Thursday, 10 April 2025
Vote: Bills — Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
David Seymour
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Epsom)
SPEAKER: No, no, no—fella, excuse me. Good boy—on your way. [Interruption] Someone come and help him out. I just want to say to the whole gallery who is applauding that that sort of outburst does not help us move forward in... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Treaty of Waitangi principles in legislation”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Treaty of Waitangi principles in legislation.
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
✕ Failed by a large majority
(11 Ayes – 112 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 | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |