Talk:New Zealand Parliament reconvenes after election

Awaiting proper sourcing, identities of the assistant and deputy speakers, and any kerfuffle which happens during the first meeting (e.g. the usual dispute over swearing allegience to the Treaty of Waitangi etc). Also, Wikipedia has a better picture. --IdiotSavant (talk) 12:43, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Deputy and Assistant Speakers are done tomorrow, and no serious kerfuffle. A couple of Maori Party MPs tried to swear allegience to the Treaty of Waitangi and had to do it again, and Su'a William Sio got to do it in Samoan, then English, but nothing significant.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by IdiotSavant (talk • contribs) 03:08, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Note to foreign editors: despite its full name, the ACT party is always referred to simply as "ACT", never as "the ACT". The story should reflect that usage. --IdiotSavant (talk) 01:25, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Duly noted. But what do you make of Wikipedia's assertion that "internal image-makers push the phrase 'the ACT Party'" (as seen on ACT New Zealand). Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * that its the long form, similar to "the national party" and "the Labour party". In normal conversatioannd media reports, they're referred to as "National" or "Labour". --IdiotSavant (talk) 06:32, 9 December 2008 (UTC)