Support

A lot of New Zealand citizens seem to welcome the change, supporting the new bill with organized marches like the 1000 people march, showing their support. A lot of young people joined the march to show their support for the new amendment bill, but not only young people were there, supporters of every age gathered to show their support.

The Prime minister even said that he would be more than happy to vote for the first reading of a bill allowing gay marriage but at the moment it is not a priority. Louisa Walls same sex marriage bill has passed is first reading with a positive response from parliamentary members with 80 votes to 40.


New Zealand celebrity Tamati Coffey who is gay and in a civil union is a large supporter of the marriage amendment bill, it will allow him to marry his lifelong partner, Tim Smith. He said that he would become un-civil union-ed in a second. He sees it as the last step for gay people to be considered normal in this society.  

A poll made by Colmar Brunton on behalf of One News found that 63 percent of New Zealanders' think that same-sex couples should be able to marry, while 31 percent were opposed. 1872 people have taken the poll with (76.2%) 1427 people supporting the amendment to the marriage bill and (23.8%) 445 people against it.