a_010218nzhmminquiry41.jpg Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin is responsible for shepherding the bill though Parliament. The bill is in the name of Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin, a New Zealand First MP. "A birth certificate is a historical record based on fact, not a political tool to further an ideology. "By choosing you own gender in your birth certificate, the certificates will become an object of unscientific gender ideology and effectively tell medical professional that they got it wrong at the time of birth." Mr Hudson said the original birth certificate would not be erased under the changes.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 12, 2018 07:18 UTC