Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Planning Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Planning Bill be now read a first time.
RYAN HAMILTON (National—Hamilton East): It really is a privilege to stand today on this bill. This truly is a remarkable opportunity for a once-in-a-generation change to change the landscape of the Resource Management Act (RMA). Can I acknowledge some of...
✓ Passed by a large majority
(102 Ayes – 21 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 | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |