Witness History
The only Pope to visit New Zealand
Mar 24, 2026
· 10m
<p>In November 1986, Pope John Paul II visited New Zealand as part of his longest ever world tour.</p><p>He gave an open-air mass at Auckland Domain in front of thousands of people.</p><p>He remains the only Pope to have visited the country.</p><p>Jen Dale speaks to Michael Jarka who was in the crowd and performed as part of a Polish cultural dance group for the pontiff.</p><p>Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the …
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