Same-sex marriage in New Zealand?
Not if most political heads in the Bay of Plenty region have their way.
Nearly all locally based MPs will vote against the controversial Marriage Equality Bill, which will be heard for the third time in Parliament tomorrow.
Only Maori Party Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell will vote in support of the bill, as he had already done at its first two readings. The Waiariki electorate includes the Western Bay.
"The basis of it is really just a human rights issue," he said. "The ability of people to formalise a relationship and to not impinge on anyone else with that, it's okay by me."