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In the build up to the vote, there were several instances of anti-gay and lesbian protests and rallies as a way of dissuading public favour. The most publicised rally was the 'Enough is Enough' march through central
Wellington, terminating at Parliament, in August 2004. The march was organised by the
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As at 31 December 2012, 2455 civil unions were registered to New
Zealand residents. These comprised 1920 same-sex unions, of which 1131 had been between females and 789 had been between males, and 535 opposite-sex unions. In addition, 474 civil unions were registered to overseas residents. 124 civil
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have questioned the low uptake of civil unions. LGBT organisations claim that this criticism is unfounded as there are fewer divorces after incompatible civil unions than with heterosexual marriages, particularly amongst
Christians in the Southern US, who have displayed a higher than average divorce
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Civil Unions came into effect on
Tuesday 26 April 2005 for licence applications and at least two couples had applied for licenses by 9:30 that morning. The first civil union ceremonies were performed on Friday 29 April 2005 (marriage and civil union licences need to be applied for at least three
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for the consent of a Family Court Judge, in place of consent from a parent or guardian, and set out how the court is to consider the application. At the Select
Committee stage, the bill was broadened to cover civil unions and de facto relationships in addition to marriages, and was retitled the
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who voted for the first two readings of the Bill, but against in its final vote). Another was to replace it with a "civil relationships" bill that would allow any two people to register any personal relationship and to gain joint property rights (moved by
National MP Richard Worth, a consistent
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opponent of the bill). These proposals were dismissed by supporters of the bill as delaying tactics rather than serious proposals and were defeated in
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2647:Marriage Amendment Act 2013
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2492:on 14 November 2013
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2276:"Civil Unions Act"
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