Bad day for Gays

Over the last few days there have been some major setbacks for Gay rights around the world. In Australia the High court decided that the Australian Capital Territory’s new law permitting Gay Marriage could  not operate concurrently with the federal Marriage Act,...

Objective wellbeing and morality – yes it exists

I was pleased to read an editorial encouraging more reason based political process in the September 2012 edition of ‘The Open Society’. At the same time, I was a little perplexed by assertions in the same article, and in an article critiquing Sam Harris’ book “The...

Submission on Charter Schools

Who are the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists? The New Zealand Association of Rationalists & Humanists Inc. (NZARH) is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to serve the interests of the non-religious; those who do not have a belief in gods...

Library

The Len Beckett Memorial Library The Association’s private library is named in honour of Len Beckett (1922-1990), a WW2 veteran and trade unionist who served as President of the Association from 1985-87. With more than 3500 titles in stock, the Library is...

Celebrants

For many years the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists has offered a comprehensive celebrant service to its members, as well as to the wider public. Our non-religious funerals, weddings, and naming ceremonies have filled a much-needed gap and offered...