Kauri trees of different sizes, tūī birds, kererū (NZ woodpigeons), – and the feeling of nature in the middle of New Zealand’s biggest city. It is amazing what the reserves…
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Being a member on interfaith committees is not like being on other committees where you can serve a term of a couple of years and leave. Interreligious dialogue begins with…
Traditionally, New Zealand has been a Christian country with the Anglican community as their largest group. This changed in recent years, when the Catholic community was growing while the Anglican…
Naw-Rúz is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year, and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the northern vernal equinox, usually…
Scholars, religious leaders and people involved in their communities and in Interfaith dialogue came together from around New Zealand, Australia and the USA to discuss the theme of “Freedom to…
The 2025 annual convention by the Ahmadiyya Muslims surprised with the theme “Promised Messiah: A Beacon of Light for the Modern Age”.The Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have the…