Crossword for Max Feb 2024

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Across
  1. 2. The political party in opposition (6)
  2. 3. NZ's current prime minister is Christopher ------ (6)
  3. 5. The political party in power (8)
  4. 7. February has 29 days, making this a ---- year (4)
  5. 8. The current month (8)
  6. 9. What you call an orange horse (8)
  7. 10. Hottest planet in the solar system (5)
Down
  1. 1. On the 1st of March, the season will officially be this (6)
  2. 4. Coldest planet in the solar (6)
  3. 6. Backbone (5)
  4. 8. Type of book where the story is made up (7)