Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Vote: Natural Environment Bill
— Committee of the whole House — Part 4 Natural resource permits, and Schedules 2 and 2A
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to.
Moved by
Miles Anderson
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitaki)
Hon CHRIS BISHOP: It doesn’t cover overseas convictions. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: It does? Hon CHRIS BISHOP: No, it doesn’t. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: Oh, it does. Hon CHRIS BISHOP: No—no. It covers what it says in the clause. Dr Lawrence... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(50 Ayes – 67 Noes – 6 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 14 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 0 |