In Auckland, services are provided under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Auckland International Seafarers Centre, with funding from Maritime New Zealand.
Maritime Welfare Ltd provides a team comprised of three chaplains, ship-visitors, and centre-attendants to provide ship-visiting, and general welfare services to seafarers on ships in the port of Auckland. The team mans the centre in the evenings and the chaplains are available on-call.
Visit the Seafarers Centre website for more information
A newsletter is published every month.
October 2024 - The Captain of the AFRICA SWIFT requested a Mass onboard. Our chaplains, working with Father Glenn of St Patrick's Cathedral, were pleased to organise the service. Particular thanks to Stella Maris Auckland volunteer, Philip Gabriel (right front).