[1] This cause did not give rise to any lasting church, neither did one formed in New Plymouth in February 1842.
There was considerable growth in both North and South Islands with churches established in Auckland in 1851, Dunedin in 1862 and Christchurch in 1864 and many other places also.
A few months later the Assembly of the CUNZ severed all ties with the Uniting Churches of Aotearoa New Zealand (UCANZ), as the body was now called.
From the very beginning the CUNZ had had strong links with the London Missionary Society, both in sending and supporting missionaries, so in 1947 it accepted responsibility for their work in churches in the Pacific islands of Samoa, Cook Islands, and Niue.
In the 50 years since that split, the number of churches has increased although still small and fluctuating having currently 670 members and 13 congregations.