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Tapu Misa: Inter-religious education essential for NZ schools

Ending the world on a high

Next week, Kiwi musician Jason Kerrison will sit around a bonfire in the Far North strumming a guitar with friends - preparing for the end of time.

Bible teachers dropped for preaching

The country's largest provider of religious instruction in schools has stood down three volunteers for teaching pupils their own beliefs.

Anglicans send Kiwi to the Vatican

The head of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, Archbishop David Moxon, has been appointed to represent the worldwide Anglican movement in Rome.

Guard in bearskin-turban swap

The first Sikh guardsman to be given permission to wear a turban instead of a bearskin while on duty outside Buckingham Palace is under pressure not to break tradition.

Bible-class stance dismays father

A couple who took their daughter out of a school class based on the <i>Bible</i> were dismayed to find her left alone in a classroom.

Insight: The mysteries of the masons

Behind the closed doors of the Masonic Lodge.

Jonah Lomu in Mormon fold

All Black great Jonah Lomu has become a Mormon - but don't expect to see him don a suit and ride a bike going door-to-door spreading the gospel.

Andrew Geddis: Churches' gay marriage fears needless

If that change really is needed, then so be it, writes Andrew Geddis. "But I think the Law Society is wrong and the bill as it stands would not require anything new of any religious group."