- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in New Zealand have revealed a mixed response towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
New Zealand Surveys
History
Same-sex marriage in New Zealand is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Zealand is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in New Zealand is legal, no restrictions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Zealand is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in New Zealand is illegal in some contexts.
Under the Human Rights Act 1993, there are a variety of specific exceptions from discrimination law relating to working in private areas (such as a person's home) and accessing special counselling services (such as counselling dealing with sexual abuse or family violence), among others.
LGBT employment discrimination in New Zealand is sexual orientation only.
LGBT housing discrimination in New Zealand is sexual orientation only.
Same-sex adoption in New Zealand is legal.
Serving openly in military in New Zealand is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in New Zealand is banned (less than 6-month deferral).
Conversion therapy in New Zealand is banned.
LGBT Rights by Regional Council
View the LGBT laws in each individual regional council of New Zealand.
- Southland
- Taranaki
- Waikato
- Wellington
- West Coast
- Gisborne District (Unitary Authority)
- Marlborough District (Unitary Authority)
- Nelson City (Unitary Authority)
- Tasman District (Unitary Authority)
- North Island (Island)
- South Island (Island)
- Chatham Islands Territory (Special Island Authority)