The Humanist Society of New Zealand (Inc.) is a New Zealand organisation that promotes
secular humanist
Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system or life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basis of morality ...
philosophy and ideals. The Society meets in
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...
with members throughout New Zealand.
It is affiliated internationally to the
International Humanist and Ethical Union
Humanists International (known as the International Humanist and Ethical Union, or IHEU, from 1952–2019) is an international non-governmental organisation championing secularism and human rights, motivated by secular humanist values. Foun ...
(IHEU) and the United Nations Association of NZ. The official symbol of the Society is a version of the
Happy Human
The Happy Human is an icon that has been adopted as an international symbol of secular humanism.
Created by Dennis Barrington, the figure was the winning design in a competition arranged by Humanists UK (formerly the British Humanist Associatio ...
.
See also
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New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists
New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists (or NZARH) is an organisation, established in 1927 in New Zealand for the promotion of rationalism and secular humanism.
The principal aims are stated as:
* To advocate a rational, humane, an ...
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Atheist bus campaign (other countries)
References
External links
Humanist Society of New Zealand
New Zealand
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Skeptic organisations in New Zealand
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