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 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 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 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
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
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
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
OpinionSam Judd: Will religion save the environment?Whatever it is that we believe, we are all in this together and we need all the tools and networks that we can get, writes Sam Judd.19 Aug 09:37 PM
OpinionComment: Five myths about yogaYoga has become one of the most fashionable practices in the world. Yet a number of myths have grown up around it. Andrea Jain debunks five of the biggest.17 Aug 12:30 AM
New ZealandGreens keep up criticism of GloriavaleGreen Party's education spokeswoman has entered into a war of words with the Christian community over how young people there are being taught.11 Aug 02:50 AM
New ZealandGloriavale's men the match-makersA new documentary on Gloriavale has revealed more about what it's like to live in the West Coast community - and how its residents react when someone walks out.09 Aug 06:39 PM
New ZealandFake profile reportedly used to proposition womanA fake Facebook profile set up in the birth name of Gloriavale leader Hopeful Christian has reportedly been used to proposition a Greymouth woman.04 Aug 05:17 AM
New ZealandGloriavale hits back at curriculum claimsGreen MP Catherine Delahunty said she was concerned the school's narrow curriculum prevented pupils, especially girls, from going on to tertiary study.03 Aug 09:41 AM
New ZealandSexist lessons at GloriavalePoliticians will demand answers from education bosses over what the extreme fundamentalist school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.01 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday Editorial: Gloriavale kids need a broader educationGreen MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school.01 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldSatanic statue unveiled in DetroitA Satanic organisation has unveiled a controversial Baphomet sculpture in Detroit.27 Jul 10:13 PM
