News
Celebrant Winter Socials
By Kineta Knight Booker The last thing you may feel like doing in the middle of winter is thinking about...
Arohanui, Yvonne
Hamilton celebrant and journalist, Denise Irvine, chronicles the life and times of Yvonne Foreman, and the contribution she made to celebrancy in Aotearoa-New...
June Wrap: NE Voice
By Wendy Eynon Matariki and the Celebrant’s Role “Matariki kāinga kore e ngaro.”“At Matariki, homes will not be lost.”This whakataukī...
Global Pride Month: How celebrants can show up with meaning, care and pride
By Kineta Knight Booker June marks Global Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBTTQIAP+ (rainbow) communities, honour those who have...
How our National Education Programme relates to VCANZ
By CANZ Support If you are attending our National Education Programme sessions, you will be pleased to know that the...
Taking care of emails
By CANZ Support A word of caution about confidential emails intended for other couples. Recently, a member had a very...
Media Releases
What celebrants wish every Kiwi knew about marriage law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Getting married in New Zealand might look simple: find the person, find the celebrant, agree tomarry your...
No cold feet: Kiwi couples rethink the big wedding as costs climb
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As winter bites and household budgets remain under pressure, Celebrants Aotearoa says NewZealand couples are increasingly asking...
Registry Ceremony fee increase a “meaningful step forward” for celebrants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Celebrants Aotearoa (CANZ) is welcoming the Government’s decision to increase the feepayable to celebrants for delivering Registry...