Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill be now read a third time
MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI (Te Tai Tokerau): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Kia ora tātou e te Whare. I’m glad to stand this afternoon to speak to the Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill—it took me awhile; I practised that quite a bit, that word. My...
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
(117 Ayes – 6 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |