NZARH
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Our Secular Celebrants
Welcome to John McLane as a Marriage Celebrant under our NZARH umbrella, from NZ Humanists. We hear from John below: I’ve been lucky enough to have been a celebrant in the USA and NZ for more than 20 years. During that time I have performed ceremonies for dozens of lovely couples, in a broad range of styles. My goal is to help you have…
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Taxation and the not-for profit sector
About the New Zealand Association of Rationalists The New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists (NZARH) is a registered charity and Incorporated Society that exists to serve the interests of the non-religious; those who do not believe in gods or the supernatural. We’ve been serving Aotearoa New Zealand’s secular community since 1927. We have over 300 members and supporters, and we support and campaign…
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Charity and Tax Reforms Working Group
Join our Working Group on Charity and Tax Reforms We’re forming a working group to make a submission on this important topic, please join us, we’d love your support! Simply click on the red button below to send us an email…
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Book Club & Library
There’s lots of good news from our library! Open Day First up is our open day and 2nd hand book sale on Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th February, timed to coincide with Auckland University Orientation week. We’ll offer tours of our library and generally be available to talk to interested folk passing by – Symonds Street is busy with foot traffic at this time. We have enough volunteers to…
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Celebrating our Centenary!
We’re going to turn 100 in 2027, and we want to celebrate our centenary in style, with events around Aotearoa – we’d love to hear how you think we can best mark this auspicious occasion. Email: office@rationalists.nz or Phone: 09 373 5131
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Improved regional representation
We’re pleased to announce that two members have been co-opted onto our Council for better regional representation, appointments be confirmed at our next AGM in July 2025. The council extends a warm welcome to John Warren (Hawkes Bay) and Mark Ottley (Christchurch).
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Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
About the New Zealand Association of Rationalists The New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists (NZARH) is a charity organisation that exists to serve the interests of non-religious; those who do not believe in gods or the supernatural. We’ve been serving Aotearoa New Zealand’s atheist community since 1927. We have over 300 members, and support and campaign on behalf of over 2.6 million people…
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NZ Humanists Merger
The NZARH welcomes the NZ Humanists – who are now our Wellington branch! The New Zealand Humanists held an SGM on Tuesday the 5th of November, and voted to pass the motion: That the Humanist Society of New Zealand (Incorporated) wind up and transfer all remaining assets to Humanists International. At the AGM in October, members passed the motion for the Humanist Society of New…
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Congratulations Rana on your Permanent Residency in New Zealand
After six long years Humanist NZ is delighted to inform our humanist community that Rana Amjad Sattar and his family have at last received approval from Immigration NZ, of their Permanent Residency Application. Rana was forced to leave Pakistan in 2018 as in December 2017 he was charged with blasphemy under the Pakistan Penal Code 295C. This charge has a mandatory death sentence, the…
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Library Working Bee
We’re working on some excellent improvements to our library service. We’ll have a much improved online service where you can search our catalogue, see a good description of the book as well as its title and author. You’ll also have the ability to pop a hold on the book, and then call in to pick it up. Thanks so much to our Library Team for…
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Humanist Society of New Zealand votes to wind up
On Tuesday 5 November 2024 the Humanist Society of New Zealand voted to formally wind up and operate as an informal branch of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists. The change is timely. The NZARH and the Humanist Society have increasingly worked together. For example, in 2018 we worked jointly to host the International Humanist Congress in 2018. We also both supported the advertising campaign in…
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NZ Skeptics and NZARH Joint Conference
Friday Night Firstly, you can join the NZ Skeptics and the NZARH for the traditional pre-conference mixer: Free entry, nibbles provided, but you can bring in outside food and drink. Get your free ticket here: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-joint-nz-skeptics-and-nzarh-conference/tickets Conference We’d love to see you at this year’s conference, where we’re planning a jam-packed weekend of talks, entertainment and socialising. Join us and hang out with like-minded…
