OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Dame Susan Devoy wants to save you from ChristmasCOMMENT: The Human Rights Commissioner is wasting time on trying to drop "Christmas" from our summer vocabulary., writes Brian Rudman.24 Nov 05:30 PM
OpinionDr Mary Dawson: Trust not banning ChristmasThe ARMS Trust is not doing away with Christmas, not banning Christmas, not rejecting Christianity, and not avoiding the word Christmas, writes Dr Mary Dawson.24 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldBrussels on edge as hunt continuesBelgian security forces are still hunting down suspected Isis militants after making more than a dozen arrests in a series of raids yesterday.23 Nov 04:00 PM
SportWhat to expect from a mormon funeralLomu became a Mormon, joining the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 2012. It is understood Lomu's funeral will be held at a branch of the church.18 Nov 10:10 PM
OpinionDonna Miles-Mojab: West must work with Muslims to fight IsisA 2009 Gallup survey of European Muslims showed they are just as likely, if not more so, to identify with the country in which they live, than the rest of the population.16 Nov 08:29 PM
WorldBrussels suburb raising jihadisJust across the canal from the chic cafes a largely Muslim area that has become one of the world's main breeding grounds of violent Islamic extremists.16 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionChris Barfoot: Respect for war dead impels search for peaceThere is a dissonance between the reality of modern war and the high ideals by which war is justified, writes Chris Barfoot. These ideals form a deadly combination.11 Nov 12:19 AM
New ZealandFormer nun shares rocky roadAs a young woman growing up in Auckland in the 60s and 70s, Maria Hall dreamed of "boys, of love and marriage, and of living on a houseboat".09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKey's response on threats facing NZPrime Minister John Key has rejected claims that New Zealand's spy agencies are overstating national security risks to "justify their existence".04 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldShakespearean bone to pickClergymen attempting to prove claims that a skull found in a Worcestershire church vault is that of William Shakespeare have been thwarted by a senior church lawyer who has barred them from carrying....02 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionDonna Miles-Mojab: Wearing a veil is a feminist choiceDonna Miles-Mojab asks, if you agree that the choice to cover less does not lead to liberty, then why assume that the choice to cover up more leads to oppression?29 Oct 01:49 AM
LifestyleChurch's hate letter to gay manA church has extradited one of their members after discovering his decision to 'embrace the homosexual lifestyle'.14 Oct 08:55 PM
WorldWhat happens when your prediction is wrong?A Christian group who predicted that the world was going to be destroyed by a great fire on October 7 had the unenviable task of explaining what happened.12 Oct 10:35 PM
New ZealandKiwi's new faith brings out beauty beneathKiwi, Amina Hall who became part of Islam faith says being the subject of verbal attacks had opened her eyes and encourages kiwis to be open minded.09 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldDoomsday passes without incident for NZAccording to a Christian group, you shouldn't be reading this article as the world was to be engulfed and destroyed by a great fire on October 7.07 Oct 06:38 PM
New ZealandRichard Dawkins suspects religion 'dying' in NZEvolutionary biologist and writer Richard Dawkins says he suspects religion is "dying" in New Zealand and that's a good thing for science and education.03 Oct 03:52 AM
OpinionRichard McLachlan: El Papa comes to New YorkSUVs with men-in-suits-and-dark-glasses standing in their open doors, a truck full of police with machine gun carrying men in fatigues inside, and then finally more men in suits running ahead of the Popemobile, writes Richard McLachlan.29 Sep 02:01 AM
WorldSeven kinds of people you see with the PopeThe pope's entourage is about 100 people, which makes it less of a flock and more of a herd.23 Sep 05:22 AM
WorldIsis defectors say utopia was a dystopiaJihadists are defecting from Isis after their "Islamist utopia" of luxury cars and "heroism" never materialised.22 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPope holds subtle key to opening up CubaWhen Pope Francis celebrates the first open-air mass of his visit to Cuba today, the ghost of Che Guevara will be looming over him.20 Sep 01:00 PM
New ZealandA blood moon rising ...A rare astrological event next week could herald the end of days, according to some Christian groups.19 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSmall syllabus, big cost sinks Destiny bidDestiny School's bid to become state-integrated was rejected because the proposed syllabus was too small and the cost of conversion too high, education papers reveal.19 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGloriavale's 'inadequate' curriculumNot one student at Gloriavale school has gone beyond Year 11 in the past three years sparking fresh calls for an investigation.19 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandDay opens eyes to richness of IslamThe Islam Open Day held at Aotea Square in central Auckland yesterday aimed to allow people to discover the world of Islam from different perspectives.13 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldMosque collapses killing over 100At least 107 pilgrims have been killed overnight and 238 injured when a construction crane crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca.11 Sep 08:56 PM
OpinionJustin Duckworth: Let more refugees inThis tragedy requires a humanitarian response - economic cost should not be the primary concern in our country's decision in how to act, writes Justin Duckworth, Anglican Bishop of Wellington.09 Sep 11:10 PM
OpinionRev Michael Hewat: Govt should put Christian refugees top of queueA starving, homeless, Muslim child is every bit as precious as a starving, homeless, Christian child. Neither should be discriminated against.09 Sep 09:26 PM
New ZealandAppeal targets $3m for ailing presbyteryAn appeal has been launched to restore the historic St Patrick's Catholic Presbytery in Auckland's central city.08 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldConservative rebellion threatens to scupper Pope's reform agendaOn a sunny morning earlier this year, a camera crew entered a well-appointed apartment just outside the 9th-century gates of Vatican City.08 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUS secret kill squadThe clandestine programme represents a significant escalation of the CIA's involvement in the war in Syria, enlisting the agency's powerful Counterterrorism Centre.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGay marriage revoltPresbyterian congregations are defying the church's national ban on performing same-sex weddings.01 Sep 06:00 AM
WorldVest bungle clouds Thai bomb arrestThailand's junta is under scrutiny after mistakenly showing an unrelated picture of a suicide vest during a nationally televised broadcast announcing the arrest of a foreign man in connection with....30 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFoo Fighters trick controversial churchWhen the Westboro Baptist Church protested outside a Foo Fighters concert recently, Dave Grohl and the band responded with a Rickroll.23 Aug 10:45 PM
