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New Zealand is predominantly Christian, although it also has a large percentage of non-religious citizens too. Other religious beliefs exist, but are largely a minority.
In the 2006 census, 55.6% of the population identified as Christian, with the Catholic and Anglican denominations being first and second most common respectively.
The next-largest group was the 34.7% of the population who identified as "non-religious" - atheists and agnostics.
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∙ 13y agoReligion in New Zealand is dominated demographically by Christianity, at just over half of the population at the 2006 New Zealand Census although regular church attendance is probably closer to 15%. Prior to European colonization the religion of the indigenous Māori population was animistic, but the subsequent efforts of missionaries such as Samuel Marsden resulted in most Māori converting to Christianity.
New Zealand has no state religion and freedom of religion has been protected since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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∙ 14y agoMaori is not a religion. Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand!
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