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Ombudsman persuades 362 schools to join religion in schools survey
David Hines
  • Apr 9
  • 4 min

Ombudsman persuades 362 schools to join religion in schools survey

9 April 2022 Only 30% of schools responded in time The rush to provide information came after I applied for this information last October...
Religion in schools programmes take a dive
David Hines
  • Mar 4
  • 3 min

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...
Ombudsman decision on religion in schools report due in a week or two
David Hines
  • Mar 2
  • 2 min

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...
David Hines
  • Nov 12, 2021
  • 3 min

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...
State schools are losing interest in Christian hymns and prayers for their assemblies
David Hines
  • Nov 6, 2021
  • 4 min

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...
Expert recipe for religious education in state schools almost ready: here's a preview!
David Hines
  • Aug 29, 2021
  • 4 min

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...
No atheists in Jacinda’s team of five million. Religious leaders want state to promote their faiths
David Hines
  • Aug 8, 2021
  • 4 min

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...
New battles for the minds of children
David Hines
  • May 5, 2021
  • 5 min

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...
Slippery slope for Bible in Schools. Govt tinkering makes it worse
David Hines
  • May 4, 2021
  • 2 min

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...