PG
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List Member · National Party
📋 Voting History by Policy
✓ Abortion rights
✗ Assisted dying
✓ Conversion therapy ban
✗ Easter alcohol sales
✓ Gambling regulation
✗ Limiting appeals against Local Alcohol Policies (community control)
✓ Local control over pokie machine venues (gambling harm reduction)
✓ Looser broadcasting advertising rules
✗ Looser shop trading hours
✓ Marriage equality
🏛️ Parliamentary terms (5)
| Parliament | Party | Electorate | Elected | Vacated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | New Zealand National Party | List | 2023-10-14 | — |
| 53 | New Zealand National Party | List | 2020-10-17 | 2023-10-13 |
| 52 | New Zealand National Party | List | 2017-09-23 | 2020-10-16 |
| 51 | New Zealand National Party | List | 2014-09-20 | 2017-09-22 |
| 50 | New Zealand National Party | List | 2011-11-26 | 2014-09-19 |
🗳️ Votes (39)
Show all votes| Date | Question | Voted |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2026 |
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✕ No |
| 14 Oct 2025 |
Third Reading
That the Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 15 Jul 2025 |
That the Online Casino Gambling Bill be now read a first time
Online Casino Gambling Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 9 Apr 2025 |
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 18 Dec 2024 |
That the Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 17 Dec 2024 |
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That the Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 31 Jul 2024 |
Third Reading
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Winery Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Winery Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 8 May 2024 |
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
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✓ Aye |
| 1 Aug 2023 |
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 7 Jun 2023 |
Third Reading
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 5 Apr 2023 |
🛑
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 7 Dec 2022 |
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 3 Aug 2022 |
🛑
That the Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 16 Mar 2022 |
Third Reading
That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 15 Feb 2022 |
That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 15 Feb 2022 |
Third Reading
That the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill be now read a third time
Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 8 Feb 2022 |
That the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill be now read a second time
Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 10 Mar 2021 |
That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 18 Mar 2020 |
Third Reading
That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a third time
Abortion Legislation Bill
— Third Reading
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✕ No |
| 3 Mar 2020 |
That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a second time
Abortion Legislation Bill
— Second Reading
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✕ No |
| 13 Nov 2019 |
Third Reading
That the End of Life Choice Bill be now read a third time
End of Life Choice Bill
— Third Reading
|
✕ No |
| 8 Aug 2019 |
That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a first time
Abortion Legislation Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 26 Jun 2019 |
That the End of Life Choice Bill be now read a second time
End of Life Choice Bill
— Second Reading
|
✕ No |
| 21 Feb 2018 |
That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Renewal of Licences) Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a first time and that Supplementary Order Paper 14 be referred to a select committee
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Renewal of Licences) Amendment Bill (No 2)
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 31 Jan 2018 |
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That the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 13 Dec 2017 |
That the End of Life Choice Bill be now read a first time
End of Life Choice Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 25 Aug 2016 |
Third Reading
That the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 28 Jun 2016 |
That the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 3 Nov 2015 |
That the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 12 Nov 2013 |
Third Reading
That the New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a third time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 5 Nov 2013 |
That New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a second time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 4 Sep 2013 |
Third Reading
That the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
That the New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a first time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 10 Jul 2013 |
That the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 17 Apr 2013 |
Third Reading
That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 13 Mar 2013 |
That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 29 Aug 2012 |
That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 27 Jun 2012 |
🛑
That the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Waitaki Easter Trading) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Waitaki Easter Trading) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 9 May 2012 |
That the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
🗣️ Debates spoken in (1064)
Showing the 100 most recent.
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Oral Questions to Ministers
3 September 2026
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Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
2 September 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
2 September 2026 — Second Reading
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Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
2 September 2026 — Third Reading
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
2 September 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
2 September 2026 — Second Reading
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
2 September 2026 — Third Reading
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Oral Questions to Ministers
20 August 2026
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Appropriation (2026/27 Estimates) Bill
20 August 2026 — Committee of the whole House—Estimates Debate — Justice
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Appropriation (2026/27 Estimates) Bill
20 August 2026 — Committee of the whole House—Estimates Debate — Public Service and Digitising Government
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Oral Questions to Ministers
19 August 2026
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Oral Questions to Ministers
18 August 2026
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Debates — Hon Chris Penk—Removal as a Minister
18 August 2026
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Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
18 August 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
18 August 2026 — Third Reading
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Oral Questions to Ministers
6 August 2026
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Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
5 August 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Part 1 No tort liability for emissions-related climate change effects, and the Schedule
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Oral Questions to Ministers
4 August 2026
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Oral Questions to Ministers
29 July 2026
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Crimes Amendment Bill
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28 July 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Part 1 Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
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Obituaries — Sir Nigel John Dermot “Sam” Neill
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21 July 2026
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Debates — Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014, Parole Act 2002
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30 June 2026
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Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — First Reading
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Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Instruction to Select Committee
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Crimes Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Crimes Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Second Reading
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Plain Language Act Repeal Bill
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30 June 2026 — Postponement
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Second Reading
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Clause 1 Title
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Clause 2 Commencement
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Clause 4 Section 6 amended (Ministers of Crown to be members of Parliament)
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Clause 5 Section 8 amended (Appointment of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries)
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Constitution Amendment Bill
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30 June 2026 — Third Reading
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Debates — Handling of Documents Under Official Information Act—Prime Minister’s Office
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26 May 2026
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Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill
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21 May 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill
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21 May 2026 — First Reading
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Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill
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21 May 2026 — Instruction to Select Committee
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Debates — General Debate
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20 May 2026
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Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill
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20 May 2026 — First Reading
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Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
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12 May 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
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12 May 2026 — First Reading
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Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
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12 May 2026 — Instruction to Select Committee
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Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill, Ngāti Tara Tokanui Claims Settlement Bill, Ngāti Hei Claims Settlement Bill
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12 May 2026 — Legislative Statement, Third Reading
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Ngāti Hei Claims Settlement Bill
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28 April 2026 — Committee of the whole House — Clauses 1 and 2
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Debates — General Debate
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22 April 2026
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Appropriation (2024/25 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
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22 April 2026 — Committee of the whole House—Annual Review Debate — Pacific Peoples
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Appropriation (2024/25 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
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22 April 2026 — Third Reading
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Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill
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22 April 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill
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22 April 2026 — Second Reading
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
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12 March 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
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12 March 2026 — First Reading
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Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
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12 March 2026 — Instruction to Select Committee
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Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill
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29 January 2026 — Legislative Statement
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Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill
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29 January 2026 — Third Reading
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Government Business — Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
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28 January 2026
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Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill
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28 January 2026 — Committee of the Whole House — Parts 1 to 5, Schedules 1 to 7, and clauses 1 and 2
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Electoral Amendment Bill
16 December 2025 — Third Reading
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Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill
16 December 2025 — Third Reading
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Te Pire Whakahoki i a Kororipo Pā/Kororipo Pā Vesting Bill
16 December 2025 — Second Reading
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Te Pire Whakahoki i a Kororipo Pā/Kororipo Pā Vesting Bill
16 December 2025 — Third Reading
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Crimes Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — First Reading
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Crimes Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — Instruction to Justice Committee
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Electoral Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — Second Reading
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Electoral Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — Part 1 Amendments to Electoral Act 1993, and Schedule 1
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Electoral Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — Part 2 Amendments to other legislation
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Electoral Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — Clauses 1 and 2
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Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — Recommittal
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Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill
9 December 2025 — In Committee
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Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill
18 November 2025 — Third Reading
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Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill
18 November 2025 — Part 1 Amendments to Crimes Act 1961
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Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill
18 November 2025 — Third Reading
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Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill
4 November 2025 — Part 1 Amendments to the Crimes Act 1961
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Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill
4 November 2025 — First Reading
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Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill
4 November 2025 — Instruction to the Māori Affairs Committee
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Ngāti PĀoa Claims Settlement Bill
4 November 2025 — Third Reading
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Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill
4 November 2025 — Second Reading
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Disputes Tribunal Amendment Bill
22 October 2025 — Third Reading
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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
21 October 2025 — Third Reading
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Adjournment
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16 October 2025
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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
14 October 2025 — Preamble
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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
14 October 2025 — Part 1 Amendments to Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011: general, and the Schedule
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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
14 October 2025 — Clauses 1 and 2
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Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill
9 October 2025 — Third Reading
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General Debate
8 October 2025
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Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill
8 October 2025 — Part 2 Amendment to Crimes Act 1961
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Amended Answers to Oral Questions — Question No. 7 to Minister
16 September 2025
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Te Pire Whakahoki i a Kororipo Pā/Kororipo Pā Vesting Bill
10 September 2025 — First Reading
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Te Pire Whakahoki i a Kororipo Pā/Kororipo Pā Vesting Bill
10 September 2025 — Instruction to the Māori Affairs Committee
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Oral Questions
29 July 2025
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Electoral Amendment Bill
29 July 2025 — First Reading
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Oral Questions
24 July 2025
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Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill
24 July 2025 — Third Reading
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Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill
24 July 2025 — Second Reading
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Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Supervisor, Levy, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
22 July 2025 — Instruction to Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee
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Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill
22 July 2025 — Second Reading
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Oral Questions
16 July 2025
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General Debate
16 July 2025