Family Values anon again, am Kiwi, Christianity is in gradual decline with most energy coming from immigrants (some pentecostal-ish, but I don't think it matters yet). During the Dubya years our PM was the lefty agnostic marriage-probably-a-beard Helen Clark. Then when the right took power again the leader was Business right and gay marriage passed with the right in power, although with more votes from Labor in opposition than National in power