Adam PearseDeputy Political Editor·NZ Herald·18 Jul, 2026 11:00 PM2 mins to read‌NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Sunday, July 19, 2026

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Video / NZ HeraldThe National Party is promising to reform sexual consent laws to ensure “there must always be a ‘Yes’, rather than an absence of a ‘No’”. National’s justice spokesman Paul Goldsmith today unveiled the policy in Auckland, which involved amending the Crimes Act.

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