Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Vote: Bills — Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
— Preamble
🗳️ That the preamble as amended be agreed to
Moved by
Dan Bidois
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Northcote)
CHAIRPERSON (Greg O’Connor): The Hon Dr Duncan Webb’s tabled amendment to replace the preamble is out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |