Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Vote: Bills β Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Karen Chhour
(ACT New Zealand β List Member)
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π We've linked this vote to our
βYouth justice military-style academies ("boot camps")β
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Youth justice military-style academies ("boot camps").
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 52 Noes β 4 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 | 12 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te PΔti MΔori | 0 | 4 |