Labour deputy leader and senior minister Kelvin Davis will chair next Monday's Cabinet meeting while Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters pursues a lawsuit against former Government ministers.
Cabinet – a weekly high-level meeting of Government ministers where the most important decisions are discussed and made – is usually chaired by the Prime Minister.
Jacinda Ardern will be at the East Asia summit in Bangkok until Tuesday and, as such, Winston Peters will be Acting Prime Minister.
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Despite this, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister confirmed Davis would chair the Cabinet meeting.