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Analysis - Coalition negotiations between National, ACT and NZ First are underway but next to nothing is known about them, and Winston Peters is called on to apologise for a "bizarre" tweet.

FIANZ spokesperson Abdur Razzaq says now - during the coronial inquest - is not the time for politicking, after Winston Peters' false tweets about the mosque attacks.

The battle for the hearts, minds and votes of New Zealanders is over - nearly - with the preliminary results on Saturday putting National in a position to form the next government and Labour consigned…

Analysis - Labour holds 35 seats in Parliament and of those only 17 are electorate seats. How could it lose so badly and give up so many seats to National?

Every political party poured money into online ads that flooded the internet for three months.

Andrew Little has announced his retirement from politics - but not without taking a parting shot at the "sheer and utter ignorance" of the incoming government's views on the Treaty of Waitangi.

The ACT Party leader says there needs to be political stability to have intelligent policy change and that means starting negotiations early.

Analysis - National could face a crisis of expectation after promising so much, while Labour has to rebuild its devastated ranks, writes Peter Wilson.

David Seymour says he wishes people would "vote in the right place", but respects every vote has to be counted.

The incoming prime minister says he has spoken to ACT Party leader David Seymour twice and will work with him "in a constructive way".

Husband and father, Crusaders fan, high-achieving businessman and relative political novice - RNZ profiles the man set to become New Zealand's 42nd prime minister.

New Zealanders have voted for change, giving the National Party a clear mandate to lead the next government with 50 seats in Parliament.

Christopher Luxon and the National Party are on course to form a government with the ACT Party, with National winning almost 40 percent of the party vote in today's general election.

Electing the nation's leaders is a serious business, but there have been some offbeat moments during the campaign. Video

The RNZ Asia team joins one of the first Indian-origin candidates to win an electorate seat as she tries to convince voters in Maungakiekie to return her to Parliament.

The RNZ Asia team joins the Green Party's only Chinese-origin candidate on the campaign trail in one of Auckland's wealthiest suburbs.

Power Play - While National and Labour have been in a pitched battle, this campaign has also seen the rise of the smaller parties in a way not seen in recent elections, Political Editor Jane Patterson…