Parliament enters time-warp week as urgency grips House before election
Parliamentary sitting days blurred into one as the House of Representatives remained on August 25 through the week due to use of urgency, with two MPs delivering valedictory speeches.
The House of Representatives triggered urgency procedures this week, creating an unusual situation where the parliamentary calendar remained stuck on August 25 for several days. Two MPs delivered valedictory speeches: Act's Mark Cameron gave the first-ever video-call valedictory from his farm in Northland, while National's Shane Reti gave his farewell speech to the House. With four sitting weeks remaining before the pre-election adjournment, the week saw intense debate over budget estimates and the RMA reform bills, along with heated question time exchanges between government and opposition.
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