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Civil union backers reject referendum call - 1-Dec-2004

Backers of the controversial Civil Union Bill have rejected calls for a referendum on the issue. Manoeuvring on the bill has caused a number of MPs to make public their positions - including National leader Don Brash, who said yesterday he would oppose the bill and Labour's Muslim MP Ashraf Choudhary, who said he would support it. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Choudhary 'yes' after Brash 'no' should see Civil Union Bill through - 1-Dec-2004

National leader Don Brash has withdrawn his support for the Civil Union Bill, as intensive lobbying of MPs continues. The decision came as a slap in the face for the Government, which had calculated his support would help undercut conservative opposition to its bill. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Civil Union Bill on a knife-edge - 30-Nov-2004

A bill giving legal recognition to same-sex couples could fail in Parliament this week with a number of MPs changing their votes on the legislation. The Government is believed to have the 61 votes needed to pass the controversial Civil Union Bill. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Civil Union Bill 'will not deliver expected changes' - 30-Nov-2004

Couples expecting big changes as a result of the Civil Union Bill passing are in for a shock, according to the ACT party. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Choudhary backs civil union bill - 30-Nov-2004

Parliament's only Muslim MP has thrown his support behind the Civil Union Bill - despite abstaining from the first vote in parliament. Read the full story/Visit the site - TVNZ

Tapu Misa: Marriage badly damaged long before civil unions move - 30-Nov-2004

I’ve been married 23 years to the same man (no, I wasn’t a child bride, but thank you for asking), so I guess that makes me not just a fan of the institution but also an upholder of civilisation as we know it. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Jonathan Milne: Killing bill not on God's to-do list - 28-Nov-2004

This morning, prayers will be offered up seeking God's intervention to prevent legal recognition of same-sex partnerships. The conservative pastor who last week began a 21-day fast will seek some thunderbolt from above to strike down the Civil Union Bill. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Civil Unions Bill on a fast track - 27-Nov-2004

The Government plans pre-Christmas urgency to ram through the contentious Civil Unions Bill, putting gay and de facto relationships on the same legal footing as marriage. Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

Sandra Paterson: Making law a bigger ass - 27-Nov-2004

At first glance, Nigel Pearson's story would make any compassionate person call for civil unions. Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

Transsexual tribunal member under fire - 26-Nov-2004

Act MP Stephen Franks and the Campaign Against the Civil Union and Relationship Bills are calling for the removal of a transsexual woman from a human rights tribunal after she accused the lobby group of hate crime. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

British bill sends message to NZ, MP says - 24-Nov-2004

The passage of British law giving civil partnership rights to gay couples sends an important and timely signal to New Zealand MPs considering similar legislation, Labour MP Russell Fairbrother said yesterday. Read the full story/Visit the site - Stuff Website

Colin James: Civil Unions Bill becomes our next high-water mark - 23-Nov-2004

The Foreshore and Seabed Bill is done. Next week comes the Civil Union Bill. Another test for this Government and this society. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Ad backers claim wide support - 23-Nov-2004

When Nigel Pearson's partner drowned in February, he was initially not allowed to see the body to say goodbye. With no legal relationship to his gay partner, he had to wait 10 days for his partner's family to arrive from overseas before he could see the remains. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald Related Site - Civil Union Advert

Civil Unions Ad - 21-Nov-2004

A full-page newspaper advertisement in support of the Civil Union Bill has appeared in the Sunday Star Times today. Over a thousand people have signed their names to the advertisement. Read the full story/Visit the site - Campaign for Civil Unions

All Black backs gay bill - 20-Nov-2004

A former All Black is lending high-profile support to a fresh campaign for civil unions. The son of a presbyterian minister, Mark Ranby said he was also concerned that much of the opposition to civil unions was wrapped in religious beliefs. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald Related Site - Civil Union Advert

Government denies Civil Union Bill being fast-tracked - 17-Nov-2004

The Government wants the Civil Union Bill passed before Christmas but the minister driving the controversial legislation says it is not to clear the decks for election year. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

MP minces no words on gay bill - 16-Nov-2004

The Civil Union Bill is a debate between "grumpy Christians and whining gays", Act MP Stephen Franks told an audience at Waikato University last night. Read the full story/Visit the site - Waikato Times

Civil Union Bill push - 13-Nov-2004

The Government is planning to push through the controversial Civil Union bill before Christmas. Read the full story/Visit the site - TVNZ

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