Church leaders in New Zealand believe the latest Census data on religion reflects a more honest New Zealand.
TV NZ reports the 2018 Census revealed the number of people identifying as Christians, has officially dropped below the number who have no religion in New Zealand.
Up until the 1990s, more than 70%of New Zealanders identified themselves as Christian.
According to the 2018 Census, 38.2%of the country now identify as Christian, down from 45.59%in 2013. The number of people who indicated no religion sat at 49.02%.
TVNZ
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