Religious Celebrations July 2025
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2 July 2025
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21 December 2023
Abrahamic Council Statement
The Religious Diversity Centre invites you to consider adding your endorsement to the Statement below, and to share the invitation with others. Endorsed by the RDC trustees, we are keen for this statement to…
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7 November 2023
Responding to the Gravity of the Situation in Israel and Palestine
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16 October 2023
A Fundraiser Lead
The Religious Diversity Centre in Aotearoa New Zealand is looking for a person that has exceptional drive for furthering its fundraising efforts as well as strategising and delivering on new…
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19 August 2023
Working Together in Faith to Save our Environment
In February of this year, Auckland Interfaith Council (AIFC) had planned an interfaith clean-up event in South Auckland but unfortunately this had to be postponed for safety reasons following the…
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27 April 2023
The Youth Leadership Council presents:
For more information and registration see here.
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7 March 2023
Religious Diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand
The State and Religion:"The State seeks to treat all faith communities and those who profess no religion equally before the law. New Zealand has no official or established religion." (National…
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17 February 2023
Newsletter 13 November 2022
Climate Action - Reporting back from COP27Rod Oram, member of the RDC Climate Action Group, once again is ‘our man’ in this year’s UN COP27 Climate Change Conference. This event,…
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13 November 2022
NZ Interfaith Activities
Interfaith Creek Cleanup 230212-CreekCleanup-PosterDownload
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9 November 2022
Newsletter 02 November 2022
RDC November News Climate Change - The UN Conference - COP27The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place this month from 6 to 18 November 2022 in the city of…
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2 November 2022
October Appeal
RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY CENTRE OCTOBER APPEAL—— Understanding, Appreciation & Respect ——- Diwali - a public performance ?? Christmas - Santa Parades ??Aotearoa New Zealand has become a multi-cultural country, and cultural…
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13 October 2022
Interreligious Dialogue – “Dos & Don’ts”
Article published in NZ Catholic, 31 July 2022
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28 August 2022
RDC – Events
COP26 - Maori & Pasifika Voices Presentation of Statement Hate Speech Restrictions Emergency Management Book Launch Prof Douglas Pratt Book Launch Prof Edwina Pio YLC - Auckland YLC - Dunedin…
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21 June 2022
Faith in Ukraine
According to Glocalities, their World Survey from 2020 showed that the 5 top values identified in countries of the European Union, the UK, Ukraine and Russia are:Caring, Friendship, Wisdom, Freedom,…
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18 April 2022
Prayer for Peace
Interfaith Scotland has invited us to a Prayer for Peace in Ukraine.This is an initiative by the Scottish Catholic Bishops Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Interfaith Scotland.New Zealand date and…
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2 March 2022
Presentation of Statement
Statement for Presentation at COP26
Statement presented to Minister James Shaw for COP26
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25 October 2021
Zoroastrianism in a Nutshell
Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion - and is all about Wisdom
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16 October 2021
Newsletter September 2021
Kia ora koutou, warm greetings to you all. This year's month of September is certainly a special one: for the Jewish community it is the month of Rosh Hashana, the…
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15 September 2021
Hate Speech Restrictions
Q&A – Hate Speech Restrictions – A Threat to Our Democracy?
Questions asked by the audience of the webinar. Answers by Prof Douglas Pratt and Prof Paul Spoonley. Here are further questions that were asked during or right after the Webinar…
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3 August 2021
Hui on Emergency Management, Avondale
The second hui on Emergency Management took place in the Avondale Islamic Centre.
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25 June 2021
Wellington Interfaith Council receives international Prize
King Abdullah II UN WIHW 2021 Prize for Wellington Interfaith Council
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21 June 2021
Leadership Diversity Days 2021
Leadership Diversity Days 2021: An opportunity for the next year’s school leaders to meet together, to listen to students of diverse faiths and backgrounds and to discuss and formulate ideas about what being a New Zealand leader means.
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12 June 2021
Newsletter March 2021
The Religious Diversity Centre Newsletter 04 March 2021 Kia ora koutou, warm greetings to you all.We hope that you had a good start into the New Year with its ups…
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7 December 2020
Finding Your Seat – Sensei Amala Wrightson and Kathryn Argetsinger
On Sunday 1 November Sensei Amala Wrightson and Kathryn Argetsinger launched their book Finding Your Seat, A Zen Handbook. Sensei Amala was in person at the Auckland Zen Centre and…
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6 December 2020
Panel 2 – Beyond the Bubble – Report
Beyond the Bubble: Where to for our community in a diverse world - Post panel report As a country, in moving on from the closure that the sentencing of the…
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20 October 2020
The Ven Amala Wrightson
Sensei Founder of Auckland Zen Centre, Founder and Former Chairperson of the New Zealand Buddhist Council, member of the American Zen Teachers Association. - Buddhist
15 May 2020
National Statement on Religious Diversity
The National Statement on Religious Diversity (3rd edition, 2019)
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29 October 2019
Summary of Religious Diversity in New Zealand (2018 Census)
Summary of Religious Diversity in New Zealand (2018 Census) based on the numbers provided by Stats New Zealand (2019)
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23 September 2019
Dr Maureen Sier speaks at New Zealand Parliament about “Protecting Religious Freedom and Diversity: The Role of Government in Interfaith Organisations in Promoting Social Inclusion”
Dr Maureen Sier, Director, Interfaith Scotland Dr Maureen Sier, Director of Interfaith Scotland, based in Glasgow, was a guest of the Religious Diversity Centre from 16 March through 2 April 2018.…
28 March 2018