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This graph shows the percentage of the New Zealand population who claimed adherence to the Presbyterian denomination at each census. The proportion remained relatively stable at around 25% until the 1960s, after which it fell dramatically. The growing secularisation of society and the rise of new leisure activities such as television were among the reasons for the decline.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Statistics New Zealand.
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