National, Labour, The Greens And Te Pāti Māori Block ACT's Tougher Coward-Punch LawsNational, Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori have voted against ACT's proposal to strengthen New Zealand's coward-punch laws. National, Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori all voted against it. National, Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori all voted against tougher coward-punch laws. "Labour MP Duncan Webb summed it up during the debate when he said, 'Labour doesn't support coward-punch laws.' "ACT will keep fighting for a justice system that puts victims first and holds violent offenders properly to account."