Editing Book of Common Prayer (section)

====Aotearoa, New Zealand, Polynesia====
As for other parts of the British Empire, the 1662 Book of Common Prayer was initially the standard of worship for Anglicans in New Zealand. The 1662 Book was first translated into [[Māori language|Māori]] in 1830, and has gone through several translations and a number of different editions since then. The translated 1662 BCP has commonly been called {{lang|mi|Te Rawiri}} ("the David"), reflecting the prominence of the Psalter in the services of Morning and Evening Prayer, as the Māori often looked for words to be attributed to a person of authority.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} The Māori translation of the 1662 BCP is still used in New Zealand, particularly among older Māori living in rural areas.

After earlier trial services in the mid-twentieth century, in 1988 the [[Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia]] authorised through its general synod ''[[A New Zealand Prayer Book]]''{{cbignore}} intended to serve the needs of New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Island Anglicans. This book is unusual for its cultural diversity; it includes passages in the Māori, Fijian, Tongan and English languages. In other respects, it reflects the same ecumenical influence of the [[Liturgical Movement]] as in other new Anglican books of the period, and borrows freely from a variety of international sources. The book is not presented as a definitive or final liturgical authority, such as the use of the definite article in the title might have implied. While the preface is ambiguous regarding the status of older forms and books, the implication however is that this book is now the norm of worship for Anglicans in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book has also been revised in a number of minor ways since the initial publication, such as by the inclusion of the [[Revised Common Lectionary]] and an online edition is offered freely as the standard for reference.