New Zealand has no established church although Anglicanism is required to be the religion of the Monarch of New Zealand (who is described as "Defender of The Faith") and freedom of religion has been protected since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.[3]
More recently the number of adherents of non-Christian religions has increased dramatically, to near 6% in 2013. 41.9 percent of New Zealanders who answered the question on religion in the 2013 Census claimed no religious affiliation.[4]