Editing Presbyterianism (section)

====New Zealand====
[[File:Kaikorai Presbyterian Church Dunedin New Zealand.jpg|thumb|[[Kaikorai Presbyterian Church]] in [[New Zealand]]]]
In [[New Zealand]], Presbyterian is the dominant denomination in [[Otago]] and [[Southland Region|Southland]] due largely to the rich [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and to a lesser extent [[Ulster Scots people|Ulster-Scots]] heritage in the region. The area around Christchurch, Canterbury, is dominated philosophically by the [[Anglican]] denomination.

Originally there were two branches of Presbyterianism in New Zealand, the northern Presbyterian church which existed in the North Island and the parts of the South Island north of the [[Waitaki River]], and the [[Synod of Otago and Southland]], founded by [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church]] settlers in southern South Island. The two churches merged in 1901, forming what is now the [[Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand]].

In addition to the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, there is also a more conservative Presbyterian church called [[Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand]]. Many of its members left the largely liberal PCANZ because they were seeking a more conservative church. It has 17 churches throughout New Zealand.