Wednesday, 16 March 2005
Vote: Bills — Te Runanga o Ngati Awa Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Te Runanga o Ngati Awa Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Parekura Horomia
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Tainui): E ngā rangatira me ō tūpuna e maiangi ana hei kanohi mō rātou kua huri atu, tēnā koutou. He mihi ki ō maunga, ō awa, ō whenua, anā, ngā whakatupuranga. Tēnā koutou. [An interpretation in English was given to the... 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 large majority
(111 Ayes – 9 Noes)
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 | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |