New Center Opens in Wellington

On October 5, SGI-New Zealand (SGINZ) inaugurated a new center, Whare Soka Buddha, in Wellington, the country’s capital. The opening ceremony was attended by members from across Oceania, a Soka Gakkai delegation from Japan and guests including Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau and Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon. The walls around the altar in which the Gohonzon is enshrined are adorned with traditional Māori tukutuku (latticework) panels woven by over 80 SGINZ members.