Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Vote: Bills — Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Dame Tariana Turia
(Māori Party — Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
Hon TAU HENARE (National): Well, well, well, well—I have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. I suppose— Grant Robertson: Lower the tone, Tau. Hon TAU HENARE: Oh, lower the tone! Do members know what people hate? It is the fact... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(106 Ayes – 15 Noes – 1 Absent)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from Māori Party voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
Māori Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 42 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |
✓ Ayes (4)
Māori Party (4)
- Hon Te Ururoa Flavell (Member for Waiariki)
- Rahui Katene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
✕ Noes (1)
Māori Party (1)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)