Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Vote: Planning Bill
— Committee of the whole House — Part 1 Preliminary provisions, proposed new clauses 10A and 10B, and Schedules 1 and 12
🗳️ That Part 1 as amended be agreed to
Hon CHRIS BISHOP: I’ll deal with a few of those and come back on a couple maybe, if there’s time. Clause 39 is a provision related to emergency works authorised by the Resource Management Act (RMA). There’s no policy change there.... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 54 Noes – 2 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
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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 |