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The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will come under review by the new government.

A survey commissioned by the New Zealand Human Right Commission has found that 70 percent of New Zealanders want decisions around Te Tiriti o Waitangi to be done on an equal footing.

Power Play - The unique situation means ACT and New Zealand First are in direct competition for prized Cabinet seats, and roles like deputy prime minister, RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson writes…

Five weeks on from the election and two weeks since the final vote was confirmed, coalition talks between National, ACT and New Zealand First are ongoing. Audio

After its most successful election - taking all but one of the Māori seats - Te Pāti Māori is amping up for the next three years as "the only true opposition". 

It's a dramatic turnaround for a party…

Opinion - Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his failure to achieve a coalition government, writes Bryce Edwards.

As National's negotiating team gathers in Auckland this morning, Labour's Carmel Sepuloni says the slow pace of coalition talks "speaks volumes".

Seymour says progress has been made on tax, and the parties are looking at ministerial positions as well as policies now.

Analysis - After a phase of reluctance, talks on New Caledonia's political future now seem to flourish both within pro and anti-independence parties and sometimes between opposing camps as well.

BBC news political editor Chris Mason shares his thoughts on the UK's new foreign secretary, someone we've seen before.

Britain's PM has brought back his party's former leader David Cameron as foreign minister after sacking his interior minister following comments she made on police handling of a pro-Palestinian march.

With National's potential partners ACT and NZ First finally getting together in Wellington this week, a sense of momentum is building for the trio to form a government. 

Labour's Chris…

A former National prime minister says the ACT party has "zero" chance of getting a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi through government negotiations.

Is our MMP electoral system slow and cumbersome, or fair and democratic? 

Top Labour MP Willie Jackson says he does not want any disruption, but Māori have told him they will do whatever must be done to stop a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi.

ACT leader David Seymour says National, ACT and NZ First are "going to have to work together, as per the results of the will of the people". Audio

ACT's proposed Treaty referendum would be "divisive and unhelpful", National leader Christopher Luxon says. Audio

New Caledonia's political parties, both pro-French and pro-independence, have started to prepare for the visit of French Minister Gérald Darmanin later this month.