Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Vote: Bills — Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Chris Bishop
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Hutt South)
Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL (National—Ilam): It’s my pleasure to rise and speak on the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill in the first reading. I’m proud to stand and represent the farmers of Ilam—all 300 of them! But in all... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Loosening freshwater rules under the RMA”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Loosening freshwater rules under the RMA.
✓ 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 |