Thursday, 18 September 2025
Vote: Bills — Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill
— Clause 2 Commencement
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Dr Vanessa Weenink
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Banks Peninsula)
CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Reuben Davidson’s tabled amendment to clause 2, replacing “on the day after Royal Assent” with “Three weeks and one day after Royal Assent” be agreed to. Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(54 Ayes – 68 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 | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 5 | 0 |