Spiritual Practices
Kiwi converts to Islam
In this episode of Voices; we hear from two converts to the Islam faith in Christchurch as interest in Islam grows after March 15th.
AudioTaranaki descendants can buy back a piece of family history
Taranaki Cathedral is selling off most of its wooden pews to make way for new flexible seating, but the original donors get first chance to buy.
Trust survey: NZers are generally a religiously easygoing people
Opinion - Good news for anyone who has worried about the globally imported ghost of religious intolerance hanging above the local culture. A new survey suggests such worries may yet be more…
Kiwis trust Buddhists
Buddhism is the most trusted religion in New Zealand, according to a survey from the Victoria University of Wellington. The survey was conducted after the Christchurch mosque shootings. Audio
Mosque attack survivor Farid Ahmed speaks about meeting Donald Trump
A Christchurch mosque attack survivor has spoken for the first time since arriving back from a trip to the US where he met with Donald Trump to discuss religious freedoms. Video, Audio
Crowdfunding campaign set up for Gloriavale escapees
A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to raise money for people who flee Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast. Audio
Isobel Yeung: China's hidden war on Uighurs
VICE News correspondent Isobel Yeung posed as a travel blogger to go behind the scenes in Xinjiang, a frontier region in China's west, to unveil what is happening to the Uighur in the most oppressed… Audio
'Rubbish everywhere' as tourists rush to climb Uluru
Tourists are trespassing, camping illegally and dumping rubbish in an "influx of waste" as they flock to Uluru to climb the rock before it is permanently closed on 26 October.
Vatican moves against Australia disclosure rule on sexual abuse
The Vatican reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession in what appears to be a response to moves in Australia to force them to do so in cases of sexual… Audio
Mike Grimshaw: Bishops, Boozers, Brethren & Burkas
Author Mike Grimshaw talks about his book Bishops, Boozers, Brethren & Burkas: A Cartoon History of Religion in New Zealand. Audio
Farming with Faith in Mind
Ruwan Wijayasena and his wife Niranjal Gamlath have taken out the 2019 Canterbury/North Otago Share Farmer of the Year title. Ruwan, who is from Sri Lanka, contract milks 1800 cows at Hororata and… Audio
Farming with Faith in Mind
Ruwan Wijayasena and his wife Niranjal Gamlath have taken out the 2019 Canterbury/North Otago Share Farmer of the Year title. Ruwan, who is from Sri Lanka, contract milks 1800 cows at Hororata and…
AudioIn historic shift, Vatican to consider married priests for Amazon region
A Vatican document says the Church should consider ordaining older married men as priests in remote areas of the Amazon, a historic shift which some say could pave the way for their use in other areas…
Barcelona's Gaudi church finally gets a permit
Barcelona City Hall has finally issued a work permit for the unfinished church designed by architect Antoni Gaudi 137 years after construction started on La Sagrada Familia Basilica. Audio
Ramadan comes to an emotional end in Christchurch
Muslims around New Zealand gathered at gymnasiums and halls this morning for prayers and a bite to eat as they marked the end of Ramadan. In Christchurch, where 51 Muslims lost their lives in the… Video, Audio
Lawyer slams government and Victim Support over treatment of Muslims
A human rights lawyer says the government has continuously let the Muslim community down and she doesn't see that changing even with the Royal Commission into the mosque shootings.
Coalition NZ's Hannah Tamaki on euthanasia, abortion, politics
The co-founder of Destiny Church, Hannah Tamaki, admits her new political party, Coalition New Zealand, could split the Christian vote if National MP Alfred Ngaro also launches a party.
She speaks to… Audio
"Destiny Church political party will self destruct"
Professor Peter Lineham from the Auckland Rainbow Community Church is a Professor of religion and society at Massey University. In 2013 he wrote a book on Destiny church and joins Indira to talk about… Audio
Pope issues new law forcing sexual abuse to be reported
Pope Francis has announced new rules for reporting and investigating sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. It's the latest attempt by the Pope to respond to the global sexual abuse and and… Audio
Asia Bibi: Christian finally leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed.
