
The NZ Skeptics Society is a non-profit body that exists to promote critical thinking
Not all claims have equal value. For instance we all can believe that gravity exists without question, however we should ask for a little more evidence when an “expert” tells us that the Moa is alive and well and living in Moana!
If extraordinary claims are being made, you should demand extraordinary proof, especially if you are putting your money or your life on the line.
Many of the practices questioned by the NZ Skeptics take advantage of people at their most vulnerable – cancer patients seeking alternative cures, grief stricken bereaved seeking contact with the dead. They prey upon our trust, hopes and fears, and exploit a lack of specialist knowledge.
Please take a look around, and we would be delighted if you would like to join us.
Become a Member
Join the NZ Skeptics so that you can tell everyone you’re a Certified Skepticism Practitioner™ *, and also help us to fight the spread of pseudoscience in New Zealand.
* this is not a real certification, we just made it up.
Keep up to date with what’s happening
Wherever you are in the world, you can keep up to date with what’s happening in New Zealand skepticism through our newsletter, podcast and meetings.

Listen to our Podcast
Listen to our bi-weekly podcast, Yeah… Nah!, if you want to hear about what’s going on in New Zealand skepticism from your hosts Bronwyn, Mark and Katrina.

Sign up to our Newsletter
You can sign up here for our bi-weekly Skeptics newsletter, to keep in touch with the weird and the wonderful.

Meet with us in the Pub
Join us at one of our Skeptics in the Pub meetings in one of the cities listed below for a relaxed evening talking with like-minded people:

Join us in Cyberspace
Connect with us on Zoom from 6pm every month for virtual beers and real conversation.
See our work

Latest submissions on bills, medical council amendments and more.

Addressing issues such as Homeopathy and Psychic Surgeons

Websites, downloads and books recommended by NZ Skeptics

Discussion of skeptical topics common in the Media
Latest Activities
We‘ve been busy! These are our latest events, campaigns and submissions.
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Our 2024 Awards
Bent Spoon Although not the winner of the Bent Spoon, of note this year there were some bad decisions made by our current coalition government. Their repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act, for example, has been a disappointing change. The new legislation was far from perfect, but at least it was a start when it…
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Therapeutic Products Bill
The New Zealand Skeptics Society is a non-profit body that exists to promote critical thinking. We are frequently contacted by the media to provide informed comments on science and pseudoscience, and support evidence-based policymaking. We offer public education on rational thinking, helping people to understand the gap between proven ideas and nonsense. We think that…
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NZ Skeptics put their Money where their Mouth is
From April 1st 2023 the NZ Skeptics, along with the NZ Association of Rationalists and Humanists, are offering a one hundred thousand dollar (NZ $100,000) prize as part of the NZ Skeptics Challenge – and this is definitely not an April Fool’s joke! Until recently the well known skeptic Stuart Landsborough, of Wanaka’s Puzzling World,…