Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Vote: Bills — Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
MIKE BUTTERICK (National—Wairarapa): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just like my colleague over here, Greg Fleming, I just want to start off by thanking all those that look after and care for our young ones in the early childhood sector and thank them for...
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 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 |