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'Pompous prat' shrugs off abuse - 4-Dec-2004

The insult directed at David Benson-Pope by United Future this week - a "pompous prat", he was called - was mild compared to what some in his own Labour camp used to call him. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Lesbians disunited - 3-Dec-2004

Despite what opponents to the Civil Union and Relationship bills say, the two pieces of legislation are not uniformly backed by lesbians and gays. Lesbian activist TIGHE INSTONE writes about what they object to. Read the full story/Visit the site - Manawatu Standard

Te Radar: Dawning of the age of Post Civil Unions - 3-Dec-2004

Hopefully by the time you read this you will be able to hear the staccato rhythm of the high heels of hordes of pink-shirted Storm-Super-troopers as they march through the streets of small towns rescuing children from the tyranny of heterosexuality. Many will be thankful. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald Related Site - Radar's Website

Civil unions: Final vote will be tight - 3-Dec-2004

The Government appears to have the votes to pass the Civil Union Bill next week, enabling same-sex and de facto couples to formalise their relationships from next April. The bill passed its second reading by 65 votes to 55 yesterday. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Referendum the last hope - 3-Dec-2004

Opponents' hopes of scuttling the Civil Union Bill now rest on a bid to force a referendum after it passed a crucial vote. Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

Civil union by 10 votes, but foes defiant - 3-Dec-2004

They were close enough to rub shoulders as they leaned forward to hear the Civil Union Bill win its crunch vote – gay couple John Jolliff and Des Smith, seated in the back of a packed public gallery, and beside them, the power-suited Destiny Church leaders who have led a crusade against the bill. Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

Supporters confident bill will become law - 3-Dec-2004

Supporters of the Civil Union Bill are confident that it will be passed into law next week, after it survived its second reading in Parliament yesterday. Read the full story/Visit the site - Stuff Website

Civil Union: Four views - Conservative and Liberal - 3-Dec-2004

Clem Simich: Homosexual people have been discriminated against forever and this goes some way to redressing it. A referendum is the wrong way to go. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

MPs offer opposing views on Civil Union Bill's importance - 3-Dec-2004

Scott Watson's marriage, infidelity in marriage, and a gay recruitment drive were all issues canvassed in a wide-ranging debate yesterday on the second reading of the Civil Union Bill. The bill, which allows same-sex and heterosexual couples to formally register their relationship under law, is expected to be passed next week in a conscience vote. The following are extracts from some of yesterday's speeches. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Bishops turn up the heat on MPs - 2-Dec-2004

The Catholic Church is urging its members to take note of the way their MPs vote on the Civil Union Bill today when deciding who to support at the next election. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Mixing and matching - 2-Dec-2004

There has been a bitter political fight and huge public interest in the Civil Union Bill, which by Christmas could be the new law that gives legal recognition to same-sex relationships for the first time. Alister Browne looks at the issues. Read the full story/Visit the site - Manawatu Standard

Garth George: Homosexual lobby poised to confront the last bastion - 2-Dec-2004

Irrespective of whether the Civil Union Bill passes its second reading today the homosexual lobby's steamroller will not be stopped. The public relations campaign aimed at the acceptance of homosexuals and the homosexual lifestyle as "normal" has been going on for nearly 40 years and it has to be said that it has been the most outstandingly successful example of spin-doctoring in the history of mankind. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

MPs vote 65-55 in favour of Civil Union Bill - 2-Dec-2004

Another milestone has been passed by the Civil Union Bill which has got through its second reading with MPs voting 65 to 55 in favour of the controversial legislation. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Editorial: Time right to pass bill for civil unions - 2-Dec-2004

Who would be an MP on days like this, when a subject as fraught as the Civil Union Bill comes to its crucial "conscience" vote? It is one thing to take a personal position on an issue such as same-sex marriage but MPs must always be conscious that they alone are deciding these matters on behalf of four million people, and that on subjects such as this an MP is no better briefed than anybody else. There is no department of state to advise on the moral implications of recognising a form of marriage for homosexual couples, only the human rights apparatus to argue for non-discrimination and MPs know that public feeling runs deeper than that. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Rod Emmerson: Civil Union Bill - 2-Dec-2004

Rod Emmerson cartoon on the Civil Union Bill Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Answering the 10-most asked questions about civil unions: - 2-Dec-2004

1. Isn't this all about creating gay marriage? No. Marriage remains solely available to a man and a woman. The Civil Union Bill does not alter the Marriage Act 1955. The Civil Union Bill simply enables couples who do not want to marry, or who cannot marry, to have their relationships legally recognised as a civil union. Read the full story/Visit the site - Manawatu Standard

Catholic threat to Civil Union Bill - 2-Dec-2004

Catholic leaders have mounted a last-ditch challenge to MPs supporting the Civil Union Bill with a veiled warning that they will pay at the ballot box. Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

Youth wings of political parties support Civil Union Bill - 2-Dec-2004

The youth wings of five political parties are supporting the Civil Union Bill and urging all their MPs to vote for it. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Eugene Moore: Opposing Civil Union Bill a recipe for heartbreak - 2-Dec-2004

Amid the furore over the Civil Union Bill is a simple fact that seems to be lost on those who think it will harm the institution of heterosexual marriage. As long as people who have a predominantly homosexual orientation are made to feel that they and their relationships are somehow less than those of heterosexuals, most homosexually oriented people will continue to do what we've done for centuries - to place ourselves in heterosexual relationships. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Civil Union Bill - Election Manifesto Commitment - 1-Dec-2004

Questions & Answers for Oral Answer 1 December '04 Thursday, 2 December 2004, 8:32 am Press Release: Office of the Clerk 4. Hon PETER DUNNE (Leader-United Future) to the Prime Minister: Is she satisfied with her Government's handling of the Civil Union Bill, in light of her 2002 election manifesto commitment to introduce such legislation? Read the full story/Visit the site - Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

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