▁sold . ▁Tar iana ▁Tur ia ▁and ▁N ana ia ▁Mah uta ▁both ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁bill . ▁The ▁final ▁vote ▁t ally ▁was ▁ 6 5 ▁in ▁favour ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁against . ▁The ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Michael ▁C ull en , ▁told ▁Parliament ▁that ▁the ▁bill ▁" s af egu ards ▁the ▁se ab ed ▁and ▁for esh ore ▁for ▁everyone ", ▁protect ing ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁both ▁M ā ori ▁and ▁non - M ā ori . ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁the ▁bill ▁remained ▁strong , ▁however , ▁and ▁protest s ▁and ▁criticism ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁government ' s ▁legisl ation ▁progress ed . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ' s ▁passage ▁through ▁its ▁first ▁vote ▁meant ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁considered ▁by ▁a ▁special ▁select ▁committee ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁heard ▁public ▁subm issions ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁The ▁select ▁committee ▁having ▁allowed ▁six ▁months ▁for ▁subm issions , ▁reported ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁in ▁November ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁a ▁position ▁and ▁were ▁therefore ▁reporting ▁back ▁the ▁bill ▁with ▁no ▁recommend ations ▁what so ever . ▁The ▁bill , ▁slightly ▁am ended ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁itself , ▁passed ▁its ▁second ▁vote ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁margin ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁vote . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁considered ▁by ▁a ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁( with ▁Parliament ▁sitting ▁under ▁ur gency ). ▁It ▁finally ▁received ▁its ▁third ▁vote ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0