Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Vote: Bills — Rates Rebate Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Rates Rebate Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simon Watts
DAN BIDOIS (National—Northcote): As the last contributor in this debate, I just want to say that I’m the last person that is standing in the way of 66,000 senior gold card holders getting rates relief. So, without further ado, I commend this bill to... Read more →
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 large majority
(106 Ayes – 15 Noes – 1 Absent)
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 | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 0 |