Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Vote: Bills — Customs (Levies and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Customs (Levies and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
ARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity to take the final call in this important debate. We are in urgency, and we find ourselves here considering a Government introducing a boundless taxation ability for a...
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(88 Ayes – 34 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 | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 5 | 0 |