Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Vote: Bills — Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011: general, and the Schedule
🗳️ That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Carl Bates
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Whanganui)
CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Steve Abel’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 380 to clause 6, inserting new section 9BA, is out of order as being inconsistent with the principles and objects of the bill. The question is that Hūhana Lyndon’s... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(55 Ayes – 68 Noes)
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🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 6 | 0 |