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New Zealand bill would legally define ‘women’ as ‘biological female’: ‘Win for common sense’
A right-wing party in New Zealand is pushing a bill that would legally define “men” and “women” according to biological sex.
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New Zealand’s minor gov’t party pushes to define women by biological sex
A minor party in New Zealand’s coalition government has announced proposals to legally define women by biological sex, ...
Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament
A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand ’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament on ...
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New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and ...
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New Zealand government's minority party introduces bill to define gender as biological
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past the New Zealand Parliament Buildings in Wellington, New Zealand, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Craymer UPDATED Apr 22, 2025, 10:44 AM ...