Thursday, 16 September 2004
Vote: Bills — Maori Fisheries Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Te Ture Whenua Maori Amendment Bill (No 2) / Maori Land Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
David Benson-Pope
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin South)
NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Tainui): Ā, e kore e mutu ngā mihi ki a rātou mā kua huri ki tua o te ārai, heke iho mai ki a tātou e huihui mai nei i tēnei rangi, ā, tēnā tātou katou. [The acknowledgments to those who have passed on and indeed to us... 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 large majority
(102 Ayes – 15 Noes – 3 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Maori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |