“Te Pouhere (1991) is a fitting response to the Treaty of Waitangi and the Gospel in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia”. Answering this question means examining the very foundations of the Anglican Church in these lands, exploring the history of the people and events that brought us to the moment of ratification of Te Pouhere, and eliciting a sense of the forces that guide us as a church, both then and now. Now. Taking into account the vast reality that is intertwined with the answer, and with humility in recognizing that we can only scratch the surface of thought in the framework of this task, it is the purpose of this essay to discuss and attempt to answer the question posed. We will achieve this initially through a discussion of the role played by Church Missionary Society (CMS) missionaries and the Christian faith in the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi and by tracing the development of Māori and Pakeha "cultural currents" before 1992. Anglican Church in New Zealand, with reference to significant characters and events. We will next discuss definitions of the Gospel in relation to Te Pouhere and refer to the eighth Anglican Consultative Council where the whole communion was asked to “consider how through its structures it can encourage its members to see that a true Christian spirituality implies a concern for God's justice in the world." We will then evaluate the structure of Te Pouhere in relation to all this and consider how well it serves the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Within Te Pouhere much weight is given to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi, a reality which arises from the Anglican Church's recognition of the role it has played in the form...... middle of paper..... . 45-52.—. “Leadership Training for a New World.” In Beyond Colonial Anglicanism, edited by Ian T. Douglas and Pui-Lan Kwok. New York, NY: Church Publishing Incorporated, 2001. The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. “Te Pouhere, the establishment of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia”. Auckland: The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, 18 November 1990. The Bicultural Commission of the Anglican Church. "A Brief History of the Maori Church." In Te Ripoata a te Komihana mo te Kaupapa Tikanga Rua mo te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Report of the Bicultural Commission of the Anglican Church on the Treaty of Waitangi, 3-13. Auckland: Provincial Secretary, 1986. The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. A New Zealand Prayer Book/He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. Auckland: Collins, 1989.