Home›Sources›Pastafarian Marriage Celebrant Gets Approved in New Zealand (Megan McCluskey, Time)SourcesPastafarian Marriage Celebrant Gets Approved in New Zealand (Megan McCluskey, Time)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Pastafarian Marriage Celebrant Gets Approved in New Zealand (Megan McCluskey, Time)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/time-nz-pastafarian-celebrant-mccluskey-2016.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Pastafarian Marriage Celebrant Gets Approved in New Zealand (Megan McCluskey, Time). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/time-nz-pastafarian-celebrant-mccluskey-2016Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-pastafarian-marriage-celebrant-gets-appr, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Pastafarian Marriage Celebrant Gets Approved in New Zealand (Megan McCluskey, Time)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/time-nz-pastafarian-celebrant-mccluskey-2016}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReports New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs approving the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as an organization authorized under section 10 of the Marriage Act 1955 in December 2015, and its first marriage celebrant's approval, making New Zealand the first country to recognize the church for marriage purposes.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A named-byline report in an established general news magazine, reporting a specific dated government approval.NotesWell-attestedPrimary citation for the New Zealand recognition in Pastafarianism's legal-status fact and State Recognition edge.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMegan McCluskeyPublisherWell-attestedTimePublication YearWell-attested2016Source TypeWell-attestednewsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Religions, 2 claims: 1 connected, 1 general references.Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested7SourcesPastafarian Marriage Celebrant Gets Approved in New Zealand (Megan McCluskey, Time)Connected1ReligionsChurch of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterGeneral References2ArticlesThe Legal Record: What the Courts That Actually Ruled DecidedReligionsChurch of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year