{"id":2426330,"date":"2025-04-22T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/common-sense-new-zealand-bill-seeks-to-legally-define-women\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T17:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:18:03","slug":"common-sense-new-zealand-bill-seeks-to-legally-define-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/common-sense-new-zealand-bill-seeks-to-legally-define-women\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Common sense&#8217; New Zealand bill seeks to legally define women"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcommon-sense-new-zealand-bill-seeks-to-legally-define-women%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A right-wing party in New Zealand, New Zealand First, is advocating for a bill that aims to legally define &#8220;woman&#8221; as an &#8220;adult human biological female&#8221; and &#8220;man&#8221; as an &#8220;adult human biological male.&#8221; The bill, presented by winston Peters, the party&#8217;s leader and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opec-russia-agree-to-drop-oil-prices-to-wipe-out-competition\/\" title=\"OPEC, Russia agree to drop oil prices to wipe out competition\">deputy prime minister<\/a>, argues that it is a measure to protect the integrity of these terms and push back against what Peters describes as &#8220;woke ideology&#8221; affecting women&#8217;s rights and safety. Critics, including labor Party leader Chris Hipkins, suggest that the proposal is a political maneuver to attract attention rather than a genuine policy initiative. The bill would amend the Legislation Act 2019 to clarify these definitions, but its passage is uncertain, as it must go through a random ballot in Parliament due to it originating from a non-ministerial member. The move comes in the context of a recent UK Supreme Court ruling that also recognized similar biological definitions within legal contexts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Zealand bill would legally define &lsquo;women&rsquo; as &lsquo;biological female&rsquo;: &lsquo;Win for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-candidates-look-to-use-common-sense-pitches-to-expand-hold-on-ohio-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House GOP candidates look to use \u2018...\u2019 pitches to expand hold on Ohio - Washington Examiner\">common sense&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2097058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A right-wing party in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-zealand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Zealand<\/a> is pushing a bill that would legally define &ldquo;men&rdquo; and &ldquo;women&rdquo; according to biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>If passed, the legislation would clearly define the legal category of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">woman<\/a>&rdquo; as an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">adult human biological female&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;man&rdquo; as an &ldquo;adult human biological male.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3388003\/india-shooting-gunmen-kill-26-tourists-kashmir\/\">Indian police say gunmen kill at least 26 tourists at a resort in disputed Kashmir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3387452\/vladimir-putin-direct-talks-ukraine-ceasefire\/\">Putin claims he&#8217;s open to direct talks with Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3387411\/vatican-first-pictures-coffin-pope-francis-funeral-rites\/\">Vatican releases first pictures of Pope Francis in open coffin as funeral rites begin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The bill was put forward by New Zealand First, the smallest member party of the New Zealand Parliament&rsquo;s governing coalition, claiming it could roll back &ldquo;cancerous social engineering&rdquo; and be a &ldquo;win for common sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Zealand First leader Winston Peters smiles during an election event on Aug. 16, 2017, in Christchurch, New Zealand. (AP Photo\/Mark Baker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not about being anti-anyone or anti-anything,&rdquo; New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzfirst.nz\/nzf-bill-defining-woman-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announcement of the bill<\/a>. &ldquo;This is about ensuring we as a country focus on the facts of biology and protect the term &lsquo;woman&rsquo; in law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to leading New Zealand First, which holds eight out of 123 seats in Parliament, Peters is also the country&rsquo;s deputy prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Bill would ensure our country moves away from the woke ideology that has crept in over the last few years, undermining the protection, progression, and safety of women,&rdquo; Peters continued.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would formalize the definitions by adding amendments to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.govt.nz\/act\/public\/2019\/0058\/latest\/DLM7298125.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Legislation Act 2019<\/a>, which provides guidance on the drafting and interpretation of legislation.<\/p>\n<p>It is far from guaranteed that the bill will be considered. 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