ST KENTIGERN ANGLICAN CHURCH – KAITUNA VALLEY

The foundation stone was laid on July 1, 1933 by the Bishop of Christchurch Right Rev Campbell West Watson, and the newly-completed church was dedicated on May 12, 1934. It was consecrated on July 29, 1951. The name refers to a monk of Irish tradition and bishop of the Strathclyde area who might have been the illegitimate grandson of a British prince.

The church is built using reinforced concrete, Kaituna stone quarried from the hill behind the site, and Port Hills stone. The windows were faced with Oamaru stone

The stained- glass windows depict the landscape of Banks Peninsula, including cabbage trees, sheep, flowers, the rolling hills and the ochre tussock.