Thursday, 18 September 2025
Vote: Bills — Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill
— Clause 4 Section 81 repealed (Advertising hours)
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Tom Rutherford
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Bay of Plenty)
CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): All of Arena Williams’ tabled amendments to the title of clause 4 are ruled out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to clause 4, inserting... 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 |