# Happy 6th Birthday, Legalized Prostitution in New Zealand!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-6th-birthday-legalized-prostitution-in-new-zealand/490560>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 24, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-6th-birthday-legalized-prostitution-in-new-zealand/490560 "2009-03-24T05:45:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-6th-birthday-legalized-prostitution-in-new-zealand/490560/1 "2009-03-24T05:45:44Z")

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Story [here](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7927461.stm). Good on them, too! Kiwis always do seem a bit on the ball, or the ones I’ve known anyway.

I like the “Jesus (Heart) Hookers” billboard. 😃

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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-6th-birthday-legalized-prostitution-in-new-zealand/490560/2 "2009-03-24T05:47:43Z")

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May I ask why you are celebrating? Something suspicious here 🙂

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-6th-birthday-legalized-prostitution-in-new-zealand/490560/3 "2009-03-24T05:56:19Z")

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I’m on chatting terms with a number of the girls in the bars here. Lovely ladies. Although technically illegal here, prostitution is widespread and fairly open. New Zealand has it right.