This is an old story, in a way. Back in January the “Safety First Coalition” participated in a debate at the Parliament to discuss the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. The Swedish solution was discussed along New Zealand’s decriminalisation of prostitution.
Catherine Healy, a founding member and national co-ordinator of the New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective, also appointed by the Minister of Justice to the New Zealand Prostitution Law Review Committee was also there.