Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Vote: Natural Environment Bill
— Committee of the whole House — Part 6 Enforcement and other matters
🗳️ That Schedule 2 as amended be agreed to
SIMON COURT: I understand at an intimate level the problem that the member describes. Before I was a member of Parliament I worked as a civil environmental engineer cleaning up some of New Zealand’s most hazardous sites, some of... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 48 Noes – 8 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 1 |