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New Zealand deputy PM down to Seymour or Peters

ACT leader David Seymour or NZ First's Winston Peters will become New Zealand's deputy prime minister after National deputy Nicola Willis ruled herself out.

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New Zealand 'circus' coalition talks drag on

More than a month on from New Zealand's election day there is still no government, with talks between National, ACT and NZ First yet to produce a deal.

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One third of New Zealanders doubtful incoming coalition can work well together, poll finds

Guardian Essential New Zealand poll result also reveals rise in respondents feeling unsure over direction of the country

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Peters and Seymour team up as Luxon hits hurdles

New Zealand First wasn’t happy with the first deal offered by National and the big hurdle ahead is how to fund Christopher Luxon’s promised tax relief

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In-person government negotiations slow going

There are no meetings in the diary between Winston Peters and David Seymour this week and some talks with National have moved to email and phone

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No deal yet on forming next New Zealand government

The National party is yet to strike a deal with two minor parties - ACT and New Zealand First - to build a government for the next three years.

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Winston Peters back in the driver's seat for coalition negotiations

Here go again. The final results of this year’s election have delivered two more seats to te Pati Māori, thereby increasing the size of New Zealand’s 54th Parliament to 123 seats (once the Port Waikato by-election has taken place).

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The most Māori in Parliament ever. Significant? Or so what?

The final election results last Friday moved the dial bringing in two more Te Paati Māori MPs and with that electing the highest number of number of Māori MPs in a parliamentary term

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Bumpy roads ahead: New Zealand’s incoming PM set to lead a three-headed, ‘anti-woke’ government

Final results from last month’s election confirm the right-wing National Party will need to partner with the ACT Party and NZ First to form government

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand's election winner dealt blow as full results shows he needs broader support to govern

Christopher Luxon was elected prime minister last month after Jacinda Arden stepped down in January

Evening Standard

Final New Zealand election results show National party will need populist NZ First to govern

Centre-right party loses two seats in final tally and will need to rely on traditional partner Act as well as NZ First to form coalition

The Guardian - AU

Safe Labour voters and Māori undo the red team

Labour has failed to win any extra seats in the special votes. The biggest messages of no confidence in its thumping have come from Auckland and Māori.

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New Zealand's final election count means incoming premier Christopher Luxon needs broader support

A final vote count following a general election in New Zealand three weeks ago has changed the political equation for winner Christopher Luxon, whose conservative National Party will now need broader support to govern

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Luxon gets the government he didn't want

Christopher Luxon will need Winston Peters to form a government and is promising negotiations will 'take as long as they take' to secure good agreements.

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Winston back after National loses ground in NZ election

The final New Zealand election results show incoming National prime minister Chris Luxon will need to accommodate Winston Peters in the next government.

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Parties on edge as New Zealand vote count nears end

New Zealanders will soon know the final results of their election and the likely makeup of the next government.

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New Zealand election count nears completion

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says coalition talks may be finalised quite swiftly after election results are confirmed on November 3.

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A new-look government

Ahead of special votes being delivered, political editor Jo Moir looks at the shape of the executive and where the problem areas lie

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Winston Peters flexes his muscles in a quiet week

Winston Peters achieved two things with his controversial social media post this week. He threw some meat to a cohort of voters that secured his return to Parliament and backed both National and Act’s leaders into a corner.

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Calls for Peters to apologise after NZ terror gaffe

Former prime minister Jacinda Ardern has called on ex-deputy Winston Peters to correct the record after a shock claim arising from a terrorism coronial inquest.

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Winston Peters now on Luxon's speed dial

Christopher Luxon has finally picked up the phone to Winston Peters and meetings between National and Act kicked off this week

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Luxon, Peters stay mum on New Zealand government talks

The waiting game continues for news on the next New Zealand government with National leader Chris Luxon determined to run negotiations without leaks.

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‘Watching your parents negotiate the terms of an open relationship’: New Zealand’s election results

With votes still to be counted, it looks likely that New Zealand’s National Party will need to form a coalition with both ACT and NZ First.

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Election '23: The hangover

There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night.

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Post-election coalition intrigue in New Zealand

New Zealand prime minister-in-waiting Chris Luxon says he will wait until election results are final on November 3 before confirming his coalition government.

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