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The NZ Interfaith Group welcomes you in the spirit of understanding and cooperation between all of the faiths in Aotearoa New Zealand. The NZ Interfaith Group has evolved from a variety of interfaith groups that have been active in Wellington over the past 15 years, such as the World Conference on Religion and Peace, and Faith and Community Week. It is in the process of becoming an umbrella group for interfaith groups in other centres around Aotearoa New Zealand. Members of the Bahá'í, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Latter Day Saints, Muslim, and Sikh faiths are represented in the group currently. For more information about the NZ Interfaith Group, please contact Paddy Payne: 04-472-2021 (w); 04-472-2027 (f); info@interfaith.org.nz (e); PO Box 5428, Wellington (p). |
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25/08/2008 1:30 p.m.
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Discrimination, Harassment and Desecration, How safe is New Zealand for religious minorities? - Auckland
The proposed theme of the Religious Diversity Forum (part of the 2008 NZ Diversity Forum) on the afternoon of Monday 25 August is Discrimination, Harassment and Desecration, How safe is New Zealand for religious minorities? The NZ Statement on Religious...
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8/09/2008 8:00 a.m.
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"Uni-Diversity: The challenges of change" Multi-Faith Conference at University of Auckland
A multi-faith conference entitled Uni-Diversity: The challenges of change will be held at the University of Auckland in September. The conference will seek to address some of the issues and challenges that are reflected by the increasing diversity...
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6/12/2008 9:00 a.m.
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6th Global Conference on Buddhism - Auckland
Auckland is the venue for the 6th Global Conference on Buddhism. The 6th GCB in Auckland will provide a truly exciting and inspiring opportunity for New Zealand individuals and groups affilliated with Buddhists organsations, those interested in Buddhism,...
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21/03/2009 1:00 a.m.
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Race Relations Day - National
Race Relations Day in New Zealand marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Activitities are organised throughout the country by ethnic groups, local councils, workplaces, schools, faith communities and media. Many multi-ethnic...
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21/03/2010 12:00 a.m.
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Race Relations Day - National
Race Relations Day in New Zealand marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Activitities are organised throughout the country by ethnic groups, local councils, workplaces, schools, faith communities and media. Many multi-ethnic...
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Auckland Inter-faith Council, PO Box 21-551, Henderson
Wellington Interfaith Council, PO Box 20037, Wellington South 6029
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Aotearoa New Zealand Interfaith Network
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The Aotearoa New Zealand Interfaith Network is part of the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme and is a mailing list that brings together faith communities, interfaith groups, government agencies, academics and individuals interested in interfaith ...
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BBC Multifaith Calendar
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An excellent multifaith calendar that allows you to look at festivals and holy days by religion or by month, with detailed info given about most dates
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BBC Religion & Ethics
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The BBC's site on religion and ethics with information areas on Atheism, Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Paganism, Rastafari, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Unitarianism, Zoroastrianism
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BeliefNet
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We are a multi-faith e-community designed to help you meet your own religious and spiritual needs -- in an interesting, captivating and engaging way ...
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Center for Interreligious Understanding
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Through educational programs and policy leadership, the CIU brings people of all faiths together to learn about our history, our shared values and why we must live and work together toward a society of justice and peace ...
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Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
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The mission of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions is to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its other guiding institutions ...
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Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group
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Our group was formed here in Dunedin in the aftermath of the events of September 11th 2001 out of spontaneous expressions of solidarity and goodwill between leaders of our three faiths, the police and the Dunedin City Council.
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Interfaith Encounter Association
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The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study ...
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Interfaith resources
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A list of some of the many organisations throughout the world which are involved in inter-religious activities ...
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International Association for Religious Freedom
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The International Association for Religious Freedom is a registered charity based in the United Kingdom which has the aim of working for freedom of religion and belief at a global level ...
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International Council of Christians and Jews
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The ICCJ serves as the umbrella organisation of 38 national Jewish-Christian dialogue organisations world-wide.
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International Interfaith Centre, Oxford, England
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Building interfaith co-operation in the world ...
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Internationally recognised Values Education Program
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Living Values Education Program (LVEP) is a comprehensive values education program. This innovative global character education program offers a wide variety of experiential values activities and practical methodologies to educators, facilitators, parents
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Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace
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The IIFWP (Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace) was founded in the hope of building a world in which peoples, cultures, races, religions, and nationalities could live together in harmony, mutual respect, cooperation ...
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Multifaith Action Society of B.C.
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The Multifaith Action Society in Vancouver, Canada, was founded in 1972 as an ecumenical society and has become fully interfaith in nature and purpose ...
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MultiFaithNet
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MultiFaithNet is a self-access research, learning, information and dialogue tool, providing updated access to global electronic resources and interactions useful for study of world religious traditions and communities and the practice of inter-faith ...
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REonline
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Religious Education Online. REonline is a family of websites, with www.reonline.org.uk at its centre. Great resources for education of children of all ages.
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Spiritual "non-secular" Discussion Forum
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Spiritual / Gnostic / Mystic Discussion Forum for all sincere seekers of Ultimate Truth
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The Council of Christians & Muslims (Inc.) NZ
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Christians and Muslims in dialogue together. The Council exists to promote dialogue and respectful understanding between the two faith communities, and to work together towards the elimination of racism and religious discrimination in NZ society.
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The Inter Faith Network of UK
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The Inter Faith Network for the UK works to build good relations between the different religious communities in the UK at both national and local levels ...
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The Interfaith Alliance
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The Interfaith Alliance and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation - the national non-partisan advocacy voice of the interfaith movement. Our 150,000 members are from more than 70 faith traditions and people of good will ...
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The Revealer
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A daily review of Religion and the Press.
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The Sacred Site
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Radha Sahar's site that has information on many of the world's faiths ...
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World Conference of Religions for Peace
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The World Conference of Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions who are dedicated to achieving peace ...
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World Congress of Faiths
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The World Congress of Faiths publishes the leading journal on interfaith matters Interreligious Insight. It arranges a variety of conferences, meetings, retreats, visits and group travel ...
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World Faiths Development Dialogue
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Its aim is to facilitate a dialogue on poverty and development among people from different religions and between them and the international development institutions.
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| 9 Jul | | Bahá'í Faith - Martyrdom of the Báb memorialises his death. Bahá'ís suspend work on this day. | | |
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| 13 Jul | | Bahá'í Faith - Kalimat (Words), the 7th month of the Bahá'í year. | | |
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| 18 Jul | | Buddhism - Wassana marks the beginning of the three-month 'Rains Retreat' for monks and nuns. | | |
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| 29 Jul | | Islam - Mi'rāj al-Nabiy commemorates the ascension (al-Mi'rāj) of the Prophet to heaven. Muslims interpret the event literally and symbolically. The festival begins in the evening. | | |
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| 30 Jul | | Shinto - Oh-harai-taisai, the Grand Purification Ceremony, has been held since ancient times to obtain purification from sins and offences committed during the first half of the lunar year. In earlier times, the Imperial Japanese Court led the ceremonies. A large ring of woven grasses and reeds is placed at the entrance of the shrine premises. Walking through the ring symbolises inner purification. Such rings are a common sight at shrines at this time of year. | | |
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| 1 Aug | | Bahá'í Faith - Kamál (Perfection), the 8th month of the Bahá'í year. | | |
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| 1 Aug | | Wicca - Lammas (also called Lughnasad) is the celebration of the grain harvest, the Harvest of First Fruits. Many traditions celebrate Lammas as the funeral of Lugh, the sun God whose strength is visibly waning by late summer. | | |
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| 5 Aug | | Buddhism - Dharma Day commemorates the Buddha's first discourse, called the Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma (or Dharma), following his Enlightenment. | | |
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| 5 Aug | | Buddhism - Kwan Yin's ' Setting on the Path' | | |
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| 6 Aug | | Christianity (Western, Eastern New Calendar) - Transfiguration celebrates the appearance of Jesus in a transfigured state during his earthly life to three of his disciples, as narrated in the Gospels. | | |
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| 10 Aug | | Judaism - Tisha B'Av, or the Ninth of the month of Av, is a major fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in ancient times. | | |
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| 10 Aug | | Zoroastrianism - Fravardeghan Days, also know as Muktad (memorialising ancestors), are ten days in preparation for Nowruz (the start of the New Year), observed by Zoroastrians who follow the Shenshai calendar. | | |
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| 15 Aug | | Islam - Nisf Sha'ban, the 15th day or middle (Nisf) of the eight month (Sha'ban), is the Night of Repentance in preparation for Ramadan. It begins in the evening. | | |
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| 16 Aug | | Hinduism - Raksha Bandhan (tying on protection) is a festival in which unmarried girls and women tie amulets on the wrists of their brothers for protection against evil. | | |
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| 19 Aug | | Zoroastrianism - Fravardeghan Days, also know as Muktad (memorialising ancestors), are ten days in preparation for Nowruz (the start of the New Year), observed by Zoroastrians who follow the Shenshai calendar. | | |
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| 19 Aug | | Christianity (Eastern - Old Calendar) - Transfiguration celebrates the appearance of Jesus in a transfigured state during his earthly life to three of his disciples, as narrated in the Gospels. | | |
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| 20 Aug | | Bahá'í Faith - Asmá (Names), the 9th month of the Bahá'í year. | | |
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| 20 Aug | | Zoroastrianism - Noruz (the start of the New Year) for Zoroastrians who follow the Shenshai calendar, and the beginning of 1378 AY (after Yazdegird III, the last of the Zoroastrian kings of Persia). | | |
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