This made me cry happy tears this morning

[mab_browne]

I've been married for nearly thirty years, and now all couples in NZ who love each other have the same option. :-)

Youtube vid of the NZ Parliament at the third reading of the Marriage Amendment Bill.

(ETA to say that of course, as is the usual on Youtube, never read the comments...)

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Comments

[enigmaticblues]

So, so awesome. I needed happy news today.

[mab_browne]

Happy news indeed. :-)

[admiralandrea]

What's the song? I wondered if it was something Maori.

[mab_browne]

Yes indeed, it's a Maori song, Pokarekare Ana, very well known enough that I could sing along with at least part of the waiata that the gallery started. Louisa Wall, who sponsored the bill, is of Maori descent herself. :-)

[admiralandrea]

Cool. Is Louisa Wall the one everyone was hugging, in glasses?

[mab_browne]

That is the lady herself, yes.

[vamysteryfan]

Very spiffy indeed!

[mab_browne]

Yup, definitely spiffy. :-)

[castalie]

I saw the announcement earlier, congratulations to NZ!

[mab_browne]

Thank you. :-)

[ma_aaaa]

Rock on, NZ, rock on.

[mab_browne]

We're small, and I think that sometimes that helps in matters like this. Or maybe we're just really cool. *g*