Progressive supports non-discrimination

"The Progressive Party supports the legislation before Parliament which will strengthen long-term relationships. "Progressive believes that any effort or honest attempt to strengthen meaningful relationships deserves support because there is no doubt that society as a whole benefits from individuals being inside of caring, stable and long-term relationships because that delivers more social stability," Progressive MP Matt Robson said. "For individuals themselves, stable and caring long-term relationships deliver better heath and more happiness than unstable, uncaring and unsatisfying ones," he said.

"The proposed civil union legislation removes unfair discrimination, which means New Zealand is meeting its obligations under international law," Matt Robson said.

"Laws like 4 weeks’ minimum leave for workers, paid parental leave, a Families Commission and this new law are all designed to strengthen long term relationships to the benefit of children and society as a whole," he said

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>