Banner, 'Thank You'

This banner celebrates the third and final reading of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill (sponsored by MP Louisa Wall) on 17 April 2013. The House of Representatives voted in favour of the Bill by 77 to 44.

The banner was created by the Campaign for Marriage Equality which recycled two covers created by Time magazine on 8 April 2013, adding the words 'New Zealand History Made Wednesday 17 April 2013'.

The Campaign for Marriage Equality was a nation-wide coalition of supporters and groups to promote marriage equality in New Zealand (the Civil Union Act 2004 had achieved partial equality only).

The signatories on the banner include members of the parliamentary cross party working group: Tau Henare, Grant Robertson, Kevin Hague, Maryan Street, Jan Logie, Louisa Wall. The signatures of Andrew Burns, Megan Campbell and Conrad Reyners (Campaign for Marriage Equality) are also included.

On Monday 19 August 2013 everyone became equal under New Zealand's marriage law, with the first LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) marriages taking place that day throughout New Zealand, including at Te Papa.