Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Chris Bishop
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Hutt South)
RYAN HAMILTON (National—Hamilton East): Thank you, Mr Speaker. It’s great to speak to this bill, the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill. There was some resistance to the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill when we brought it in and we actually got to hear... Read more →
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“Fast-track approvals for infrastructure and mining projects”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Fast-track approvals for infrastructure and mining projects.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 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 First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |