Enabling Crown Entities to Adopt Māori Names Bill

Member's bill

19 February 2025

This bill enables the Governor-General, by Order in Council, to establish Māori names for Crown entities in addition to or instead of the names given to them by their empowering Acts.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

  • Introduced on 19 February 2025
  • Defeated on 21 May 2025

Member responsible

Shanan Halbert

Shanan Halbert

Labour Party List MP

Votes

1st reading

Defeated

21 May 2025

party vote

55Aye
68No
0Abstain
0Absent

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced on 21 May 2025 at 12:30 pm.