Destiny Church is among groups checking out the Government's plan to allow charter schools.
The Government has set up a working group to investigate charter schools run by community groups, faith or culture-based educational organisations, universities, private firms or management groups.
Destiny Church spokesman Richard Lewis contacted Associate Education Minister John Banks several months ago to get information about charter schools, the Weekend Herald reported.
Destiny Church is planning to build a "City of God" in Wiri, South Auckland, and its existing school will move there.
It is envisaged that charter-school operators will be granted an operating licence by an authorised body.
Mr Banks listed 18 organisations in an answer to a parliamentary question from the Green Party about who had expressed an interest in running a charter school.
Critics say the charter-school model has failed elsewhere and it allows public money to be used to promote religious interests.
Destiny Church is a fundamentalist Christian movement led by Bishop Brian Tamaki.
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