Despite the best efforts of Parliament's speaker to explain exactly why defecting MP Meka Whaitiri still has a job, some of us are more confused than ever about the tangled web of rules, laws and standing orders that have come into play.
The bottom line is that Adrian Rurawhe is adamant the former Labour MP has not ticked all the legal boxes to vacate her electorate seat.
So she's allowed to stay on in Parliament as an independent - in cosy proximity to Te Pāti Māori.
The speaker is refusing to release any correspondence between them.
Otago University law profession Andrew Geddis explains the situation.
