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• Anthroposophical Society in New Zealand
  New Zealand chapter of the society founded by Rudolf Steiner as "an association of people who would foster the life of the soul, both in the individual and in human society, on the basis of a true knowledge of the spiritual world." FAQs, New Zealand addresses. Sections include Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner, Rhythmical Massage Therapy, Eurythmy, calendar of events.
  
  
• Bioethics Centre, Dunedin School of Medicine, New Zealand
  The centre at the University of Otago was established in response to growing awareness of new ethical issues relating to law, medicine and technology. In addition to general information about the Centre and its staff, the web site provides information about papers in bioethics, and graduate study. Staff publications are listed.
  
  
• Centre for Integrated Research on Bio-Safety : INBI
  Gene Ecology is an emerging interdisciplinary field which combines the study of genetics and biochemistry with bioethics, the philosophy of science, and social studies of science and technology. Site describes the work of INBI at the University of Canterbury.
  
  
• Free radical : politics, economics & life as if freedom mattered
  The Free Radical is a "libertarian / objectivist" magazine published bi-monthly in New Zealand. The web site provides selected articles from the current and previous issues. Special online features include a daily editorial by Lindsay Perigo, editor, debate and reports.
  
  
• Humanism in New Zealand
  Information about the Humanist Society of New Zealand and humanism in New Zealand.
  
  
• Maitai Zendo
  Maitai Zendo is an affiliate of the Diamond Sangha Lineage offering Zen training in Nelson, New Zealand. Details of retreats and distance Zen training. Biographies of Zen teachers including links to published articles. Includes contact details.
  
  
• Nathaniel Centre : the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre
  Information about genetic engineering, euthanasia/assisted suicide, assisted reproduction, cloning, stem cells, surrogacy, xenotransplantation, embryo storage, embryo adoption, genetic testing, end-of-life issues, clinical ethics, palliative care and ethical principles. Includes the Nathaniel report.
  
  
• Nathaniel report : our approach to issues in bioethics / the Nathaniel Centre, the New Zealand Catholic bioethics centre
  The Nathaniel Report, published by the Nathaniel Centre (the New Zealand Catholic bioethics centre), contains articles and updates on a variety of bioethical and healthcare issues, especially those that are topical in New Zealand. The site provides contents pages of each issue, with full text of selected articles.
  
  
• New Zealand Association of Rationalists & Humanists Inc.
  Information on the Association; its history and services. The catalogue of the Len Beckett Memorial Library, in Excel 97 format, may be downloaded from the site. Links to related sites are provided.
  
  
• New Zealand humanist / Humanist Society of New Zealand
  New Zealand Humanist is the quarterly journal of the Humanist Society of New Zealand and includes articles by New Zealand and overseas writers of interest to New Zealand humanists. Site provides contents pages and full text of selected articles for issues from Sept 1996 onwards; full text of a single selected article for issues between 1994-June 1996.
  
  
• Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
  Site of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia includes information on membership, resources and conferences.
  
  
• School of History, Philosophy and Classics
  School at Massey University which also offers religious studies. Outline of courses available, degrees offered, programmes of study etc., staff directory. Features list of research projects and theses available.
  
  
• Skeptics New Zealand
  Information about the New Zealand Skeptics and details of the publication skeptic. Includes a members only section.
  
  
• Toi te Taiao : the Bioethics Council
  Outlines the work of the Council, a ministerial advisory committee, which provides informed advice to the Government on the cultural, ethical and spiritual aspects of biotechnology. The Council's submissions on the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology ("HART") Bill and the New Organisms and Other Matters Bill, are available on the site.