Thursday, 6 August 2026
Vote: Bills — Crimes Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Crimes Amendment Bill be now read a third time
ARENA WILLIAMS: Thank you Madam Speaker for the opportunity to speak on this bill, the Crimes Amendment Bill. This is a bill that Labor does not support. When I think about the impact that it will have on New Zealanders now, as well... Read more →
HansardID: voice-vote-3060413a-bca1-3496-bebd-48ae5d668690
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Coward-punch is an offence”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Coward-punch is an offence.
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Citizen's arrest powers”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Citizen's arrest powers.
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
(67 Ayes – 53 Noes – 3 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 | 13 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |