Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Vote: English Language Bill
β Committee of the whole House β Clause 5 English is an official language of New Zealand
π³οΈ That clause 5 be agreed to.
Moved by
Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
Hon CASEY COSTELLO: I thank the member for the question, because that was a discussion point that I know came up a lot. The advice, really, was more in terms ofβif you use New Zealand English as the title, it did pose substantive risk... Read more β
β Passed by a large majority
(101 Ayes β 20 Noes β 2 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 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te PΔti MΔori | 0 | 4 |