==New Zealand Metropolis Era==
*1970 Jan: New Zealand seperated separated from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdicoese of Australia]], and becomes a seperate separate [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]]. Dionysios elected Metropolitan of New Zealand and Exarch of India, Korea and Japan.
*1971: Fr Jack Witbrock, a former Anglican priest, converts to Orthodoxy.
*1972: First Antiochian Orthodox hierarch, Bishop [[Gibran (Ramlaoui) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran (Ramlaoui)]] of [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Australia and New Zealand]], arrives in Australia.