Parliament rose at 5.46 after passing the Canterbury
Earthquake Commemoration Day Bill through all stages.
The
bill creates a public holiday in the Canterbury province on
March 18 to mark the recent earthquake.
Parliament will
resume at 2pm on Tuesday.
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