Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Vote: Bills β Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simon Watts
(New Zealand National Party β Member for North Shore)
LEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Iβm really privileged to be the last speaker on this side of the House for Labour. Itβs a real privilege to be able to stand up and say that that Government has got it completely wrong. It is... Read more β
HansardID: voice-vote-ff89b389-eb34-c509-8716-e6fdcd930463
π We've linked this vote to our
βRefocusing councils on core services (removing the "four well-beings")β
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Refocusing councils on core services (removing the "four well-beings").
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes β 55 Noes β 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.
ποΈ 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 | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te PΔti MΔori | 0 | 4 |