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The National Party leader says the cost of holding talks in the city to form a new government is the price of democracy.

Coalition talks have wrapped up for the day and are set to resume tomorrow, as New Zealand continues to wait for its new government to take shape more than a month after the election.

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

Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says a deal with New Zealand First and ACT is "very close".

National leader Christopher Luxon has defended his negotiating credentials as meetings to form a government with ACT and NZ First continue in Auckland.

Analysis - Winston Peters' no show at the talks on Tuesday created controversy and is being described as a "humiliating show of political brinkmanship", writes Peter Wilson.

Winston Peters says "pretty substantial" progress has been made today, and shed some light on why he never arrived in Wellington on Tuesday.

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

National's leader Christopher Luxon says negotiations to form a government are in the final stages.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about allegations of foreign interference in the Bird of the Century vote and some dubious concerns being raised…

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

The first meeting between the leaders of all three parties negotiating to form a government has taken place, with Seymour calling it "congenial and promising".

It was a "risky business" to assume where Peters was "these days", said the ACT leader ahead of the three leaders' first meeting together Wednesday.

In a significant step forward in negotiations to form a government, the leaders of ACT, National and New Zealand First are planning to get together to meet for the first time Wednesday.

The former Millenium Art Gallery is an earthquake risk and no longer safe, while the council has been unable to lease the former Clubs building.

The incoming prime minister met with the leaders of ACT and New Zealand First this week to discuss the formation of the new government with little revealed.

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…