NZ CENSUS 2023

NZ Census 2023 will ask “what is your religion?” To be counted correctly as non-religious, tick “no religion” and leave the religion details box BLANK   It’s important that you take time to answer this question honestly: Census data is...

Māori Boy Atheist by Eru Hiko-Tahuri

The launch of Eru Hiko-Tahuri’s Māori Boy Atheist was celebrated at Rationalist House in August 2022   Copies are available in English, Māori, or French Eru Hiko-Tahuri, author of Māori Boy Atheist                                         While...

Opinion, faith and belief

by Chris Gee It is imperative that we encourage the separation and definitional understanding of Opinion vs Belief vs Faith in the public narrative. Too often these three concepts are conflated together or used interchangeably, leading our to public narrative (where...
Karakia under the Spotlight

Karakia under the Spotlight

Yesterday there was an article in the New Zealand Herald suggesting that karakia could be affected by the legal action being taken by Jeff McClintock, David Hines and Tanya Jacob. Regardless of the nature of karakia the status of prayer in class is already legally...