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- ↑ "Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill - New Zealand Parliament". parliament.nz. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ Collins, Simon. (26 July 2013). Sadness mars lesbian couple's big day. New Zealand Herald .
- ↑ (19 August 2013). New Zealand gay couples hold first weddings. BBC News .
- ↑ Collins, Simon. (16 July 2014). Same-sex marriage pioneers split. New Zealand Herald.
