Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Vote: Bills — Defence (Workforce) Amendment Bill
— Instruction to Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
🗳️ That the motion be agreed to.
Moved by
Dr Shane Reti
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Whangārei)
Hon Dr SHANE RETI (Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology): on behalf of the Minister of Defence: I move, That the Defence (Workforce) Amendment Bill be reported to the House by four months and one day after the bill receives its first reading. Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 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 | 5 |