Thursday, 7 April 2022
Vote: Bills — Te Pire mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki/Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That Te Pire mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki/Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Kiritapu Allan
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for East Coast)
Hon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister for Māori Development): E te iti e rahi te katoa e mihi mai ki taku whānau, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou i whakarangatira i tā mātou whānau, tēnā anō tātou katoa. He tika me mihi ki a koe e Rangi mō tō kaha e hoa ki te kōkiri i tēnei kaupapa.... Read more →
Third Reading — 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.
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(77 Ayes – 43 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.
🏛️ 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 Māori | 2 | 0 |