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Anzac Day Amendment Bill

Government Bill
Published date: 16 Feb 2026

Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. Only Parliament can pass a bill. Each bill goes through several stages, giving MPs and the public the chance to have their say.

This bill amends the Anzac Day Act 1966 to cover other conflicts and persons who have served New Zealand in time of war or in warlike conflicts in the past and in the future that are not currently covered by the Act.
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MP in charge
Hon Paul Goldsmith
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Progress of the Bill

  • Royal Assent
House sitting
Stage Sitting DateOutcome Type
Third Reading 12 Feb 2026Interrupted Normal
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Third Reading

The House debates the bill for the final time and votes to decide whether it should become law.

Resources

  • Member(s) in charge: Hon Paul Goldsmith
    Type of Bill: Government
    Parliament: 54
    Bill no: 133-2
    Introduction: 26 Mar 2025
    First reading agreed: 03 Apr 2025
    Referred to: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
    Submissions due: 21 May 2025
    Select Committee Report(s): Anzac Day Amendment Bill - 22 Sep 2025
    Second reading agreed: 10 Feb 2026
    Committee of the whole House concluded: 11 Feb 2026
    Third reading interrupted: 12 Feb 2026