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As far as sleepy old New Zealand goes, today's been a pretty tumultuous day. After a two-year detention, Algerian asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui was released on bail by the Supreme Court. As I type this, punters have one minute left to legally smoke in bars, clubs and restaurants. But perhaps most significantly, the Civil Union Bill finally passed, allowing same- and different-sex couples to register their relationship and enjoy the rights and responsibilities of otherwise only granted to married folk. Good stuff it is too.

But not if you listen to the Chicken Littles of this country. Apparently society will collapse around our ears and buggery rates will hit an all time high. Well folks, the plain and simple truth is that life will go on, a not insignificant number of people will get the equivalent of a basic right which most others take for granted, and we'll all get back to caring about more important things. Like what to wear to the office Christmas party and whether baby pink is the new black.
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