Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Vote: Bills — Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
HŪHANA LYNDON (Green): I stand here with no comfort in this House. I stand here offended on behalf of te iwi Māori at what has been shared in this House by members who are historically illiterate—historically illiterate—to the loss of te... Read more →
🛑 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 narrow margin
(55 Ayes – 68 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 | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |