The Green Party won’t be holding Sunday’s planned meeting where it was going to decide whether to invoke waka-jumping legislation against former MP Darleen Tana.
It comes as High Court proceedings brought by Tana against the party were stood down until next month.
Their lawyers had applied for an interim injunction to stop the Green Party special general meeting from going ahead.
A hearing was due to take place in the High Court this morning. Both parties have agreed for the case to be deferred to September 12.
Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said today the special general meeting would be deferred until the proceedings brought by Tana had been concluded.
“The Greens have no desire to be caught up in protracted legal proceedings and are doing everything we can to ensure things progress without undue delay,” she said.
“We will, unfortunately, not be able to confirm a new date until we are confident in the appropriate conclusion of legal proceedings.”
Swarbrick revealed the proceedings in a surprise media conference at Parliament yesterday afternoon, saying it left the party in an “unprecedented” situation.
