Replace the Prostitution Reform Act with the Nordic model
What it actually does
Would replace the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 with the 'Equality' or Nordic model, which decriminalises people selling sex but criminalises buyers and brothel owners, alongside exit services for women leaving prostitution. It opposes removing the ban on temporary visa holders doing sex work.
Source: womensrightsparty.nz · 2026-10
The Trump take
“Arrest the customers but not the sellers? That's a very complicated deal, folks. I like simple deals. Let's talk about tariffs instead, much more exciting.”parody
Why it scored this way
Law & order
Creates new offences for buyers and brothel owners
+1
Likes it
Red tape
Recriminalises part of a legal industry
-1
Dislikes it
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