Party policies: Morality

CIVIL UNIONS

Labour, Greens, Progressive: No change.

National: Conscience issue which Don Brash said should go to referendum. Family spokeswoman Judith Collins advocates restricting civil unions to gay couples only.

United Future: Amend law to protect gay couples' rights to share and inherit property and be buried together, but remove equal status with marriage; propose bill to define marriage as between man and woman.

NZ First: Hold referendum on repealing Civil Union Bill; support bill defining marriage as between man and woman.

Act: Conscience issue, may go to referendum; support bill defining marriage as between man and woman.

Maori Party: Tariana Turia voted against Civil Union Bill.


PROSTITUTION

Labour, Greens: No change.

National: Conscience issue; Judith Collins says law needs to be reviewed and local councils given powers to restrict where brothels go.

NZ First: No change except by referendum.

United Future: Repeal decriminalisation and consider criminalising men who use prostitutes.

Act: Conscience issue - would be guided by how the law is working out.

Maori Party: Tariana Turia voted for prostitution law reform.

Progressive: Opposed decriminalisation; waiting for review of the law.