Get Action! Consent Laws NOW w/ Advocate Layba Zubair: 12th August, 2026

Last month, the National Party promised to reform consent laws if re-elected, so that sexual consent would be positively defined in New Zealand law. Currently, New Zealand law relies on a negative model of consent, outlining some circumstances where consent cannot be given, but not actually requiring consent to be actively given. However, with a member’s bill already drafted by Labour and Greens MPs, advocates are questioning why the government is choosing to delay reform of New Zealand’s consent laws till after the election, instead of progressing the change now. Layba Zubair has been lobbying for change for years now, delivering a petition to reform consent laws to Parliament in 2022 that was signed by more than TWELVE THOUSAND people. With the Greens, Labour, and National Party now voicing support for consent law reform, Zubair is calling on Parliament to progress change now, before it is dissolved on the 1st of October. So for this week’s Get Action, producer Theo spoke to Layba Zubair on her campaign to progress affirmative consent law reform. To view the petition and where to sign you can follow this link here .