Thursday, 23 June 2005
Vote: Bills — Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Claims Settlement Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Claims Settlement Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Mita Ririnui
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Waiariki)
Dr WAYNE MAPP (National—North Shore): All I can say is that I hope the previous member is proud of that speech, because it will be his valedictory. That is the reality of it. The member knows that, and I know that, because I know literally hundreds of... Read more →
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(83 Ayes – 34 Noes – 3 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 | 9 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 25 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |