Thursday, 3 April 2025
Vote: Bills — Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
MIKE BUTTERICK (National—Wairarapa): Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would just like to acknowledge that this bill has been a very emotive one, and I understand that, because it is about our most vulnerable: it’s about our children. As a parent and a father... 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 narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 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 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |