Thursday, 21 October 2010
Vote: Bills — Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Christopher Finlayson
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
PAUL QUINN (National): Tēnā koe e te Mana Whakawā. Tēna tātou te whānau Pāremata. Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, tēnei kei te mihi ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai ki te Whare Pāremata. Kua tangihia ngā mate, moe mai koutou. Tātou te... 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
(113 Ayes – 5 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 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 40 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |