Much of Parliament will be heading to Waitangi next week, and Parliament is due to resume the following week where the Government parties and National Opposition will face off.
The last election was September 23, 2017 and the last possible date for an election this year is November 21.
New Zealand First is understood to have favoured a November election date while Labour and the Greens favoured an earlier one that will make it easier to mobilise tertiary students.
While Ardern leads a Labour-New Zealand Coalition Government, setting the election date has always been the prerogative of the Prime Minister.
The consent of a coalition partner is not required.
New Zealand First held the balance of power after the 2017 election and after parallel negotiations with Labour and National, chose to go with Labour, supported by the Greens, despite National being the largest party.
