In 1982 the Privy Council ruled that all Samoans born between 1924 and 1948 and their descendants had New Zealand citizenship. This in effect gave Samoans free entry to New Zealand. In response Parliament rushed through the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act, granting citizenship to all Samoans resident in New Zealand at that time, but restricting the implications of the ruling. The act remained a grievance for Samoans in New Zealand, and in March 2003 a petition with over 90,000 signatures was presented to Parliament calling for its repeal. This group is protesting against the act outside Parliament at that time. The legislation has remained in force.