Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playA retired pastor has been barred as a marriage celebrant because he won't marry same-sex couples. Auckland pastor Barrie Baker, 65, is one of 22 people barred from becoming marriage celebrants in the past 15 months because they refuse to do same-sex marriages. He advised would-be celebrants rejected for this reason to join an approved church or organisation. Wall said decisions on who could become marriage celebrants were entirely up to Montgomery. "It's got nothing to do with my bill, it's about how he is determining who is a suitable person to be an independent celebrant," she said.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 02, 2017 15:56 UTC