Coalition
Coalition choice goes to NZ First's board
Coalition talks between NZ First, Labour and National have come to ended, and 'kingmaker' Winston Peters says he must consult the options with his party's board. The members of the board were only… Audio
Govt coalition talks done, NZ waits for deal
The talks are over, the horse-trading's done and now we await a decision from New Zealand First on who will lead the next government. The party now has offers from National and Labour to consider -… Audio
Coalition announcement up to a week away - Winston Peters
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has promised the country will know the makeup of the government before the end of next week. The party's MPs will go into a full-day meeting today to weigh up… Audio
Coalition crunch time: Political analysis
It's been nearly a week since the 2017 election special votes were counted and revealed, and NZ First leader Winston Peters has been negotiating with National and Labour to form a coalition… Audio
Winston Peters holds final day of coalition talks
It's crunch time for Winston Peters - as he pushes into the final day of talks over forming a new government. And he says today's talks will be the most substantive yet. The New Zealand First leader's… Audio
Bill English discusses coalition negotiations
It's day two of coalition talks for a new government. If National achieves a coalition with NZ First, it will be the party's fourth consecutive term in government. National leader Bill English joins… Audio
Election 2017: Day two of NZ First coalition talks
Sunday's coalition talks were deemed 'constructive' by the man who will anoint the next Prime Minister, but Winston Peters was saying little more. The second round of discussions resume on Monday… Audio
Nervous wait for election results almost over
The wait for the official election results is almost over. Tomorrow's announcement could see Labour and the Greens each win another seat at National's expense strengthening their negotiating position… Audio
Peters talks with Labour, National as special votes loom
The wait for the official election results is almost over. The final results of the election will be published at 2pm on Saturday. They'll include the 384,000 special votes not counted on election… Audio
National, Labour talk coalitions with Peters - analysis
Preliminary talks to form a new government get under way today. New Zealand First, which holds the balance of power, will meet the National Party in the morning and the Labour Party in the afternoon… Audio
Ex-Labour MP in NZ First won't affect negotiations
New Zealand First's new MP Shane Jones doesn't think his former career as a Labour MP will influence the outcome of his party's coalition negotiations. The party holds the balance of power after the… Audio
David Seymour sees bright future for ACT
David Seymour's political benefactors the National Party once again delivered him and ACT their safe seat of Epsom on Saturday night. But forced to try for a deal with Mr Seymour's arch political… Audio
Political Panel talks election results
Politicians will be returning to Wellington today with no clear result out of Saturday's general election. Former Greens co-leader Russel Norman, former Labour MP Clayton Cosgrove and PR consultant… Audio
Election 2017: Labour seeks Greens, NZ First deal
While National won 46 percent of the vote on election night, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says a majority of voters have called for change. With 15 percent of the vote yet to be counted when the… Audio
Ardern happy to give Peters time to consider options
The Labour leader, Jacinda Ardern, says voters will need to be patient as the two main parties jostle for a deal with Winston Peters. Audio
Greens hold hope of forming government
As Greens leader James Shaw said on election night, if he'd been told a month ago that he'd be happy seeing his party get little more than half of their 2014 election tally, he wouldn't have believed… Audio
National to negotiate with 'maverick' Peters - English
The National Party Leader Bill English exorcised a few demons in the last month, battling his way back from second place in some opinion polls to see National win 46 percent of the vote on Saturday… Audio
Peters likely to favour Labour - former NZ First MP
Former New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser tells us the party's leader Winston Peters is likely to favour a Labour-led government. Audio
Election 2017: Coalition talks begin - analysis
There will be at least a two-week wait before a fresh New Zealand government is formed. The special votes are yet to be counted, and could have an impact on the decision New Zealand First leader… Audio
Election 2017: Wait for a government begins
After six weeks of a turbulent election campaign, the waiting for a government now begins. Neither National or Labour is in a position to form a government without the support of New Zealand First… Audio