Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Vote: Bills β Public Works Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Public Works Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Mike Butterick
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Wairarapa)
Dr VANESSA WEENINK: Thank you, Mr Speaker. This bill, believe it or not, is actually about building roads, building the transmission lines, and being able to compensate very adequately, if they choose to do so, at an early stage the... Read more β
HansardID: voice-vote-8c48e2f8-e188-de1a-29de-3cf082a81244
π We've linked this vote to our
βFaster compulsory land acquisition for public worksβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Faster compulsory land acquisition for public works.
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 48 Noes β 8 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 | 11 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te PΔti MΔori | 0 | 4 |