Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Vote: Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
β Committee of the whole House β Part 2 Consequential amendment
π³οΈ That Part 2 be agreed to
Moved by
Dr Vanessa Weenink
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Banks Peninsula)
Hon CAMERON BREWER: I think Iβd point the member back to the legislative statement that was read by the Hon Paul Goldsmith. The bar will not affect traditional tort liability that has already been established under common law, such as... 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 |