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Waiting on Winston: How Kiwis are whiling away the hours

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Media continue to ask Winston Peters about his decision today. He remains tight-lipped.

Today was supposed to be the day.

But as the whole country awaits Winston Peters' decision, some New Zealanders have taken to Twitter to share their feelings over the long waiting period to find out who gets to run the country for the next three years.

Peters has returned to considering his coalition options behind closed doors, after a short lunch break and revealing things are still changing "by the hour".

"We are not very far away from finality and we are just going to have a bite to eat and put it all on the table and make a decision," he said on his way to lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant in Lambton Quay.

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— Anna Rawhiti-Connell (@AnnaGConnell) October 19, 2017
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Forget The Bachelor, meet the Decision-Maker https://t.co/B7GZ2YVg2T pic.twitter.com/o2yxbFf059

— nzherald (@nzherald) October 19, 2017

What to have for dinner? Maybe Winston could help me decide. Oh wait. #decision17

— Hilary Barry (@Hilary_Barry) October 19, 2017

Eating cake. What are u doing while ur #waitingForWinston ... send me
ur pic.. pic.twitter.com/PC4HgTqd0l

— Tāmati Coffey (@tamaticoffey) October 19, 2017

#decision17 pic.twitter.com/0OG4XpWUE1

— Tairāwhiti Doc 🏳️‍🌈 (@DocPNW) October 19, 2017

Why are NZ complaining? Its been <1 month since election. In US, 11 months since election, still have no idea who is running country! #nzpol

— Tyler J. Quebedeaux (@tjq1190) October 19, 2017

He sat alone in his office and set the empty bottle of Glenfiddich spinning again. As it slowly lost momentum, Winston realised it wasn't going to stop on either Bill or Jacinda, but would point back to him for the third time. What was Muldoon's ghost trying to tell him?#nzpol

— Gwynn Compton (@gwynncompton) October 19, 2017

At the peak of the announcement presser, Winston will simply slip the One Ring on his finger and disappear.

— Stu (@StuFlemingNZ) October 19, 2017

COALITION TALKS BREAK DOWN AS NEITHER LABOUR NOR NATIONAL AGREE TO REPLACE ‘GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND’ WITH ‘ODE TO WINSTON’ pic.twitter.com/1mmQxI1z7b

— Hypnoflag (@Hypnoflag) October 19, 2017

NZ First MPs, dropped off at Bowen House by their mum. pic.twitter.com/SFW25RK6Lq

— Rob Hosking (@robhosking) October 18, 2017

How about a Winston Peters government announcement advent calendar? But there is nothing behind each door... #nzelection

— alice (@alydiaries) October 19, 2017

pic.twitter.com/Vw3yuxgJya

— Sassy Little Hobbit (@LI_politico) October 19, 2017

#nzpol pic.twitter.com/H1w1fC77Vo

— Paul Barlow (@Ceriphinz) October 19, 2017

Winston must be the new CEO of Fonterra, coz man, he’s milking this. #nzpol

— r u still in 2 it (@Nightwyrm) October 19, 2017

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