Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Vote: Bills — New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Bill
— Part 1 General matters and key provisions relating to New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
🗳️ That Part 1 as amended be agreed to
Hon DAVID PARKER (Minister for Land Information): The member who just took his seat might wish that was so, but I am afraid that the reality is more prosaic. The current legislation is over 60 years old. Legislation has to be updated periodically to take account of... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes – 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |