| [p.1] | Almanac |
| Notice giving publication and circulation details. | |
| For people writing to Te Haeata | |
| Advertises the deadline for contributions to the paper for efficient production and mailing. | |
| Message to the churches of Te Ākau and Waikato | |
| From Te Mānihera [CMS missionary, Robert Maunsell] | |
| Announces the collection of money by travelling monitors during December and January. | |
| Includes a whakataukī [proverb] and scriptural quotations. | |
| pp.1-2 | Good news from [foreign] lands |
| Reports peoples' experiences of the Holy Spirit in other countries. Mentions America, Fiji, Tonga. Urges repentance before God so that the same thing might happen in New Zealand. | |
| Includes scriptural quotations, Ezekiel 37. | |
| The committee of ministers of the Wesleyan Church | |
| Reports an end-of-year committee meeting held by Wesleyan ministers in Auckland. | |
| Includes names of committee members. Lists attendance figures for Maori churches from Hokianga to Ngāmotu, amounts of money collected, and names of those appointed to work in different areas. | |
| Comments that some have fallen by the wayside. | |
| pp.3-4 | The man who overcame his neighbours: a true story |
| First part of a story about Himeona Kirini [Simeon Green] and his neighbours, Rupena Paraki [Reuben Black] and Hōhepa Mete [Joseph Smith], illustrating the benefits of Christian living. | |
| Includes a scriptural quotation. | |
| The Church after Christ | |
| Discusses Christian Church history, including persecution, martyrdom and an epidemic. | |
| Chapter 4 | |
| Some practices of the early Church | |
| Concerns the development of certain Church practices, including those of the Church of Rome perceived to be wrong. | |
| Practices for their ministers | |
| Concerns the Apostles, Bishops and false teachers. | |
| Includes scriptural references. |