Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: these are the first, second and third readings. For most bills, there is a chance for members of the public to make submissions at the select committee stage, which happens between the first and second readings.
After a bill passes its third reading vote, it is granted Royal Assent by the Governor-General and becomes law, subject to any commencement provisions contained within the bill.
WhereTheyStand contains all bills from the 51st Parliament and later (2014—present). These are imported from Parliament's own website on a regular basis and are automatically linked with voting records and MPs' profiles to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
This bill seeks to address environmental decline in the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana due to human activities.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill is an omnibus bill intended to reduce the time and cost of building a granny flat by permitting small stand-alone dwellings up to 70 square metres to be built without a building consent if certain conditions are met.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill aims to provide a mechanism for directors who have serious concerns regarding the impact of the availability of their residential address information on their personal safety to request that their residential address be substituted with an address for service.
Last activity 1 day agoThe objective of this bill is to support a legally compliant and welfare-focused transition for New Zealand pig farmers beyond the current expiry date for regulations 26 and 27 of the Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018 of 18 December 2025.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill amends the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 to define the applicable requirements for recognition of customary marine title and to alter aspects of the law that are expressed in certain judgments specified in the bill.
Last activity 1 day agoThe purpose of this bill is to redesign the vocational education and training system to restore regional decision making and increase industry involvement in education and training.
Last activity 1 day agoThis omnibus bill makes legislative changes to improve safety and well-being for children, young people, and adults in care, in response to the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions.
Last activity 2 days agoThis bill repeals section 81 of the Broadcasting Act 1989 to remove the restriction on broadcast television advertising on Sunday and Anzac Day mornings, and television and radio broadcast advertising on Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.
Last activity 8 days agoThis bill allows for protected negotiations to occur between an employer and an employee to terminate the employee's contract if, for example, the demands of the business mean that it is imperative to dismiss the employee.
Last activity 14 days agoThis bill gives effect to certain matters contained in Tuhinga Whakaae o te Tuku Tōmua o Kororipo Pā/Deed of On-account Vesting of Kororipo Pā between the Crown and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia Trust, which was signed on 1 August 2025.
Last activity 14 days ago