Secular education

David Hines

Religious education papers due to be released 18 November - but serious questions remain

Media diary note and invitation By David Hines, researcher 5 October 2022 The Ministry of Education has refused to release details of its...

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Ombudsman persuades 424 schools to reveal their religious programmes

Maori schools give stronger support to Christian karakia By David Hines, 1 June, 2022 (900 words) Thank God for the Ombudsman's Office!...

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Religion in schools programmes take a dive

Three kinds of Christian bias in state schools Christian religious instruction programmes in state schools have taken a dive, with only...

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Ombudsman decision on religion in schools report due in a week or two

Update March 3: Encouraging news from the Ombuidsman Back in October 2021 I complained to the Ombudsman's office that the Ministry of...

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NZ state schools spill the beans on their religious programmes: RI, RO, Christian karakia and health

For years, members of the Secular Education Network have been trying to find out what kind of religious programmes their schools have...

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State schools are losing interest in Christian hymns and prayers for their assemblies

David Hines 6 November 2021 P:reliminary results from a survey of state schools show that only 9% of them are using Christian religious...

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Expert recipe for religious education in state schools almost ready: here's a preview!

The Ministry of Education sent me this tip-off Why would the Ministry of Education send me an email this week saying they expect to...

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No atheists in Jacinda’s team of five million. Religious leaders want state to promote their faiths

David Hines August 8 2021 Main points 1. After a year of waiting I have full details of a request from a group of religious leaders to...

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New battles for the minds of children

9 Oct 2020: In 2012, 40% of New Zealand state primary schools had Bible in Schools. In 2020 that had dropped to 21%. What happened in...

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Slippery slope for Bible in Schools. Govt tinkering makes it worse

written by Admin October 24, 2020 When the Secular Education Network was founded in 2012, I conducted a survey that showed 40% of New...