Latest News
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New to our Library
The Truth about Demons by C. A. Gilchrist Book Review This book is an autobiography from a boy who spent part of his childhood growing up in the apocalyptic cult of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) in the 1970s. He starts life in a seemingly normal suburban family, but with a mother who is obsessed with evil and demons. His father is a decent man,…
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NZARH AGM, 29th JUNE 2025
Our AGM starts at 11am, and a light lunch will be served afterwards. Ella Henry is speaking from 12.30 on The Foundations of Maori Rationalism. “Te kore, ki te po, ki te ao marama”, the pursuit of enlightenment. Join us in person at Rationalist House, at 64 Symonds Street, Grafton, Auckland, or online using the following connection details: Meeting Link Meeting ID: 435 059…
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Non-religious Pastoral Care Project
We’ve been developing a project to provide pastoral care in hospitals and prisons in New Zealand, for people who are not religious. Our current working group is: Sara Passmore, John Warren, and Peter Edmead. Currently, all chaplaincy in hospitals funded by Te Whatu Ora is delivered by Christian organisations, and fails to meet the needs of a majority of New Zealanders. Without an…
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Sign up on our new membership system
We’re sure you’ll love our new online membership system – if/when your membership has lapsed, please sign up via our website at: /membership/ Once you’ve completed the process, you’ll receive automated emails to update your membership as it becomes due, with an option for your membership to renew automatically. Thank you – we really appreciate your support; we’re looking forward to the improvement in convenience!
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Calling for an I.T Support Volunteer
If you have I.T. skills and you’re able to volunteer your help with I.T. support for our Auckland office, about 1 hour per month, please get in touch: office@rationalists.nz
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New to our Library
We’ve purchased the following new books that tackle the complex topic of cult experiences and recovery. We’re building a great resource – these books aren’t available in public libraries so far:
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International Humanist Conference 2025
The International Humanist Conference 2025 will be held at d’Coque (Centre National Sportif et Culturel) in Luxembourg-City, the capital of Luxembourg in the heart of Europe, from 4th July to 6th July 2025. On Friday, 4th July, we will host a meeting of Humanists International’s European Policy Forum. In the evening, we will organize a social night event. More details to be revealed soon. On Saturday,…
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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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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).
