David Hines
- Oct 6
- 3 min
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...
David Hines
- Jun 1
- 4 min
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!...
David Hines
- Mar 5
- 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...
David Hines
- Mar 3
- 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...