Earlier this month, Coffey and husband Tim Smith welcomed son Tūtānekai by surrogate – one of a handful of couples who do so each year. Tamati Coffey/TWITTER Last week, MP Tāmati Coffey and husband Tim Smith had their first child via surrogate. There is no public funding for IVF for same-sex male couples, so couples must self-fund. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Justice Minister Andrew Little said New Zealand's Adoption Act would need a "total overhaul". Last year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern indicated Adoption Act reform was on the Government's "work programme".

Source: Stuff July 19, 2019 23:48 UTC