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Question Details: Is it legal to have sexual relations with your first cousin in New Zealand?
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Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley
Yes, it is legal to have sexual relations with your first cousin in New Zealand.
New Zealand only prohibits sexual relations between the following family members: parent and child, siblings, half-siblings, or grandparent and grandchild.
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