Rātana Church (Māori Christian mainstream)
Māori Christian church founded by T.W. Rātana (1925). Substantial role in NZ Labour Party politics through Rātana–Labour alliance.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — Māori Christian church; mainstream low-control with substantial NZ political role.
Profile facts
In context
Rātana Church combines Māori spirituality with Christian theology. Long-standing alliance with NZ Labour Party held all four Māori seats 1943–93. Mainstream low-control religious-political body.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
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Evidence by BITE axis
- mainstream low-control with substantial NZ political role
Timeline
- 1925Rātana Church founded
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enduring attraction of Ratana · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Various NZ press coverage search ↗
- Enduring attraction of Ratana — http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10364662 open ↗
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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