Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Vote: Bills — Disability Support Services Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the amendments be agreed to
Moved by
Hon Louise Upston
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Taupō)
HELEN WHITE: Mālō e lelei. I want to pick up where the last speaker stopped, because he talked about how this is a bill about improving sustainability. I want to take issue with the use of a word like “sustainability”. Because... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 55 Noes – 1 Absent)
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🏛️ 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 Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |