Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Vote: Bills β Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Christopher Finlayson
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
RINO TIRIKATENE (LabourβTe Tai Tonga): Kia ora, Mr Assistant Speaker. I am pleased to take a call on this, the final reading of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill, which creates the new Heritage New Zealand body. I guess it is the progression of... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a large majority
(113 Ayes β 7 Noes β 1 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |