Full Coverage: Civil Unions Bill Back In Parlt.

Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 11:53 am
Article: The Scoop Editor

Brash Changes Mind – Will Vote Against Civil Unions - National Party Leader Don Brash says he supports a public mandate by way of referendum on moral issues as important as the Civil Union Bill, which is likely to be rammed through Parliament under urgency this week. See... Don Brash backs public mandate on civil unions
MORE:
- Russell Brown - Hard News 01/12/04 - All the fun ... & 30/11/04 - Real Conscience
- United Future - Admission extracted from Benson-Pope
- David Benson-Pope - Minister: Brash decision "regrettable"
- Greens - Law Equality cannot be decided by referendum

Relationships Bill Delay A Kick In The Teeth - PrideAlliance is very concerned that the passing of the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill may be postponed. Without it, civil unions will be completely toothless, conferring no rights whatsoever on couples who enter in to a union. See... Relationships Bill Delay A Kick In The Teeth & Select Committee Report on Civil Unions Welcomed
MORE:
- Campaign Against Civil-Unions - Report on flawed Civil Union Bill
- Tim Barnett - Civil Union Bill Hits The Ground Running

David Benson-Pope Welcomes Civil Unions Select Committee Report - Minister welcomes Civil Union report which confirms marriage only for a man and a woman in NZ See... Minister welcomes Civil Union report
MORE ON CIVIL UNIONS BILL:
- ACT - Civil Union Threat To Freedoms Of Speech: ACT
- United Future - Bill goes 95% of way to same-sex marriage
- United Future - Dunne welcomes NZ First support
- Campaign Against Civil Unions - Pro-homosexual Agenda Underlies Labour Govt., Bully Tactics By "Gay" Paper Against MPs & Human Rights Complaint to Hon. M. Wilson
- Gay Eaters for Jesus - Support Civil Unions With An Extra Helping

Civil Unions Partly About Choice – Benson-Pope - The new civil union legislation offers not just more choice to people but greater protection to couples in committed relationships, says Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope. See... Civil Unions provide greater protections

United Future Disputes Claims About UK Civil Unions - United Future MP Gordon Copeland today strongly refuted Labour MP Russell Fairbrother’s claim that parallels exist between the Civil Union Bill proposed for New Zealand, and the Civil Partnerships Bill which received the Royal Assent in Britain on 18 ... See... Fairbrother disingenuous over civil unions
MORE:
- ACT - Government Must Assure On Civil Union Agenda

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