Parliament will be open for non-ceremonial business on December 5th as there are only three sitting days left in this month. There are only nine sitting days in December. Even if urgency is invoked and very long parliamentary ‘days’ are forced, this leaves little time for any substantive legislation that to pass this year. These would also have to compete for sitting days with any Nicola Willis face saving pre-xmas mini-budget. In this case the rise of a previously subservient Act party to a higher status, and dealing with Winston Peters on the government benches.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2023 23:53 UTC