Tuesday, 10 August 2021
Vote: Bills β Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Grant Robertson
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wellington Central)
HELEN WHITE (Labour): Thank you. I rise to commend this bill to the House. Iβm the last speaker, so I just want to really focus on wood for trees here. This is actually a bill which modernises the structures that are in place around a... Read more β
Third Reading β this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
β Passed by a clear majority
(75 Ayes β 45 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati MΔori | 0 | 2 |