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Can't get a straight answer from Winston Peters about who he'll go into coalition with? Ask Google instead.

A Republican plan to replace Obamacare will not be voted on this week, effectively signalling its collapse.

Māori Party leaders blame themselves for the movement's ousting from Parliament, party founder Dame Tariana Turia says. Audio

Young Nats, Labour, Green, Māori and NZ First look ahead to the next three years.

Analysis - MMP promised a more representative government giving minorities more of a voice. But what happens when there isn't an independent Māori voice, asks Shannon Haunui-Thompson.

Opinion - Ousted from Parliament, the Māori Party has endured a miserable election, but its venture into Pacific politics is a story which shouldn't be overlooked, writes Damon Salesa

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected to a fourth term in a vote that will also bring a far right party into parliament, exit polls suggest.

Opinion - The only thing dramatic and devastating about election polls is how uncritically we accept them, David Cohen writes.

Opinion - We're asking better questions about why young people don't vote - now how about some better solutions, says Laura O'Connell Rapira.

Opinion - National's got to be in the box seat for putting together a governing deal - but not just because it's the largest party, writes Andrew Geddis

Our reporter wanders between election parties in the capital as the results come in.

Hang in there for another couple weeks.

Unless Bill English can concoct one of his 'innovative solutions', National will find itself beholden to an old flame, Ben Thomas writes.

An election campaign full of hazards for candidates ended amid a punctured pipe, a bubble bursting, the threat of a youthquake and a chasm between town and country. Mediawatch boils down the media's…

The preliminary result is in but there are still hundreds of thousands of special votes - and now the coalition wrangling begins.

As predicted there were some tough battles in key electorate seats. Here's how the the votes fell yesterday.

ACT Party leader David Seymour says he's disappointed he won't be bringing any extra MPs into Parliament.

The outcome of yesterday's election is still not certain, with the balance of power now resting with New Zealand First.

NZ First leader Winston Peters holds the balance of power based on the preliminary vote count, despite losing his Northland seat.