facilitating skills in listening and responding – Michael Jacobs
Talking Past Each Other – Joan Metge and Patricia Kinloch
Talking Together: Korero Tahi – Joan Metge
The Gift to Listen : The Courage to Hear – Cari Jackson
The Mutuality of Care – Roy Herndon Steinhoffsmith
The Power of Listening: building skills for mission and ministry – Lynne M Baab
The Practice of Pastoral Care: a post-modern approach – Carrie Doering
The Sacred Art of Listening – Kay Lindahl
The Skilled Helper: a systematic approach to effective helping – Gerard Egan
The Skilled Pastor: counselling as the practice of theology – Charles Taylor
Transforming Communication: leading-edge professional and personal skills – Richard Bolstad / Margot Hamblett
Wounded Healer – Henri Nouwen