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New Zealand thriving on Australian same-sex weddings

 Same-sex weddings ... many Australians go to New Zealand

Karen Roberts, left, places a wedding band on the finger of her partner April Miller as they renew their vows in a public ceremony Source: FR43398 AP

While Australia ponders whether to legalise same-sex marriage, legalisation across the Tasman Sea in New Zealand has meant good money for many businesses. Nearly a thousand Australian couples have been married In New Zealand since the laws changed four years ago, more than a quarter of the same-sex marriages in the country. And some of those who vehemently opposed the idea at the time say they have changed their minds


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While Australia ponders whether to legalise same-sex marriage, legalisation across the Tasman Sea in New Zealand has meant good money for many businesses. Nearly a thousand Australian couples have been married In New Zealand since the laws changed four years ago, more than a quarter of the same-sex marriages in the country. And some of those who vehemently opposed the idea at the time say they have changed their minds



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