The Bill passed by one vote, 61 to 59, and will now enter the committee stage.
Mr Key was not present in the House during the debate around his GCSB and Related Legislation Bill this afternoon.
Earlier today Mr Key claimed on More FM's Si and Gary Show that his Bill was needed because there were some New Zealanders who had links to terrorist group Al-Qaida.
Labour
leader David Shearer said the claim was "desperate stuff" and made
because Mr Key was under pressure to extend the powers of the
Government's spy agency.
"If John Key has serious
and credible information about security threats involving Al Qaeda it
seems remarkable that he would choose to make it public on breakfast
radio."
The Green Party also says Mr Key's claim
was his attempt to "frighten the New Zealand public into submission as
he pushes through his law to strip away their rights".
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