Spiritual Practices

Just one young Catholic woman and 17 young Catholic men in Auckland are training to be able to profess their vows. Audio

Research into near-death experiences raises more questions than it answers. Justin Gregory asks if it is possible that consciousness could survive the death of the body? Audio

Rev Andrew McDonald is the minister of the little stone church and he says it's a privilege to do his work, in one of New Zealand's most beautiful locations. Audio

Freelance journalist Nida' Tuma reports from Ramallah in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories, pop. 4,550,368 (est. 2014). Audio

Bryan Crump talks to activist and public theologian Brian McLaren about The "Emergent Church" movement, and what it means  to be a Christian in the 21st century. Audio

Director of Community Music Junction, an organisation which enables people to sing together and learn a range of musical instruments, and founding musical director of the Wellington Community Choir… Audio

Editor of Asia Calling, Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's most populous Muslims nation, the Republic of Indonesia. Audio

The New Zealand Humanist Society's come out against the Harmful Digital Communications Act, which it says contains one of the world's strictest blasphemy laws. Audio

Cold times in New Zealand. Whangarei's Anne Power has been in the High Court, appealing a conviction for ill-treating a horse that died. The New Zealand Humanist Society's come out against the Harmful… Audio

Emmy Award-winning director, writer and producer whose new documentary, Belief: the Possession of Janet Moses, is screening throughout the country at the New Zealand International Film Festivals. Video, Audio

Editor-in-chief of online magazine Estonian World, Silver Tambur reports from the Baltic region of Northern Europe, the Republic of Estonia, pop. 1,315,819 (est. 2014)... the immigration debate - as… Audio

The father of a New Zealander imprisoned in Myanmar for insulting religion by posting a picture of Buddha in headphones on Facebook says the Government is refusing to advocate on his behalf. Nearly… Audio

They come from all round Northland to eat, listen to music and GIVE in return. Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've lots of musical variety in the programme, including songs to mark Maori Language Week, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter and a hymn arranged for… Audio

Our correspondent in the second-most populated nation of the world, India, pop. 1,210,193,422 (census. 2011) is Bangalore-based, Shoba Narayan. Audio

Waikato University's Religious Studies Professor Douglas Pratt on faith, the Bible and religion in New Zealand's 'secular' schools. Audio

Is it ok for Indian witch doctors to be practicing in New Zealand and running ads in papers? Audio

Formerly of RNZ's Morning Report team, breakfast producer at BBC Radio Brighton, Will Flockton reports from the country of England, which is part of the United Kingdom, pop 53,012,456 (est. 2011)… Audio

Thousands of people across New Zealand have just celebrated the Islamic holiday of Eid. Audio

Several hundred people gathered at Nelson's waterfront yesterday for the annual blessing of the city's fishing fleet. Audio