Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Vote: Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
β Committee of the whole House β Part 2 Miscellaneous provisions, and Schedules 1 and 2 (continued)
π³οΈ That Schedule 1 be agreed to
Moved by
Tom Rutherford
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Bay of Plenty)
TANGI UTIKERE: Thank you, Mr Chair. This will be a very short question because Iβm still keen to get a response from the Minister about the access to information held by a local authority. He has pointed me to Amendment Paper 755,... Read more β
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 |