Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Vote: Bills — Te Rā o Matariki Bill/Matariki Day Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Te Rā o Matariki Bill/Matariki Day Bill be now read a first time
RAHUI KATENE (Māori Party—Te Tai Tonga): I came to the Chamber today in the hope that our nation had evolved to a point at which we could stand together and say that a distinctly New Zealand identity is important. I put Te Rā o Matariki Bill/Matariki Day... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(59 Ayes – 63 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 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |