Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Vote: Bills — Animal Welfare (Regulations for Management of Pigs) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Animal Welfare (Regulations for Management of Pigs) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
CATHERINE WEDD (National—Tukituki): Look, I’d just like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our hard-working farmers and the contribution that they make to our New Zealand economy and the very, very high standards of animal welfare that we have here...
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 53 Noes – 2 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 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 5 |