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30 August 2012Maori organisation in New Zealand support marriage equality bill 3 New Zealand's Maori child advocacy organisation Ririki has said they are in favour of MP Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill. -
30 August 2012Catholic college teacher in New Zealand suspended over marriage equality views 9 A teacher at a Catholic college in Whangarei, New Zealand, has been suspended and students allegedly threatened in a row with the college's principal over marriage equality. -
29 August 2012Update: New Zealand parliament supports equal marriage 80 votes to 40 39 The New Zealand Marriage Amendment Bill, which would legalise equal marriage, has passed its first reading with a majority in parliament in support of the change.
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29 August 2012New Zealand MP appeals to opponents and fence-sitters over marriage equality bill 15 New Zealand's equal marriage bill is to be heard for the first time today in parliament, and various lobby groups and a number of MPs will also be declaring their opposition to it.
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29 August 2012New Zealand: a thousand march on Parliament in support of equal marriage 5 Around a thousand supporters of equal marriage marched through Wellington to push forward on support for a bill which will have its first reading today, and would legalize same-sex marriage.
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26 August 2012Doctors: Use of gay apps like Grindr linked to syphilis outbreak 78 An increase in the number of gay men using gay social apps, such as Grindr, is to blame for a syphilis epidemic, according to a New Zealand doctor. -
21 August 2012New Zealand’s Minister of Justice comes out in support of marriage equality and other LGBT rights 20 The New Zealand Minister of Justice, who previously voted against the country's civil union legislation, has now come out in favour of marriage equality, same-sex couples adopting and legal recognition of gender identity for trans people. -
20 August 2012Australian Greens concerned over too-early vote on marriage equality bill 11 The Australian Green Party have voiced their concerns over the government attempting to bring an early vote on the marriage equality bill in an attempt to clear it off the political agenda. -
16 August 2012Public debate about marriage equality to be held among Pacific communities in New Zealand 17 Pacific leaders in Auckland, New Zealand say it is necessary for their communities to hold a public debate on the country's marriage equality bill to quell fears that it will cause conflict with Pacific churches and undermine "traditional values".
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3 August 2012US band Train speak out about anti-gay website’s use of song 12 San Francisco band, Train, are “upset” that their song “Marry Me” was used on a New Zealand website set up in opposition gay marriage. -
1 August 2012New Zealand: Equal marriage bill ‘likely to pass first reading’ 19 A member's bill selected for a vote in the New Zealand parliament reportedly has enough support from MPs to pass its first reading.
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30 July 2012New Zealand: Prime minister to support MP’s equal marriage bill 16 New Zealand's prime minister, John Key, has said he will support a member's bill selected for a vote in the House of Representatives that would legalise marriages between two people of the same sex.
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10 July 2012Polynesia: Anglican Church to take view on gay weddings in 2014 5 The General Synod of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has indicated that a decision will not be made on the issue of marriage rights for gay couples until 2014. -
11 May 2012New Zealand prime minister ‘not opposed’ to marriage for gay couples 20 New Zealand's prime minister has said he is 'not personally opposed' to allowing gay couples to marry, but added that it was not part of the government's legislative programme. -
4 May 2012New Zealand: ‘Gay times are over’ billboard provokes anger 22 A billboard apparently directed at the first openly lesbian mayor in New Zealand with the slogan 'The gay times are over' has provoked anger from councillors.
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5 April 2012EA ‘harassed’ over gay video game characters 132 Following the introduction of gay characters in recent game series, video game manufacturer EA says it has been inundated with anti-gay letters. -
12 December 2011Anti-gay US politician’s ‘secret life’ as sperm donor to lesbian couples 26 An American politician who has campaigned against gay marriage has been accused of having a "secret life" as a sperm donor to lesbian couples. -
14 October 2011New Zealand Labour will allow gay couples to adopt 21 New Zealand's Labour Party says it will push for gay couples to be allowed to adopt.
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7 March 2011New Zealand sees high number of gay/bisexual HIV diagnoses 12 New Zealand has seen an alarming number of gay and bisexual men diagnosed with HIV last year. -
28 February 2011Website blaming gays for Christchurch quake shut down 23 A website that blamed the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on gay people, has been shut down by its Utah-based web hosting provider, BlueHost.
