Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Vote: Bills β Water Services Entities Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Water Services Entities Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Nanaia Mahuta
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Associate Minister of Local Government): Thank you, Mr Speaker. This country faces a $180 billion problem. That is how much this country needs to find over the next 30 years to fund water infrastructure in this country. If it doesnβt, then people will get... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βThree Watersβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Three Waters.
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 narrow margin
(64 Ayes β 50 Noes β 5 Absent)
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 | 0 | 10 |
| New Zealand Labour | 64 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 28 |
| Te Paati MΔori | 0 | 2 |