Wayne Dean, who oversees a church commonly referred to as the Two By Twos or The Truth - though it has no official name - has been leading its New Zealand branch for the past three years.
New Zealand
Fri, Oct 10
She follows 105 men who have held the role since St Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
World
Sat, Oct 4
Church admits failures to protect children and suppresses abuse reports, pledges financial redress and independent investigations following Royal Commission findings.
Sat, Sep 27
A founding member of Destiny Church’s so-called anti-violence group Man Up has spoken out against the group’s increasingly violent behaviour.
Sat, Sep 13
The church has sent an email to its members with "resources created to offer possible pathways for those affected by sexual harm".
Fri, Aug 29
School leaders were asked to provide an action plan to fix the school's issues to avoid its registration being suspended or cancelled.
Thu, Aug 21
Temple, 85, pleaded guilty to numerous counts of indecent assault, doing an indecent act, and common assault.
Crime and Justice
Tue, Aug 12
The director of the Vatican's astronomical observatory has talked up the value of "dark-sky" sanctuaries, ahead of a trip to visit to a sanctuary near Lake Tekapo.
Sun, Aug 10
The Prime Minister declined to answer questions about the Government's oversight of Gloriavale or whether he had received any recent briefings on the matter.
Sun, Aug 3
On Wednesday, the 85-year-old grandfather pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault, five of doing an indecent act, and two of common assault.
Thu, Jul 31
The 85-year-old changed his plea to 12 charges on day three of his trial that was scheduled to last three weeks.
Wed, Jul 30
Howard Temple is being accused of touching young girls even while his wife and daughter sat next to him at breakfast.
Tue, Jul 29
"My name is Ian... I used to lead services here a lot... And I'm pleased to be back with you again," he told the congregation.
Health
Mon, Jul 21
Residents of the area, about 50km north of central Auckland, said they weren’t consulted about the sculpture – and because the council considered it art, no resource consent was needed.
Tue, Jul 1
Leader of religious group with about 2500 New Zealand followers says members are free to leave.
Sat, May 17
Originally a pillow factory, the building was extensively renovated with funding sourced from the sale of its Mount Wellington site and a $1000 tithe from Destiny Church members.
Business
Mon, May 5
The Prime Minister joined dignitaries and religious leaders from around the world at the Vatican to farewell the pontiff on Sunday.
Politics
Sun, Apr 27
The Leung-Wai family were initially in Rome to take part in Catholic commemorations over Easter.
Sat, Apr 26
Today John Campbell launches Under His Command, a five-part investigation into Destiny Church and the women who live in its shadows.
Thu, Apr 24
Explainer
As early as 2015, the pope had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.
Wed, Apr 23
Special Masses of thanksgiving will be held across the country to allow people to pray for Pope Francis, said Bishop of Auckland Steve Lowe.
Tue, Apr 22
The stroke was followed by a coma and then heart failure, according to the Vatican.
The process of electing a new Pope is cloaked in secrecy, with those involved literally locked away until the decision is made. But here's what we know about it.
PM Luxon said the Pope was a "man of humility".
Mon, Apr 21
Catholicism is in my blood, if not my belief system.
Life
Sun, Apr 20
