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): Reuben Davidson’s tabled amendment to clause 2, replacing “on the day after Royal Assent” with “On a date appointed by the Minister for Media and Communications”, is ruled out of order as not being in the correct form... 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 |