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Civil Unions and Marriages (Provisional)
The Civil Union Act 2004 came into force on 26 April 2005 and the first ceremonies were celebrated on 29 April 2005 . This Act introduced a new form of legal relationship. Two people, whether of opposite or the same sex, can enter into a civil union provided they are not currently married to or in a civil union with someone else. A couple who are currently married can transfer their relationship to a civil union. An opposite-sex couple in a civil union can transfer their relationship to a marriage. As in the past, a same-sex couple cannot enter into a marriage.
In recognition of public interest in the progress of civil union registrations Statistics New Zealand will be releasing provisional quarterly data for civil unions and marriages. The data will include the number of registrations by relationship type. No other civil union or marriage data will be available before the official release of annual data via the Marriages, Civil Unions and Divorces Hot Off the Press. Final data for 2008 will be released in May 2009.
Provisional quarterly data will be available within 5 weeks of the end of the quarter. The provision of this data will be reviewed periodically.
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