Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Vote: Bills — Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill be now read a first time
CAMERON BREWER (National—Upper Harbour): I just wanted to focus on one aspect of this omnibus taxation bill, and that is the fact that it’s going to encourage digital nomads. It’s going to make New Zealand a more attractive place for what they call a...
✓ 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 |