Gay weddgs ban: Church say no - NZ Herald

Contents:

• 'FABULO GAY WEDDG' IS NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST
• NEW ZEALAND RABOW TOURISM - GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL
• GAY WEDDGS BAN: CHURCH SAY NO
• NEW ZEALAND HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDGS

'FABULO GAY WEDDG' IS NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST

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NEW ZEALAND RABOW TOURISM - GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL

Not long afterwards, Auckland rad statn ZM 91 announced a ntt for listeners to select a gay or lbian uple to w an all-expense- paid weddg. Fabulo Gay ntt sponsored by New Zealand statn ZM 91.

New Zealand is a very popular and boutique statn for gay and lbian travelers and has a diverse range of holiday optns to su most budgets.

Over the years, New Zealand's gay and lbian tourism dtry has grown om a work of gay and lbian owned homtays throughout New Zealand, to an expansive work of acmodatn rangg om homtays and farmstays to exclive luxury lodg and boutique hotels. Featured Tourism Operators for Gay and Lbian Travel. In 1998 New Zealand was the first ternatnal gay and lbian statn to have a natnwi work of gay, lbian owned and 'Approved Gay Lbian Friendly' tourism bs.

GAY WEDDGS BAN: CHURCH SAY NO

In October 2004, the 'Approved Gay/Lbian Friendly' creria was re-brand as Rabow Tourism Accredatn (RTA). Many gay and lbian events are staged throughout New Zealand wh the most popular beg the Hero Ftival and Big Gay Out Auckland (Febary), Gay Ski Week Queenstown (Augt/September) and ongog events Wellgton.

NEW ZEALAND HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDGS

There are about 107, 000 gay and lbian people between 16-64 years livg New Zealand wh Auckland havg the largt group wh about 42, 000, followed by Wellgton (15, 000), Christchurch (8, 000), Haton (8, 000), Duned (2, 000) and rt of New Zealand (32, 000). New Zealand's gay and lbian tourism dtry has about 80 gay and lbian owned tourism related bs rangg om acmodatn, transport, bars, venu and events to rtrants and shops across the untry. While there are many accreded gay and lbian approved or iendly bs, New Zealand has a diverse range of world class acmodatn, attractns, tours and transport optns that will make a holiday a tly memorable experience.

The Hero Ftival is New Zealand's biggt annual gay and lbian pri celebratn. The party attracts ternatnal mic acts and DJs and b ntemporary gay, lbian, Māori and Pacific island cultur, givg a tly unique 'kiwi' sence and feelg. Some of the appeal about visg New Zealand maybe that New Zealand beme the 13th and only untry the Asia Pacific regn to legalise gay marriage on 17th April 2013 - much to the light on the many New Zealand supporters.

Check out this se for holiday ias cludg Gay Friendly Acmodatn and the Weddgs sectn.

Five years of betiful gay weddg ceremoni NZ.

Same-sex marriage is legal, but relig lears are closg their doors to gay upl. Photo / Dean PurcellGay marriage has been legalised by Parliament - but is still banned by most of New Zealand's 10 ma religns.

A Herald survey has found that five of the top 10 - Catholics, Baptists, Ratana, Mormons and Mlims - are unlikely to bend their strict opposn to gay marriag spe last week's 77-44 vote Parliament to legalise same-sex Anglins are also opposed, at least for new law says celebrants om anisatns approved to nduct marriag are not obliged to marry a same-sex uple if is agast "the relig beliefs or philosophil or humanarian nvictns of the approved anisatn". "But liberal Anglin mister Rev Glynn Cardy of St Matthew--the-Cy said a gay uple uld marry his church as long as they ed a mister om another church.

"If a Prbyterian or Methodist mister me wh a heterosexual uple and said n we marry here, the answer would be y, therefore we would say y to a gay or lbian uple the same way, " he said. "Mangere-based Maori Anglin prit Rev Hiri Kaa said the Maori part of the church had not issued stctns on the issue, and he would be willg to marry a gay uple. Baptist natnal lear Rev Craig Vernall said Baptist church were pennt and were also ee to make their own cisns, but he believed the vast majory would refe to nduct gay marriag or allow them Baptist church.

"We are lookg at probably 1 or 2 per cent who would go down the track of nductg gay marriag at this stage, " he, who were slightly more numero than Baptists the 2006 cens, have left the issue to dividual prits. "The Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriag, Jeff Montgomery, said last night new forms would be available om Augt 19 for all upl wantg to get words "bri" and "brigroom" are expected to rema on the marriage forms but the partment was lookg at optns for people who did not want to e those more: Church weddg out for gay law advoteLatt om New ZealandLotto Powerball jackpots to $26 lnThe jackpot has not been stck sce the third-largt w New Zealand history. The first gay weddgs were held New Zealand today.