NZ Herald·4 min read·medium
Election 2026: National’s Christopher Luxon, Paul Goldsmith blame ‘packed agenda’ for no quick change to sexual consent law
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Jamie Ensor
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New Zealand's National Party government is delaying updates to sexual consent laws, citing a busy legislative agenda. Opposition parties argue the government is prioritizing other policies over a necessary legal modernization that would clarify that silence does not constitute consent.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is blaming a “very packed agenda” for not progressing sexual consent changes this term, as he instead pushes through move-on orders and other legislation.
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