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    Rene Shadbolt

    René Shadbolt led the only New Zealand contingent to the Spanish Civil War. She and fellow nurse, Isobel Dodds, cared for wounded soldiers, particularly those from the International Brigades, from July 1937 to November 1938.

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2005 Civil unions come into effect

Couples − heterosexual or homosexual − were now able to register their relationship as a civil union. The change meant that all couples in New Zealand, whether married, in a civil union or in a de facto partnership, now had equal rights and obligations.

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Reforming the law - homosexual law reform

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