Thursday, 30 May 2024
Vote: Bills — Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Shane Jones
(New Zealand First Party — List Member)
STUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura): Thank you, Madam Speaker. As the member for Kaikōura, which includes the aquaculture centre of New Zealand and the Marlborough Sounds, this will be very welcome. It is a practical solution to an issue that needs to be... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 49 Noes – 6 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |